January 22
1. Getting Started |
Where to begin - with yourself
Recording what you know: forms & charts
About dates and places conventions
Interviewing techniques
Old letters & photos in the attic
Family traditions
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January 29
2. Organization and note taking |
What to record
About sources and citations
Keeping track of correspondence
Genealogy software
How to resolve conflicting data
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February 5
3. 20th century records |
What they reveal, where to find them, how to read and interpret them
State vital records: birth, marriage, death
Social Security Death Index
Obituaries
County vital records
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February 12
4. 19th century records |
Censuses
Census indexes
Accelerated Indexing System (AIS)
Maps
About name spelling
Tips for searching indexes
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February 19
5. Repositories in your home town |
Libraries
Genealogical societies
Courthouses
Cemeteries
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LDS Family History Centers:
Using the FHL catalog
Using the IGI
Ancestral File, Pedigree Resource File
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February 26
6. Internet |
Primary records:
Land patents
Immigration records
Revolutionary War records |
Finding aids:
Compiled genealogies
Forums
Contacting cousins
What to avoid
How do I know if it's authentic?
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