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Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: Family Histories
Follow the stories of six Americans with different backgrounds who wanted to know more about their ancestors' journeys to America and used immigration and genealogy records to complete their family histories.
BBC
Bbc History Trail: Family History
Learn how to create a family tree. Also get tips from experts on researching your own ancestry, including working with census material, military records, and certifications.
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Creating a Family History
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Family Tree Kids: Making Family History Fun
Family Tree Kids is an online magazine fro making family history fun. Learn how to make picture magnets. Stick notes to your locker with old family photographs, or build a pictorial family tree on your refrigerator. Use the link to...
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The Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: Genealogy Learning Center
How did your family come to America? When did they arrive? Chances are, they came into America by boat through Ellis Island. Check here for suggestions to get your family history research going.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Folklife Center
Set up to assist American families in tracing their family histories, this extensive guide explains how to begin the process, to conduct research, tp take oral interviews, and to locate and analyze documents.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: African American Lives 2006
From the companion website of the first African American Lives PBS series. (A sequel to that series was broadcast n 2008.) The series profiles the family roots of nine Americans of African descent. Learn what the science of DNA can tell...
PBS
Pbs: Make a Family Tree
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
PBS
Pbs: Make a Family Tree
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: African American Lives: Who Am I? A Genealogy Guide
Tracing African American history may be difficult, but the work of historian Henry Louis Gates proves that it isn't impossible. With this resource, learn how to plan a project on your family history.
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Genealogy Today
A great resource for families who are tracing their family tree. Get started by reading tips on organizing and connecting with fellow family tree searchers.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Dept of Archives and History: Make Your Family Tree [Pdf]
A good way to help keep up with grand parents, great grandparents, and great-great grandparents is to draw a family tree. Here are some tips on how to make one.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: North American Mammals
The National Museum of Natural History provides users the opportunity to create personalized field guides of North American mammals based on a wide variety of search options.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's History Plays Family Tree
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a visual of the family tree of Shakespeare's history plays which includes the lineage and also pictures from Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V.
BBC
Bbc: History: Kings and Queens Through Time Timeline
Each British monarch beginning with Henry III is represented in this timeline. Click on the monarch's portrait to access "fast facts," the monarch's family tree, and links to further information about the monarch's life or reign. Archived.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Where I Come From
This lesson plan directs children to learn about their family histories by visiting sites that connect them to the homelands of their ancestors.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: My Family Health Portrait
Students create a personalized family health history report. The resource consists of a sample report, a family tree, and a chart of your family health history.
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Pantheon: The Family Tree of Gods
Interactive family tree of ancient Japanese gods and goddesses with descriptions and images.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Climbing Around the Hominin Family Tree
Identify basic trends in the evolutionary history of humans, including walking upright, brain size, jaw size, and tool use.
Read Works
Read Works: Lost on Ellis Island
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Emily who learned more about her grandfather while her family was visiting Ellis Island. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Out of the Night That Covers Me
Through the novel Out of the Night That Covers Me, students will explore the impact of racial segregation, family heritage, and the historical significance of pre-civil rights Alabama. This unit of study is recommended for students in...
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Who's Who in Shakespeare's History Plays
Here is a color-coded family tree to help you understand how the historical characters in Shakespeare's series of history plays are connected. As a bonus, you also get a brief synopsis of each of the plays.
Mayflower History
Mayflower History: Famous Mayflower Descendents
Trace the family trees of some famous people to find out if their roots lead to passengers on the Mayflower.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Human Origins: Human Family Tree
Find the human ancestor you are interested in and click on it either in the timeline or the list below for more details. Each fossil or reconstruction pictured includes links to more details about it.