2. Resource List
• All print and electronic resources referenced
in this class are listed here:
http://www.delicious.com/eduserv/20_Questions_geneaology
3. Using this software
• Microphone • Text chat
• Raising your hand • Audio
• Green / Red X • Full Screen
• Laughing / Clapping • Exiting
• Stepping out
4. Question One
• “"I think my great, great uncle was a civil war
soldier --where can I find out more?"
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
• http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html
5. Question Two
• "I think my great, great grandmother Alice
died in a fire in Chicago --where can I find
her obituary?”
• Google News Archive Search
• http://news.google.com/archivesearch
• Internet Public Library, Finding Obits
Pathfinder:
• http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/77286
6. Question Three
• “I know that a few members of my family
entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. Is there
a way I can find out more?”
• Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation
• http://www.ellisisland.org
7. Question Four
• “I am interested in finding where several of
my relatives might be buried. Is there I place
I can look on line? I have an idea where, but
I want to verify before I travel there.”
• Find-a-Grave
• http://www.findagrave.com/index.html
• www.interment.net
8. Question Five
• “Can you point me to a good place to get
started with finding census records?”
• Census Finder
• http://www.censusfinder.com/
• US GenWeb Census Project
• http://www.us-census.org/
9. Question Six
• “I am looking for a place to seek out as
much information as possible about my
relative Nannie Gay Smith. She was born in
Alabama in the 1870’s, near a town called
Somerville.”
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• FamilySearch.org
• http://pilot.familysearch.org/
10. Question Seven
• “What’s in a name? I’d love to know more about what
people with my family name are doing in the genealogy
research realm. Can you help?”
• RootsWeb
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
• Surname Resources
• Afrigeneas-African-American Surnames Database
• http://www.afrigeneas.com/surnames/
• National Surnames Trust, UK
• http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
11. Question Eight
• “I have spent a lot of time doing my own
family research. How can I give back and
share my records with others who might be
interested?”
• U.S. GenWeb Project
• http://usgenweb.org/
12. Question Nine
• “I would like to get involved with a genealogy
society or historical society in my area. How can I
find them? It would be nice to know have a listing
of them so I can get info from around the U.S.”
• Society Hill-Historical/genealogical societies listing
• http://daddezio.com/society/
• familyhistory.com-Society Hall
• http://www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/
13. Question 10
• “I am working with one of my oldest family
members to get an oral history. What are
some good questions I can ask to make sure
I cover everything?”
• About.com Genealogy
• http://genealogy.about.com/
• “Fifty Questions for Family History Interviews”
• http://genealogy.about.com/cs/oralhistory/a/inter
view.htm
14. Question 11
• “I have lots of family photos going way back.
I wonder if others from my family have a
similar collection? Maybe we could help
each other identify certain family members
in old photos?”
• Ancient Faces
• http://www.ancientfaces.com/site/research
15. Question 12
• “I need a place to see if I can find the
historical events, if any, in which family
members participated.”
• Footnote
• www.footnote.com
• Original documents from national archives (some free,
some come with subscription)
16. Question 13
• “Is there a database I can use to search for family members
who participated in the American Revolution?”
• Daughters of the American Revolution
• Patriot Index Lookup Service
• http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm
• RootsWeb—Also provides a list with some states
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ars/arw.htm
17. Question 14
• “I’m hearing more all the time now about the
role of genetics in family history research.
Where can I learn more?”
• Genebase
• http://www.genebase.com/
• The DNA Ancestry Project
18. Question 15
• “I really like that singer Shania Twain. I
heard she was Canadian. Where can I find
more about celebrity family histories?”
• Genealogy.com-- “famous folks”
• http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/
19. Question 16
• “There are so many places out there, I get
confused—what are the best, general
starting places for online genealogy
research?”
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
• http://www.geni.com/
• http://www.distantcousin.com/
• http://www.cousinconnect.com/
20. Question 17
• “I need to find marriage records online.
Where can I go?”
• Genwed
• http://www.genwed.com/
21. Question 18
• “What about sites that help with genealogy research for people from certain
countries or ethnic groups?”
• Jewish Family History
• http://www.jewishgen.org/
• UK/Ireland
• http://www.genuki.org.uk/
• Native American
• http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/
• African-American
• http://www.afrigeneas.com/
• http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces
• Italy
• http://www.daddezio.com/
22. Question 19
• “I understand that family Bibles have helped
to maintain some fantastic family history
information. Is any of that information
available online?”
• Access Genealogy, Bible Records
• http://www.accessgenealogy.com/
23. Question 20
• “Clearly, we have only touched the tip of the iceberg in this
class. I want more! Where can I go?”
• Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• http://www.cyndislist.com/
• Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory
• http://www.academic-genealogy.com/
• Genealogy Today
• http://www.genealogytoday.com/
24. Thank You for Attending!
Questions?
• Professional
Development
• 1.800.999.8558
• Web: lyrasis.org
•e-mail: russell.palmer@lyrasis.org
Editor's Notes
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project , a project to enter names and other basic information from 6.3 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers were entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration. Other information includes: histories of regiments in both the Union and Confederate Armies, links to descriptions of 384 significant battles of the war, and other historical information. Additional information about soldiers, sailors, regiments, and battles, as well as prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records, will be added over time. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a cooperative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and several other public and private partners, to computerize information about the Civil War. The goal of the CWSS is to increase the American people's understanding of this decisive era in American history by making information about it widely accessible. The CWSS will enable the public to make a personal link between themselves and history.
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Jim created the Find A Grave website in 1995 because he could not find an existing site that catered to his hobby of visiting the graves of famous people. He found that there are many thousands of folks around the world who share his interests. What began as an odd hobby became a livelihood and a passion. Building and seeing Find A Grave grow beyond his wildest expectations has been immensely satisfying for Jim. Every day, contributors from around the world enter new records, thousands use the site as an educational reference tool, long-lost loved ones are located and millions of lives are fondly remembered. In what other line of work would Jim have met one of the last living munchkins, spoken to a gathering of grave enthusiasts in a Hollywood mausoleum and acquired treasures like his antique coffin screwdriver (it only screws in)? Palmer, Joe S. b. Aug. 23, 1911 d. Feb. 23, 1989
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