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GALILEO Support Services
December 2008
Getting Started with
Genealogy Research
Step 1
•Create an
ancestral chart
•List what you
already know
Getting Started with
Genealogy Research
Step 2
•Interview family
members
•Keep records
for what you find
Getting Started with
Genealogy Research
Step 3
•Find death
records for
deceased
ancestors
Step 4
•Follow up on
death record
clues
Getting Started with
Genealogy Research
Step 5
•Search census
records
Getting Started with
Genealogy Research
Step 6
•Search county and state
sources
•Newspapers
•Court records
•Voter registrations
•Military records
•And more!
• ProQuest product designed for genealogical
research – 4 billion names indexed
• Databases are continually being added and
expanded, including user submitted content
• Collection is organized into three categories
– Historical Records, Stories & Publications,
and Photos & Maps
Historical Records
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UK, Ireland, Scotland, and Canada Censuses
Death, Birth and Marriage records
Military Records
U.S. Immigration Collection
Stories and Publications
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Slave Narratives
Newspapers and other periodicals
Books
Family and local histories
Photos and Maps
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Ancestry Map Collection
Library of Congress Photo Collection
User-submitted photo collections
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