United States "How to" Guides

United States "How to" Guides

How to use the guides
Select a guide from the list below based on your interests. Please note that some guides need to be completed in sequence to ensure a successful experience. Build your research knowledge and confidence with each activity you complete.

Each guide comes with three parts - Instruction, which includes a guided practice, Activity, to test what you've learned, and an Answer key, to check how you did on the activity. The guides are also rated as either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. The majority are designed for beginners.

The guides are available in PDF form designed to be downloaded and printed. To view a guide, click on its title. Once the guide has opened, use the PDF tools found in your browser to print and save the document.

PLEASE NOTE: Some guides are designed to be completed using resources found in the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. These are indicated by an * following the title of the guide. If you cannot visit the Family History Library, check your local library or your local FamilySearch Family History Center for availability of the resources described in the guide.

Available Guides
This is a work in progress. Please check back often for new and/or updated guides.


 * Federal Land Records from the GLO Website - [[Media:1-Federal_Land_GLO_Website-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Federal_Land_GLO_Website-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Federal_Land_GLO_Website-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * Oregon Donation Land Records - [[Media:PDF|Instruction]], [[Media:PDF|Activity]], [[Media:PDF|Answer Key]]

Other "How to" Guides
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