Genealogy Help
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Most genealogists eventually buy a genealogy book. Whether that book be a reference resource or a tried and true family genealogy, eventually the call of some book will garnish enough interest for the genealogist to open the pages. A new website online now provides a method for you to purchase almost 75,000 genealogy books, whether it be a best seller, or a rare manuscript. When purchasing, part of your purchase price will go towards supporting free genealogy websites online!

Have you ever wondered about the meaning of your last name?

You can look up your surname origin in the Surname Origins Dictionary.

Can’t remember all the Google tricks you’ve heard for genealogy searching? Want to learn some things you probably had no idea Google could do? Here are some ways the Easy Google Genealogy Searcher can make your genealogy searches more effective…

After less then two months online, Family Tree Guide has taken off as a popular place to plant your family tree. It’s time for a master search of that data! At this time this search indexes only about 2/3 of the websites hosted by Family Tree Guide, but the index, like the site, grows every day. So check back often!

Access Genealogy has provided web space online for genealogy websites for over 4 years. These websites have quietly developed into a large assortment of localities, categories and family names. We feel the need to create a directory to provide more exposure to those that have worked on these sites over the years. As we develop our directory, we will feature 5 websites at a time at GenHelp.

The Baker Family History was written by J. Montgomery Seaver in a series of pamphlets on his ancestry. The manuscript covers a wide berth of information and genealogy on the surname Baker, and includes it’s origin and coat of arms, as well as genealogies on early British and American Baker families.

An online manuscript consisting of the descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Massachusetts. Based on the manuscript: Descendants Of Walter Woodworth Scituate, Mass., Elijah B. Woodworth, Boston, Mass., 1901.

Recording of an alias or nickname often leads to confusion for many people. The instructions here setforth are meant to alleviate your concerns.