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Family History for Teens (or Kids)
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Free Family
Tree Software The free PC genealogy software you will want is downloadable from the sites below. It helps you keep track of your ancestors, their stories, and their lives. Make sure to check out the software's "Help" file or look at lessons and tutorials, as there is a standard way to write dates, names, and places. Awesome! |
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Personal Ancestral
File (known as PAF) 5.2.18.0
Easy to learn, easy to use. Free online
PAF Lessons at the following link:
PAF
Lessons
Legacy Family Tree (Standard Edition) Free download with a link to free online training videos to the right of the download link. Rootsmagic (Free Trial Version) Free trial version download with a link to free online training videos to the right of the download link. |
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MAC Software (sorry, not free) |
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Reunion 8.0... Reunion is the program of choice for my friends who are Macintosh users. Too expensive? Click on the following link for a list (and review sites) of more MAC genealogy software: MAC | |||||
Websites for Teens and
Younger |
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Our
Timelines.com... How does
your life (or the life of anyone else you choose) fit into history as we
know it? On this website you can create your own timelines for
free.
Get Nosy with Aunt Rosie... Many great ideas you can use to interview relatives to get those interesting family stories. Isn't it about time you were the one getting nosy and started asking questions? Genealogy Checklist for Kids ... You study the history of your nation and the world in school. But did you know that your family has its own history? As you explore your family's past, you'll learn a lot, not just their names and ages, but what life was like way back when the world was a different place. USGenWeb Kidz... A website specifically for young people, it teaches you how to do genealogy, and also has places you can get together with other young people doing genealogy. Census Kidz Project... Trying to find an idea for an Eagle Scout Project? Need hours for a service project? Join the Census Kidz project. This project is setup to help kids and teenagers wanting to transcribe a census for a project-or just for fun! 101+ Fun Family History Activities for Kids Discovering My Heritage: The Rubicam Youth Award... The National Genealogical Society sponsors a contest for the "best-prepared genealogy" from 8th-12th grade students. Cyndislist for Teens & Kids... This part of Cyndislist has links just for Teens and Kids.
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Resources for Girls |
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Young Women Value Projects... This page offers many fun and meaningful family history activities girls and boys alike could do. | |||||
Boy Scout Genealogy
Merit Badge The following websites will both explain the requirements and give you some suggestions in doing them. |
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Boy Scout Genealogy
Merit Badge
Requirements outlined.
Julie's Genealogy She has suggestions for such things as interviewing relatives and writing a history. |
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