1: Get Help (FS)
2: Genealogical Societies
3: Collaborate
4: Help Another Person
5: Publish a Family History
6: JAWS
FS Project 6
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Project 6: Help
Goal 2: Genealogical Societies
Goal 2: Get involved with genealogical societies for information and support.
Genealogy societies publish magazines, offer support groups, and provide a wealth of family history information.
Choices
ALearn about genealogical societies.
Summary
- Genealogical societies often know and have more information about a specific locality than is available online or in other resources.
- Genealogical magazines help you stay up to date on news and can provide inspiration or examples that help you solve challenges in your own tree.
- Read these articles for an overview of genealogical societies.
GC—Using Historical and Genealogical Societies
AR—Genealogy Societies: They Do Your Genealogy Good - Read this article from the FamilySearch Wiki about U.S. genealogical societies.
United States Societies - This article suggests three genealogical societies every genealogist should join.
3 Genealogy Societies Every Serious Genealogist Should Join - Here are eight reasons for joining a genealogical society.
8 Reasons to Join a Genealogical Society—5:23
- Learn about popular online genealogy magazines and what they offer.
GI—Top 10 Popular Online Genealogy Magazines
- * Good: Study the resources for genealogical societies above, and then join one of them. Also find at least one online genealogy magazine to follow.
- * Proficient: Same as above, with two genealogy societies and three online genealogy magazines.
BFind U.S. and international genealogical societies.
- Explore the NGS (National Genealogical Society) website for U.S. genealogy societies.
- See an international list of genealogy societies on the Cyndi's List site.
- Refer to the "Get Help" goals in most of the Country pages for information about genealogy societies and social media groups for specific countries.
- See Project 4: Discover, Goal 1, Choice D for tips on writing to individuals and organizations for genealogy help.
