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PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY

PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY. Tips for Assisting Genealogy Researchers in Libraries Darlene E. Hamilton. Seattle Public Library Genealogy Specialists. Darlene E. Hamilton, Sr. Librarian darlene.hamilton@spl.org John LaMont, Librarian john.lamont@spl.org

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PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY

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  1. PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY Tips for Assisting Genealogy Researchers in Libraries Darlene E. Hamilton

  2. Seattle Public LibraryGenealogy Specialists • Darlene E. Hamilton, Sr. Librarian darlene.hamilton@spl.org • John LaMont, Librarian john.lamont@spl.org • Heather McLeland-Wieser, Manager, History, Travel and Maps Department heather.mcleland-wieser@spl.org Please help me find my family history

  3. Objectives • Basic steps to take for a family history project. • Types of sources used by genealogists. • Databases and internet Web sites used for genealogical research. Please help me find my family history

  4. Basic Steps • Education • Gather existing data from family sources • Survey existing data available in print, microform and electronic formats • Organization and documentation • Analysis and research Please help me find my family history

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  8. Sources for Blank Charts • Cyndi’s List • Type in “charts” in the search box Please help me find my family history

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  10. Genealogy Programs • Family Tree Maker • RootsMagic • PAF • Legacy Family Tree • The Master Genealogist • Reunion (MacIntosh) • GEDCOM Utility Program Please help me find my family history

  11. http://www.genbox.com/comparison.htm • Genealogy Software Features Comparison Chart • Updated 26 June 2008 • Compare the features and capabilities of Genbox Family History 3.7.1 to those of other family history software products. • The Master Genealogist, 7.02 (TMG) • Legacy 7.0 Deluxe Edition with Legacy Charting, 7.0.0.45 (LEG) • Personal Ancestral File, 5.2.18 (PAF) • RootsMagic, 3.2.5 (RM) • Family Tree Maker 2008, 17.0.0.965 (FTM) Please help me find my family history

  12. Family Sources • Interviews with family members • Bibles • Certificates: birth, marriage, death • Documents: military, naturalization • Diaries and letters • Photographs Please help me find my family history

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  14. Some Sites For Family Data • RootsWeb • LDS Family Search • Ancestry • Use search engines to locate Family Name Web sites Please help me find my family history

  15. On-line Catalog Web Sites • Seattle Public Library • LDS Family History Library • Library of Congress • Ancestry • WorldCat • Use search engines to locate local library Web sites Please help me find my family history

  16. Types of Sources • Vital records: Birth, Marriage, Death • Census records: Federal & state • Land & tax records • Wills & Probate records • Immigration • Naturalization records • Military records Please help me find my family history

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  18. Death Indexes • Selected states and years available: • Ancestry Library Edition • State archives Web sites • U.S. GenWeb • FamilySearch (LDS) • Microform Please help me find my family history

  19. Sites for Social Security Index • Ancestry • America’s GenealogyBank • FamilySearch (LDS) • RootsWeb Please help me find my family history

  20. Census records • U.S. Census: 1790 – 1930 • Ancestry Library Edition • Heritage Quest Online • Print Indexes: 1790 – 1870; selected 1880 • Microfilm: U.S. Census 1790-1930 Please help me find my family history

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  25. Access to Government Records • Originals held by agency or archive • Microfilmed copies • Transcribed or abstracted copies • Indexes (print and microfilm) • On-line databases and indexes • Digitized records Please help me find my family history

  26. GenWeb Projects • USGenWeb • CanadaGenWeb • WorldGenWeb Please help me find my family history

  27. Land Records • Colonial • State • Federal (Public land records) • Local land records between individuals are recorded in the county courthouses. Please help me find my family history

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  30. Immigration Web sites • Ancestry • Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild • Castle Garden Database • Ellis Island Foundation Database • Stephen Morse’ One Step Webpages Please help me find my family history

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  35. Military Web sites • Civil War Soldiers and Sailors • Ancestry Library Edition • Heritage Quest Online • State Archives Web sites Please help me find my family history

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  37. Ethnic & Religious Web Sites • NARA Ethnic Heritage Resources on other Web sites. • AfriGeneas • American Memory Project Collection • Slave narratives • Native American Indian Genealogy • JewishGen Please help me find my family history

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  41. Non-U.S. Research • Canada • Canadian Genealogy Centre • CanadaGenWeb • British Isles • GENUKI • Europe • WorldGenWeb • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) • Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Please help me find my family history

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  45. LOCAL RESEARCH • National Archives • Seattle Genealogical Society • Fiske Genealogical Foundation Library • FamilySearch Branch Libraries (LDS) • Seattle Public Library • University of Washington Please help me find my family history

  46. History, Travel & Maps Dept. • Level 9 of the Central Library • Location of: • Genealogy Collection • Historical City Directory Collection • Map Collection Please help me find my family history

  47. Genealogy Collection • Scope: • United States • East Coast • Old Northwest Territory/Upper Midwest • Westward expansion • Canada • Ontario and Quebec • British Isles Please help me find my family history

  48. VISITING THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY • Address: 1000 4th Ave., Seattle, Wash. • Web site address: www.spl.org • Quick Information phone number: • 206-386-4636 • Hours: • Mon. – Thur.: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. • Fri. – Sat.: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Sun.: 12 Noon – 6 p.m. Please help me find my family history

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