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Genealogy Workshop

Genealogy Workshop. FamilySearch.org. Part One: Gathering Information . Kinds of information: Names: ancestor’s names, parent’s names, siblings names Dates: birthdate, marriage, death, immigration date Geographical: birthplace, places lived in, countries lived in, ethnicity, immigration from

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Genealogy Workshop

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  1. Genealogy Workshop FamilySearch.org

  2. Part One: Gathering Information • Kinds of information: • Names: ancestor’s names, parent’s names, siblings names • Dates: birthdate, marriage, death, immigration date • Geographical: birthplace, places lived in, countries lived in, ethnicity, immigration from • Careers

  3. Part Two: FamilySearch.org Part Two: FamilySearch.org

  4. About the Site • Collections separated by state, country, group One of the largest genealogical organizations. Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Accessible free of charge https://familysearch.org/about

  5. Search Interface: Basic

  6. Search Interface: Advanced Limit by Event Date

  7. Search Interface: Advanced Limit by Relationship

  8. Understanding search limits • Will bring up results that are similar to your search information. • Can be limited to exact results on search interface. • Keeping searches broad if limited searches yield poor results. Why? • Name may be misspelled. • People may not be in the same cities or states. • Dates can be off by a few years, or transcribed wrong. Good to Know…

  9. Part Three: Analysis

  10. New York State Census, 1905

  11. New York State Census, 1905

  12. United States Census, 1910

  13. United States Census, 1910

  14. U.S. Social Security Death Index

  15. U.S. Social Security Death Index

  16. U.S. Social Security Death Index

  17. U.S. Social Security Death Index

  18. New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985

  19. New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985

  20. New York State Census, 1905

  21. New York State Census, 1905

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