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Browse the biggest collection of family history educational resources on the Internet
The Ancestry Library on is one of the internet's largest collections of information and advice for genealogical researchers. Browse the complete Ancestry.com Library, or read selected articles of particular interest to British family history researchers:

For beginners:
• Beginners’ Questions Answered
• GEDCOM Basics
• Family History Made Easy: Step by Step. Step 1: Getting Started
• Family History Made Easy: Step by Step. Step 2: Living Sources
• Virtual Ancestors? Internet Research Tips for Beginning Genealogists

For more advanced researchers:
• Plan the Attack
• Ten Common Research Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
• Interviewing Your Relatives
• On the Record--Collecting Oral Histories
• Memory As a Source
• How Long Is a Generation?
• Kodachrome or Ferrotype?
• Finding Clues in Old Photographs

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