Transcript Genealogy
Genealogy Is Family History For You? Why Do You Want to Know About Your Ancestors • • • • • • • Medical History? Inherited Traits? Grandparent Stories? Are You Curious? Family Legends? Join a Lineage Society? Ancestors Military Service? • Qualify for Grants or Scholarships? • Genuine Interest in Preserving the Past? • Record Your Recollections? • What Kind of People Were They? • Occupations • Place in History? • Prove Claim to Inheritance? You Need To Be a Detective Search For Clues Start With Yourself Search Your Own Home for Documents Dealing With You • • • • • • • • • • Birth Certificate Marriage Certificate Immunization Records Baptism or Confirmation Children’s Birth Records Divorce Papers Military Papers School Records Parents Death Certificates Interview Family Members • Contact Siblings and Other Relatives • Ask Parents for Documents • Photo Albums • Names of Places • Do Not Skip Generations • Keep Notes • Research Already Done • Newspaper Articles & Obituaries Family Group Work Sheet Family Group Work Sheet PEDIGREE WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS • NAMES: First (capitalize beginning letter only then use small letters), followed by surname in all capital letters. • DATES: Day, Month, Year • PLACES: Record in following order, City, County, State, Country with commas between. Use abbreviations for shires in England and provinces in Canada • RELATIONSHIP: Record relationship of each person to the husband. Use only common abbreviations. Son, dau, g-grandfather • DOCUMENTATION: List all sources using standard to completely identify your source. SOURCES OR DOCUMENTATION • DOCUMENT AS YOU GO • ENTER SOURCES AND NOTES IN A CONSISTENT FORMAT • ENTER SOURCE DESCRIPTION ONLY ONCE • USE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITH DISCRETION • LIST ALL SOURCES FOUND FOR EACH EVENT • IDENTIFY REPORT CONFLICTING INFORMATION • AVOID USING ABBREVIATIONS • SPECIFY ADDITIONAL RESEARCH • STRIVE TO OBTAIN PRIMARY SOURCES • WELCOME INPUT AND CONSTRUCTIVE REVIEW OF SOURCES • IDENTIFY ALL RESEARCHERS BY NAME FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS • RECOGNIZE THAT GOOD DOCUMENTATION IS CONTINUOUS GENEALOGY RESEARCH IS NOT PERFECT • Don’t Skip Generations • Don’t Make Assumptions • Does It Make Sense • Get Organized • Verify Research Done By Others • Rule Out Other Possibilities • Turn to DNA • Document, Document USEFULL TOOLS • • • • • • • • SOFTWARE COMPUTER INTERNET BINDERS, FOLDERS, FILE BOXES CAMERA PRINTER, SCANNER MAPS OPEN MIND CENSUS WEB SITES • • • • • • • Ancestry.com Rootsweb.com DAR Cyndi’s List Family Search.org National Archives Social Security Death Index • Collections Canada • Automated Genealogy • Ellis Island • Bureau of Land Management • My Heritage.com • National Cemetery System PUZZLES? CLUES! PHOTOS OTHER CLUES! • • • • • • CENSUS RECORDS CHURCH RECORDS PENSION FILES OBITUARIES FAMILY STORIES BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH CERTIFICATES THE SEARCH GOES ON