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- Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS
- Elissa@PowellGenealogy.com
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- Heir Searches
- Religious Beliefs
- Heredity and Genetics
- Adoptees need to know
- Family Associations and Reunions
- Lineage Societies for prestige or scholarships
- To leave a record of the past as a guide to the future
- To further the scholarship of history
- For a hobby: the fun of your own jigsaw puzzle!
- To enlarge a sense of family belonging
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- Intro, Getting Organized, Primary vs. Secondary Information,
Genealogy Portals
- Email Lists, Libraries & Archives
- Search Engines, Genealogy Software, GEDCOM
- CD-ROMs and Other Resources
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- JUST
- BECAUSE
- IT’S
- FROM
- A
- COMPUTER
- DOESN’T
- MEAN
- IT’S
- CORRECT !
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- ORIGIN OF DOCUMENT
- Original source (or photocopy/image)
- Derivative source (abstract, summary, …)
- ACCURACY OF DATA
- Primary information (active participant)
- Secondary information (non-participant)
- RELEVANCE OF INFORMATION
- Direct evidence (unambiguous fact)
- Indirect evidence (inferences, assumptions)
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- Primary & Original Source data: Limited, but growing
- Secondary & Derivative data: Lots!
- Instructional information: extensive
- Pointers to other sources
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- Lots of information
- Worldwide contributors of data
- Sharing of experiences and knowledge
- Primary & Original Source data (such as Census) becoming more
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- No Formal Qualification of information
- Inaccuracies abound
- Data is not always kept up to date
- Not all data is free
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- Question everything
- Learn the source
- Weigh against other evidence
- Cite Cite Cite
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- Keep an Organized Set of Bookmarks
- Cite Everything
(so that you - and others -
can return to the source)
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- Favorites -> Add To Favorites -> Create In
- F5 : refreshes the screen
- Save webpage contents on your PC:
- File -> Save As : save a copy of a page
- PRINT SCRN copies to Windows Clipboard
- History : find sites visited recently
- Edit -> Find (or CTRL-F) : search this page
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- What is CyndisList?
- Internet Stuff You Need to Know
- Computer Viruses and Genealogy
- 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
- Basic Internet Terms
- Supplies
- Online Charts and Forms
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- Pedigree Chart
www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/firstseries/teachersguide/charts-records.html
- Family Group Sheet
- Research Log / Calendar
- Source Checklist
- Correspondence Log
http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/correcord.htm
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- “PDF” File: Portable Document Format
- Allows sharing and exchange of documents without needing to have the
software which was used to create the document
- Commonly used by many websites to publish documents
- Acrobat Reader – Reading Acrobat Files
- Free! www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
- Software to Create Your Own Acrobat Files
- Adobe’s Software to create PDF files is $$$
- “PDF995” is a Shareware Package to Save Files, Websites, etc. On Your
PC as Acrobat Files
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- Focus on your topic:
- What do you know?
- What do you need to find out?
- Key in on main ideas and keywords:
Names, Places, Dates
- Think of synonyms or variations of keywords
- Use these keywords for your search
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- “GATEWAY” SITES
- CYNDISLIST.COM
- ROOTSWEB.COM
- FREE WEBSITES
- FAMILYSEARCH.ORG
- ELLISISLAND.ORG
- INFORMATION SITES
- Tutorials
- Magazine-style How-tos
- GOOGLE.COM
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- Cyndislist.com -> Internet stuff you need to know-> Netiquette
- E-Mail Etiquette
www.iwillfollow.com/email.htm
- Netiquette rules and test
- http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
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- Who: full name, not “my grandfather”
- What are you looking for specifically?
- When & where do you think it might have occurred?
- Why would anyone hide this fact?
- How to find the record?
- What do you already know
(or think you know)?
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- Type your surname in all CAPITAL letters
- Keep them concise but with concrete info
- Ask a specific question get a specific answer.
- Who are you looking for?
- Where and when did they live and die?
- How can someone contact you? Give email address only
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- SUBJECT: family search up the Smith family tree
- Looking for info on my gr. grandmother who had 6 children named Henry,
George, Mary, Lucy, Sally, and John. Any info appreciated. Willing to
share.
- SUBJECT: Harnden family of Centre Co., PA
- Looking for George HARNDEN, born about Nov. 1836 perhaps in MA or NH,
married to Margaret Elmira RICHARDS RIDER 6 Feb 1861 in Clearfield co.,
PA. Where is he in 1880?
Margaret is in OH with the children.
