Enjoy the resources, handouts and Slideshowss from recent RCGS seminars

Tutorial - Links to Surname Meanings & Origins - A collection of selected links to helpful surname databases and dictionaries to help learn about your name

Tutorial - Free Printable Charts and Forms - A collection of Ancestral (Pedigree) charts and Family Group Sheets plus Census, Military Registration and other blank forms

Tutorial - 35 Questions for a Family Member Interview - A nice list of questions for interviewing any relative; use  with audio or video recorder

Tutorial - Genealogy Beginner's Guide - An short introduction to the Why, How and Where (links) of Family Heritage

Tutorial - Internet Terminology - a dictionary of computer terms and web jargon encountered by family researchers

​Tutorial - Using RCGS Online Indexes to Strike Gold! - a "how to" discussion using obituaries as an example

Tutorial - Surfing for Ancestors - a PowerPoint presentation of best practices for online family researchers

​Tutorial - Google Alerts for Genealogists - how to let Google search for your ancestors while you sleep

Tutorial - Google Tips & Tricks for Genealogists - 50 powerful online search techniques for family historians

Tutorial - Google (Genealogy) Books (how to find full-text versions of rare, out of print family history books online)

Tutorial - Guide for Source Citation (how to document facts using the rules of evidence for footnoting research

Tutorial - Planning a Research Visit (what to do before your visit that will make it successful)

Tutorial - Planning a Cemetery Visit - an entertaining and educational article for cemetery walkers

Tutorial - Genetic Genealogy - DNA Testing for Family Researchers - with useful examples)

Tutorial - Relationship Calculator - The Consanguinity Diamond Chart: a printable graphic with instructions