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Kids/Teens - Involving Them in Genealogy
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Genealogy projects, lessons, and Web sites geared toward children. Get ideas on how to interest children in genealogy, help for students working on school family history projects and more. Fun for children of all ages!

Genealogy in the Classroom - Lesson Plans & Project Ideas
Genealogy lesson plans and guides designed to help teachers and students learn the important steps and principles of genealogy (family history) research, including tips, links, projects and more.

Introduction to Genealogy - Free Online Class
Get started exploring your family history the right way with this free online class. Includes an interactive classroom, lessons, optional assignments and quizes.

Family Valentine Project - Genealogy for Kids
This fun family activity for Valentine's Day introduces your child to genealogy and can be expanded upon with many creative ideas and projects.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
A fun, easy way for children to find answers to their questions online.  It includes only "G-rated" pages and those written specifically for children.

Be a Historical Detective
Wonderful online detective and other games from the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress. Includes mystery games, puzzles, a Turn of the Century First Ladies Bowl and more. Learning was never more fun!

Be An American Girl Paper Doll
American Girl magazine features several paper dolls each year based on the family history of real girls. A fun history project and you may be featured in American Girl magazine!

Brother-Sister Family Tree
Children can build their own family tree together in this fun project from Sesame Street.

Dead People Server
A fun site which lists celebrities who are long dead, newly dead or "might plausibly be dead."

Disney's Family Tree
A wonderful place for kids to get started in genealogy!  There is a list of steps to take, links to other resources,genealogy lingo, and an online tree builder from Disney and Ancestry.com. Note for Parents:The search boxes on this page take you to results on Ancestry.com, a pay-for-use database.

Family Explorer
Genealogy.com takes you on an adventure to discover your family history.

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