Here are a few of my favorite links for family history research.
All work is on hold until my dissertation is finished, but I can still dream ....

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet is an excellent collection of links, well organized and maintained.

Learn about the Family History Library and find a local Family History Center.

There are several software packages for genealogy. I've been using Family Tree Maker.

Ohio and Pennsylvania are my primary US research locales:

In the 1700s, several of my ancestors lived in Maryland

For US national records: My international research locales include:
Email: shahn@pitt.edu

Susan K. Hahn's home page or family history extracts