Getting Started
How To Begin Tracing Your Family Tree – a tutorial from About.com

Genealogy Forms
Pedigree chart
Family group sheet

Genealogy Databases Available at the Milford Library
Ancestry Library Edition – can only be accessed in the library

Heritage Quest – can be accessed in the library or at home with your library card

Websites with Genealogy Records
Familysearch.org – run by the Mormon church, but anyone from any background can use their resources.

Ancestry.com Free Databases – requires free registration, but you do not need to subscribe to the paid databases
to access these.

Michigan-Specific Genealogy Websites
Seekingmichigan.org – includes databases such as Michigan Death
Certificates from 1897-1920 (with images of the actual records, provided for free), Civil War records and
photographs, early documents from Michigan history, and more. From the Archives of Michigan.

Michigan GenWeb – the GenWeb network features
pages devoted to research in each state in the country, and each county in every state.

Oakland County, Michigan GenWeb

Getting Help From Others
Rootsweb Mailing Lists -Get help researching specific surnames
or any world location.

Ancestry Wiki- a wiki that provides information on just about any genealogy subject.
Free, and you do not have to subscribe to Ancestry.com to access.

Association of Professional Genealogists -Find a professional genealogist to
help you in your research.

Sites You Shouldn’t Miss
Social Security Death Index -find information reported to the Social Security Administration
for those who died since 1962.

Find A Grave - volunteer-run database featuring photos of gravemarkers
in cemeteries around the world. Also links together Find A Grave pages for known relatives of each
person.

Keeping Up With What’s New in Genealogy
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter- daily online newsletter dedicated to genealogy news.

Genealogy Guys Podcast - regularly produced podcast hosted by Drew Smith and George G. Morgan
that covers genealogy news and provides research help to listeners.