PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY

PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY Tips for Assisting Genealogy Researchers in Libraries Darlene E. Hamilton

Seattle Public LibraryGenealogy Specialists • Darlene E. Hamilton, Sr. Librarian darlene.hamilton@spl.org • John LaMont, Librarian john.lamont@spl.org • Heather McLeland-Wieser, Manager, History, Travel and Maps Department heather.mcleland-wieser@spl.org Please help me find my family history

Objectives • Basic steps to take for a family history project. • Types of sources used by genealogists. • Databases and internet Web sites used for genealogical research. Please help me find my family history

Basic Steps • Education • Gather existing data from family sources • Survey existing data available in print, microform and electronic formats • Organization and documentation • Analysis and research Please help me find my family history

Please help me find my family history

Sources for Blank Charts • Cyndi’s List • Type in “charts” in the search box Please help me find my family history

Genealogy Programs • Family Tree Maker • RootsMagic • PAF • Legacy Family Tree • The Master Genealogist • Reunion (MacIntosh) • GEDCOM Utility Program Please help me find my family history

http://www.genbox.com/comparison.htm • Genealogy Software Features Comparison Chart • Updated 26 June 2008 • Compare the features and capabilities of Genbox Family History 3.7.1 to those of other family history software products. • The Master Genealogist, 7.02 (TMG) • Legacy 7.0 Deluxe Edition with Legacy Charting, 7.0.0.45 (LEG) • Personal Ancestral File, 5.2.18 (PAF) • RootsMagic, 3.2.5 (RM) • Family Tree Maker 2008, 17.0.0.965 (FTM) Please help me find my family history

Family Sources • Interviews with family members • Bibles • Certificates: birth, marriage, death • Documents: military, naturalization • Diaries and letters • Photographs Please help me find my family history

Some Sites For Family Data • RootsWeb • LDS Family Search • Ancestry • Use search engines to locate Family Name Web sites Please help me find my family history

On-line Catalog Web Sites • Seattle Public Library • LDS Family History Library • Library of Congress • Ancestry • WorldCat • Use search engines to locate local library Web sites Please help me find my family history

Types of Sources • Vital records: Birth, Marriage, Death • Census records: Federal & state • Land & tax records • Wills & Probate records • Immigration • Naturalization records • Military records Please help me find my family history

Death Indexes • Selected states and years available: • Ancestry Library Edition • State archives Web sites • U.S. GenWeb • FamilySearch (LDS) • Microform Please help me find my family history

Sites for Social Security Index • Ancestry • America’s GenealogyBank • FamilySearch (LDS) • RootsWeb Please help me find my family history

Census records • U.S. Census: 1790 – 1930 • Ancestry Library Edition • Heritage Quest Online • Print Indexes: 1790 – 1870; selected 1880 • Microfilm: U.S. Census 1790-1930 Please help me find my family history

Access to Government Records • Originals held by agency or archive • Microfilmed copies • Transcribed or abstracted copies • Indexes (print and microfilm) • On-line databases and indexes • Digitized records Please help me find my family history

GenWeb Projects • USGenWeb • CanadaGenWeb • WorldGenWeb Please help me find my family history

Land Records • Colonial • State • Federal (Public land records) • Local land records between individuals are recorded in the county courthouses. Please help me find my family history

Immigration Web sites • Ancestry • Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild • Castle Garden Database • Ellis Island Foundation Database • Stephen Morse’ One Step Webpages Please help me find my family history

Military Web sites • Civil War Soldiers and Sailors • Ancestry Library Edition • Heritage Quest Online • State Archives Web sites Please help me find my family history

Ethnic & Religious Web Sites • NARA Ethnic Heritage Resources on other Web sites. • AfriGeneas • American Memory Project Collection • Slave narratives • Native American Indian Genealogy • JewishGen Please help me find my family history

Non-U.S. Research • Canada • Canadian Genealogy Centre • CanadaGenWeb • British Isles • GENUKI • Europe • WorldGenWeb • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) • Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Please help me find my family history

LOCAL RESEARCH • National Archives • Seattle Genealogical Society • Fiske Genealogical Foundation Library • FamilySearch Branch Libraries (LDS) • Seattle Public Library • University of Washington Please help me find my family history

History, Travel & Maps Dept. • Level 9 of the Central Library • Location of: • Genealogy Collection • Historical City Directory Collection • Map Collection Please help me find my family history

Genealogy Collection • Scope: • United States • East Coast • Old Northwest Territory/Upper Midwest • Westward expansion • Canada • Ontario and Quebec • British Isles Please help me find my family history

VISITING THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY • Address: 1000 4th Ave., Seattle, Wash. • Web site address: www.spl.org • Quick Information phone number: • 206-386-4636 • Hours: • Mon. – Thur.: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. • Fri. – Sat.: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Sun.: 12 Noon – 6 p.m. Please help me find my family history

PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FAMILY HISTORY