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Thursday, March 7, 2013

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Presentation: How Do I Start My Family History

It is so important to start out with a clear idea of what you already know about your family and what you want to learn.  Two simple resources can save you a lot of time and keep you on track in your research:

The Family Tree Worksheet

The Family Group Sheet



These are only two of the resources that are explained in the presentation, How Do  Start My Family History.  Most people that I provide assistance for have never filled out either of these two helps.  They are already searching for ancestors online without concrete details such as event dates and places.  Researching that way almost certainly lead you to a brick wall or to adopting people into your family that are really not related.  Beginning with a clear picture also makes it easier for those whom you turn to for direction.

Below is a brief selection from the genealogy presentation, "How Do I Start My Family History." The Family Tree Chart and the Family Group Sheet are helpful to keep them with you when you research at libraries and archives because they provide a snapshot of important details that can help you locate historical records.  To find out how to schedule a presentation visit Ask Me to Present.  See My Entire Social Presence.


Saturday, March 2, 2013

Google Book Search Presentation


Google Book Search is a presentation where we demonstrate how to use the features of Google Books and the types of information that you can discover there to help you in your genealogical research:
Types of information

Biographical information:  You may find the actual name of an ancestor and vital information.
Historical events:  You can study the historical events that occurred during the lifetime of your ancestors and glean information about how events impacted their lives.
Local history:  It is possible to understand more about an ancestor's life from the local history available in an area.  This is a great place to turn when you have exhausted other avenues of research.  Research a contemporary of your ancestor and local history.  You may be surprised at what you may discover.

Viewing

Access to books varies on Google Books.  Some books are in the public domain, and you can view the entire book.  Other books have a limit as to how many pages you can view because they are still available for purchase.  Even some out of copyright books have limited viewing.  We discuss the best ways to gain access to information contained in each type of book.

Narrowing your search results

With so many resources available through Google Books, it is important to be able to narrow your search results.  In the example above, three out of four of the first results contained information about my ancestor, Beverly Vance.

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