Resources for family history research including census and church records using the Moody family examples.

1. Puzzle Solving Who were my great-grandparents? Where did they come from? When did they arrive? What is their story? January 26, 2010

2. START WITH YOURSELF. SEARCH FOR RECORDS AT THE COURTHOUSE.

3. LOOK FOR THE MOST RECENT EVENTS & RECORDS AND CONTINUE TO WORK BACKWARDS.

4. MARRIAGE RECORD

5. IN ADDITION TO BIRTH, DEATH, AND MARRIAGE RECORDS, SEARCH FOR LAND RECORDS.

6. USE ONLINE RESOURCES FOR COUNTIES YOU ARE UNABLE TO VISIT IN PERSON.

7. CENSUS RECORDS CAN HELP VERIFY INFORMATION OR GIVE IDEAS FOR NEW SEARCHES. 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FREE AT PILOT.FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

8. 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS PILOT.FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

9. 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

10. VERIFY NAMES, RELATIONSHIP, BIRTH RECORDS, MARRIAGE RECORDS, POSSIBLE DEATH RECORDS

11. IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION, SCHOOL & LAND RECORDS BUSINESS OWNER – NEWSPAPER ARTICLES OR ADS

12. 1930 FEDERAL CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

13. 1930 FEDERAL CENSUS NOTE: RADIO SET, AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE AND ATTENDED SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.

14. 1930 FEDERAL CENSUS NOTE: EMPLOYMENT STATUS & MILITARY SERVICE

15. 1920 FEDERAL CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

16. 1920 FEDERAL CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

17. 1920 FEDERAL CENSUS NOTE: YEAR OF NATURALIZATION

18. 1920 FEDERAL CENSUS

19. 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

20. 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

21. 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS NOTE: NUMBER OF YEARS OF PRESENT MARRIAGE

22. 1910 FEDERAL CENSUS NOTE: CURRENT LANGUAGE, CIVIL WAR VETERAN & BLIND/DEAF/DUMB

23. 1905 MINNESOTA STATE CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM NOTE: LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE AND THIS DISTRICT.

24. 1895 MINNESOTA STATE CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM LENGTH OF RESIDENCE

25. 1885 MINNESOTA STATE CENSUS ANCESTRY.COM

26. MINNESOTA NATURALIZATION RECORDS WWW.IRONRANGERESEARCHCENTER.ORG John (Yohn) Modig John Moody John A. Moody John A. Moody Watonwan Watonwan Watonwan Watonwan Reel 1 Reel 2 Reel 1 Reel 2 Vol. A Vol. B Vol. A Vol. C Code 1 Code 9 Code 1 Code 10 Page 186 Page 217 Page 285 Page 20

27. Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951 about Johan Modig NEXT STEP: IMMIGRATION RECORDS SWEDISH EMIGRATION RECORDS ON ANCESTRY.COM: RECORD OF DEPARTURE FROM SWEDEN Name: Johan Modig Birth Year: abt 1842 Gender: Man (Male) Place of Origin: Dädesjö Kronoberg Län, Sverige Destination: St Paul Record Date: 6 apr 1883 Port of Departure: Göteborg Database Name: EmiHamn Archive Call Number: 22:336:6496 Traveling Companion: M Principal Person: Modig Johan

28. SHIP MANIFEST: S.S. ABYSSINIA SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL, ARRIVING AT NEW YORK ON APRIL 26, 1883

29. JOHAN MODIG FAMILY ON THE SHIP MANIFEST

30. JOHAN MODIG FAMILY CONTINUED ON THE SHIP MANIFEST

31. S. S. ABYSSINIA PICTURE FROM ANCESTRY.COM

32. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1881-1885 DADESJO, KRONOBERG JOHANNES JONSSON MODIG FAMILY

33. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1881-1885 DADESJO, KRONOBERG JOHANNES JONSSON MODIG FAMILY

34. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1871-1880 JOHANNES JONSSON FAMILY SORABY

35. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1861-1870 JOHANNES JONSSON FAMILY SORABY, KRONOBERG

36. BIRTH RECORD MATHILDA KAROLINA 1865 SORABY

37. BIRTH RECORD JOHAN ALFRED 1867 SORABY

38. BIRTH RECORD FRANZ EMIL 1870 SORABY

39. BIRTH RECORD LISA CHRISTINA 1872 SORABY

40. BIRTH RECORD ANDERS GUSTAF 1875 SORABY

41. BIRTH RECORD KARL OSKER 1876 SORABY

42. BIRTH RECORD ADOLF FREDRIK 1877 SORABY

43. BIRTH RECORD MAGNUS OSSIAN 1880 SORABY

44. BIRTH RECORD: ANNIS HALMINA 1882 DADESJO

45. BIRTH RECORD JOHANNES JONSSON 1841 DADESJO

46. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1841-1846 JON MAGNISON FAMILY DADESJO, KRONOBERG

47. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1836-1841 JON MAGNISSON FAMILY DADESJO, KRONOBERG

48. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1831-1836 JOHANNES MANSSON FAMILY DADESJO, KRONOBERG

49. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1816-1831 JOHANNES MANSSON DADESJO

50. BIRTH RECORD JOHANNES MANSSON 1804 DADESJO

51. HOUSEHOLD EXAMINATION 1789-1805 MANS SVENSSON FAMILY DADESJO

52. CONNECT WITH OTHERS RESEARCHING THE SAME FAMILY

53. SEARCH FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: HISTORICAL MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE WWW.ELM4YOU.ORG

54. MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE APRIL 3, 1904