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- Eastman’s On-Line Newsletter
- Email mailing lists
- Research Topics
- Surname Specific
- Geography Specific
- NGS-L-request@rootsweb.com
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- Netting Your Ancestors by Cyndi Howells
- Genealogist’s Computer Companion by Rhonda McClure
- Genealogical Computing by Ancestry
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- #1 way to stay up to date
- Published weekly as an email message
- Go to www.eogn.com to subscribe
- Then sit back and wait for the issues to arrive
- Archives are available at www.eogn.com
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- Also known as List Server Lists
- Subscribe by sending an email to the specified email address
- Some lists also allow registering via a website
- Many sites will send a verification email that you must reply to in
order to complete the registration
- When a message is sent to the specified email address, it is relayed
back to all subscribers. Ditto for replies
- Archives are available for past messages
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- For active lists, set your “mode” to “digest”
- Only sends one message per day to you
- All of the day’s messages are combined
- Index to the day’s messages is created
- Very easy to use, very little work involved to simply “listen in” to
discussions, or to add your own 2 cents worth
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- http://www.rootsweb.com/
- ROOTS-L primary genealogy list
- GEN-NEWBIE newcomers to
gen/computers
- GENMTD-L research methodology
- Regional Lists:
- OHWAYNE-L, OHMEDINA-L, …
- PA-CEMETERIES
- PAALLEGH-L, PAALLEGH-D, PACRAWFO-L
- Apple.ease.lsoft.com
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- NAME:
- Subscribe by sending email to “xx” containing “subscribe” as the message
text
- Reply to confirmation message to activate
- Send email to “xx” containing “SET DIGEST” as the message text
- Send email to “yy” to send a message to the list of subscribers
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- http://boards.rootsweb.com
- Surnames
- Localities
- Topics
- www.eogn.com
- Discussion Board
- Chat Room
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- www.archives.gov (National Archives)
- www.loc.gov/ (Library of Congress)
- www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/
- www.familysearch.org (LDS Church)
- www.dar.org and www.sar.org
- www.nypl.org ->digital library
- www.ellisisland.org (not .com)
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- www.wpgs.org (Western Pa
Genealogical Society)
- www.clpgh.org/locations/pennsylvania
- digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh
- www.pghhistory.org
- www.library.pitt.edu
- www.soldiersandsailorshall.org
- www.wrhs.org (Western Reserve Historical Society)
- www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/site
- www.libertynet.org/gspa/GenCAP/genealogy.htm
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- National Genealogical Society www.NGSgenealogy.org
- US Geological Survey http://geonames.usgs.gov/index.html
- Bureau of Land Management www.glorecords.blm.gov
- Civil War Soldiers database www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
- Photo Archives
www.DeadFred.com
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- Newspaper Abstracts before 1923 in U.S., Ireland, and Canada
www.newspaperabstracts.com
- Do a google search or cyndislist search for a particular newspaper
- Indexes of newspapers:
www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml
www.refdesk.com/paper.html
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- Quoting words makes one string
- + : both terms must be present
- - : this term must not be present
- Boolean operators
- NOT : same as the minus
- AND : same as the plus
- OR : searches for either term
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- www.FindSpot.com
- www.Google.com
- www.Altavista.com
- www.eBay.com
- www.BookFinder.com
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- Web – internet websites
- Images – photos placed on the internet
- Groups – Usenet discussion groups (alt & soc)
- Directory – web pages organized by topic (genealogy is under Society)
- News – news of the day
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- Family Tree Maker
- The Master Genealogist
- PAF
- GEDCOM
- www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson3.htm
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- Shareware – why? “Real” software is so cheap!
- Consolidation in the software industry – will the product be around
tomorrow morning?
- Smaller choices for Mac users
- PAF and Reunion
- www.leisterpro.com/doc/Comparisons.html
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- www.cagenweb.com/rwilson/comparison.htm
- www.mumford.ca/reportcard/
- www.lkessler.com/gplinks.shtml
- The Master Genealogist
www.whollygenes.com/html/compare.htm
- Family Tree Maker
www.familytreemaker.com/
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- Good user interface
- Very oriented towards the “serious” researcher
- Extensive capabilities for citing sources
- Tracking status of ongoing research projects
- Easily handles conflicting data
- Very good reporting and charting tools
- Examples at www.whollygenes.com
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- Extremely easy and intuitive to use
- Price is $29.99 for the program
- Good reporting and charting capabilities
- Very common – easy to find help from other researchers, easy to exchange
data
- Citing sources not as intuitive
- www.genealogy.com/sample_familybook.html
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- Organizational database
www.clooz.com/
- Mapping software
- AniMap: www.goldbug.com
- DeedMapper: www.ultranet.com/~deeds/factsht.htm
- Various software
- www.lkessler.com/gplinks.shtml
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- Indexes every person in the census
- Fully searchable by name, location, age, etc.
- Bookmarks can be created
- 55 CDs, $49
- Available through www.FamilySearch.org
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- 1 CDROM per Census Roll
- Image scanned from NARA masters
- Ability to cut, paste, zoom, adjust image, etc.
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- CD image’s quality is dependent upon the quality of the original
- Computer provides ability to compensate for poor quality and handwriting
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- Census Index (AIS, HQ, FTM)
- www.HeritageQuest.com
- FTM World Family Tree
- FTM other collections
- www.genealogy.com/cdhomelist.html
- Books:
www.RetrospectPublishing.com/
www.HeritageBooks.com/
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- www.Ancestry.com
- www.Genealogy.com
- www.HeritageQuestOnline.com
- www.Everton.com ($59.95)
- www.EllisIslandRecords.org (Free
registration or $45 /year)
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- Can use Ancestry.com at the library
- http://www.einpgh.org/ein/northland
- Heritage Quest Online available at home for adult (18 yrs. or older)
residents of:
- McCandless Township
- Marshall Township
- Franklin Park Borough
- Bradford Woods Borough
- Ross Township
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- Northland Public Library
- http://www.einpgh.org/ein/northland
- Heritage Quest Online Census
- Search by surname or given name
- Heritage Quest Online Books
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- Family Tree Maker
- www.genealogy.com/university.html
- Brigham Young University
ce.byu.edu/is/index.html
- National Genealogical Society
www.ngsgenealogy.org/Courses/Course.cfm
- University of Toronto
www.GenealogicalStudies.com
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- Land Descriptions
www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land
- Ancestry’s Archive
www.ancestry.com/library/archive.asp
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