Your family legacy

Your Family Legacy And Using Genealogy Software Steven Kieley Ewing Computer Literacy Center May 3 rd , 2011

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Your Family Legacy
Where to look
What facts to start with
How to preserve what you find

Where to Look
Cemetaries
Birth Certificates
Usually filed by the state
Most only issued after 1910
Death Certificates
Usually filed by county
May also list place of birth

Where to Look
Libraries
Old Newspapers, city directories
Old telephone books
Churches and Synagogues
Birth, christening, marriage, Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Funeral Parlors
Marriage Certificates
Bride’s maiden name, former spouses, witnesses,
parents names, addresses

Where to Look
Federal Census
72 year ban on information
1940 results will be published in 2012
1790 – 1930 available now
“ Free” is generally not true
970,000 sites on Google
State Census
NJ taken every 10 years from 1855 to 1915
Available on microfilm in Trenton

Some Useful Websites
www.Stevemorse.org
Good for Ellis Island info(free)
Passenger lists = $
Are included with ancestry.com
http://www.ancestorhunt.com/
Mostly free, but limited starting points
Obit, surname searches
Prison inmates, sheriffs & police officers

http://www.searchforancestors/google
Related to ancestry.com
Links to surname websites
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Related to ancestry.com
Various choices to start with

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Many starting points
Orphans, poorhouses
Ports of entry
Origin specific – Africa, Asia, Ireland, Germany, etc.
Free Genealogy Lookups - AncestralFindings.com
Submit info to volunteers for lookup

Many Other Websites
usgenweb.org
state.nj.us
obitcentral.com
findmypast.uk
ancestorsonboard.com
familylink.com
etc.

Probably Most Useful
http://ancestry.com/
Census records
Military records
Draft registrations
Birth, marriage and divorce records
Criminal proceedings
Newspaper clippings
Links to other related names and records

Many Websites ………..
Are “free” (for 7-14 days in most cases)
Are limited in what information they provide
Will ask for your credit card info. even for the trial period
Will automatically charge your card after the trial period if you forget to cancel
Point to common databases such as ancestry.com

10 Common Mistakes
Giving Up
Not Paying Attention to Details
Starting with the “Tree”
Alternative Spellings
Forgetting about Living Relatives
Not Staying Organized
Doing it Alone
Tracing Too Many Family Members at Once
Being too Serious
Not Using all the Available Resources

What Facts to Start With
First, last name (obviously)
Maiden and/or married name depending of type of search
Dates (any available)
Birth, christening, bar or bas mitzvah, marriage, death
Country of origin
Siblings
Residence location

Other Facts if Available
Social security #
Immigration
Port of entry
Ship
Date
Other family member names
Occupation

Other Facts if Available
Too many facts may actually mask search
Adding an incorrect fact will often exclude the subject of the search
Try minimal facts (surname, approx. dates, location) first, then add others to narrow down search

Good Genealogical Software should….
Provide printed manuals
Allow multiple views
Family
Pedigree
Descendant
Index
Show relationships to any selected person
Have video tutorials
Print large wallcharts
Have customizable languages
Provide responsive tech support

Good Genealogical Software should also..
Allow customizable reports
Calendars, anniversaries
Ancestor books
Descendant books
Lineage
Name lists
Research logs
Potential problems

Legacy Family Tree 7.0
Live demo of the program and ancestry.com
Free download of Legacy Family Tree at
http://legacyfamilytree.com/

Your family legacy

by Joel May on May 04, 2011

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