Genealogy Web Sites for Parents and Teachers
These Web sites offer genealogy-related school project ideas; help for parents, teachers and scout leaders working on family history projects with kids; and youth-oriented genealogy how-to advice.
America's Story
www.americaslibrary.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb: The Library of Congress guides kids through American history with fun facts about people, places and pastimes.
Ask Jeeves Kids
www.ajkids.com: Filtered search engine especially for kids.
"Ancestors" Teacher's Guide
www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/teachersguide: Tips for teaching kids about the lessons in each of the PBS series' 13 episodes
Boy Scouts Genealogy Merit Badge Requirements
www.meritbadge.com/mb/056.htm
Canada GenWeb for Kids
www.rootsweb.com/~cangwkid
Cyndi's List: Kids & Teens
www.cyndislist.com/kids.htm
Ellis Island Passenger Records
www.ellisisland.org: Database of passengers entering through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924
Family History in the Classroom
genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa072102b.htm
Family History Kids
www.familyhistorykids.com
Family Tree Magazine: Interviewing Grandparents
www.familytreemagazine.com/nowwhat/Kids+School+Projects+Interviewing+A+Grandparent+.aspx
Family Tree Magazine's MySpace Page
www.myspace.com/familytreemagazine
FamilyEducation.com Family History Package
familyeducation.com/topic/front/0%2C1156%2C35%2D10913%2C00.html
FamilySearch
www.familysearch.org: The Web site of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
Fun & Easy Family Projects
www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/famproj.html
Federation of Genealogical Societies' Future Genealogists
www.fgs.org/youth/index.php
Genealogy for Kids
countingcousins.tripod.com/genealogy_for_kids.htm
Genealogy Today: Junior Edition
www.genealogytoday.com/junior
Genealogy.com: Celebrity Family Trees
www.genealogy.com/famousfolks
Helping Your Child Learn History
www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/History
National Genealogical Society Rubincam Youth Award
www.ngsgenealogy.org/comrubincam.cfm: Annual award for 8th- through 12th-grade genealogists
National Genealogical Society Youth Resources Committee
www.ngsgenealogy.org/youth.cfm: More resources for parents and teachers of young family detectives.
The Tigger Movie Family Tree Charts
disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/tiggermovie/familytree.html
USGenWebKidz
www.rootsweb.com/~usgwkidz: A kid's companion to the USGenWeb sites popular with grown-up genealogists.
World GenWeb for Kids
www.rootsweb.com/~wgwkids
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