Hi Cherokee,
One easy thing to remember, is when you look virtually straight up in
the summer night sky,
you'll see 3 very bright stars brighter than the rest, that form a
fairly large triangle, and these stars consist of Vega (In Lyra), Deneb
(In Cygnus), and Altair (In Aquila)

This formation is commonly known as the Summer Triangle.

Deneb (a Cygni) is the tail of Cygnus the Swan, and Cygnus appears as a
Large Cross, with Albireo as the Head of the Swan.

Albireo is a very pretty double of contrasting colors (Bright
Blue+Gold), so this is one to definitely check out. Since Cygnus lies
within the band of the Milky Way, this is a very star rich area, and
just beautiful to scan through at low power. Mark