These free online tutorials provide beginners with a structure to begin their research, including basic research steps, interview guides, and how to build a family tree.

1. National Genealogical Society "Getting Started"
2. LDS Family Search "How to Start Your Family History"
3. RootsWeb"Guide to Tracing Family Trees

Also see Selected Bibliography for print materials on genealogy.

These tutorials and more are listed in Chapter One ("How to Get Started: The Basics of Genealogical Research on the Internet.") of Diane K. Kovacs, Genealogical Research on the Internet (2002): 9-11.