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AnIntroductiontoGenealogicalResearchPathfinder

Introduction: OneofAmericasfavoritehobbiesisgenealogy.ManyAmericansareunawareofwheretostart. Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoaidpatronsinbeginningtheirownresearchoftheirfamily origins. GenealogicalInternetSources: Thefollowingsourcesaidinactivelyresearchingfamilyoriginsfromhome.Thelibraryalsohas accesstothesesitesthroughGalileo.Manysitesarefreeandaskonlyforausernameand password.Othersaskforasubscription.Theyhavebeendescribedasuserfriendlyandagreat waytobeginresearch. About.com http://genealogy.about.com Thissitegivestipshowtogetstartedingenealogicalresearch,howtoorganizeyourinformation, andhowtorefineyoursearchstrategies.Overall,thisisagreatplacetogetbackground informationongenealogicalresearch. AmericanFactFinder http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml AmericanFactFinderistheU.S.CensusBureausitethatprovidescensusstatisticsthatcantellyou whatlifewaslikeduringaspecifictime.Althoughyoucannotfindancestors,understandingthe cultureaidsincomprehendingthelifeofyourancestor. Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com Ancestryprovidescensuses,marriagerecords,deathrecords,andbirthrecords.Abasicsearch, beginningwithgrandparents,canyieldmanyrecordsthatcanaidinguidingfurtherinquiry. CyndisList http://cindyslist.com CyndisListisafreesitededicatedtoaidingtheiruserstobegintheirfamilysearch.Thissite providesgenealogicallinksthatareusefulineducatingauseringenealogicalresearch. FamilySearch https://familysearch.org AworkoftheChurchofLatterDaySaints,thisisafreesitethatislinkedtoAncestry.FamilySearch accessescensus,death,marriage,andbirthrecords.However,photographicimagescanonlybe accessedthroughanAncestryaccounteventhoughFamilySearchprovidesalltheinformationfrom thatsource. AGenealogicalTip: Inusingthesesites,itisbesttobeginwithwhatyouknowaboutyourfamily.Writedownbirth, marriage,anddeathdatesandtheplacesyourancestorslived.Onceyoudeterminewhichsite youwanttouse,thisinformationisvaluabletohaveonhandfortheAdvancedSearchoption. Youwillhavegreatsuccessintalkingwithparents,grandparents,andotherfamilymemberson anyinformationtheymayknowaboutyourfamilytree.

AGenealogicalTip: Manyofthesesourcesaretheretoprovideyouwiththeconfidenceyouwillneedto beginyourresearch.Donotrelyonjustthesesources.Expandyourknowledgeby readingotherrecommendationsinthearticleslistedabove.


ThispathfinderwascreatedbyLauraElliottonApril20th,2012.

PrintResources: DifferenttypesofprintresourcesareavailableatLongPublicLibrary.Thesesourcesprovidean introductiontogenealogicalterms,facts,researchtechniques,andnecessarydocumentssuchasa familytreechartthatareessentialinrecordingfamilyancestorsandtheirstories. CallNumbers: ThepubliclibraryusestheDeweyDecimalClassificationsystem,whichwillaidyoufindingsources. UsethebelowlistedCallNumberstoidentifythelocationofgenealogicalsources.Thegenealogical resourcesarelocatedonthesecondfloorinthenonfictioncollection. DDC(DeweyDecimalClassification) 929 Genealogy,Names,&Insignia GenealogicalReferences: Thesearesourceslocatedeitheronlineorinthelibrarycollection.Theseencyclopediasand indexesincludehelpfultipsongenealogicalresearch.Theprintsourcesarelocatedinthe GenealogicalSectiononthesecondfloorofthelibrary. AbbreviationsandAcronyms:AGuideforFamilyHistoriansbyKipSperry. 929.103 AmericasBestGenealogyResourceCentersbyWilliamDollarhideandRonaldA.Brener. 929.1 BiographyandGenealogyMasterIndex AlinkfromLongPublicLibraryECollectionlistonGalileoat http://www.longpubliclibrary.org/galileo [Fromhome,librarylogin:username:longpubliclibrary,password:long] BiographyIndex:PastandPresent http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/biographyindexpastandpresent AlinkfromLongPublicLibraryECollectionlistonGalileoat http://www.longpubliclibrary.org/galileo [Fromhome,librarylogin:username:longpubliclibrary,password:long] EncyclopediaofGenealogy http://www.eogen.com [Accessavailableforfree] LocalandRegionalGovernmentInformation:HowtoFindIt,HowtoUseItbyMaryMartin. 015.73053

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