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Family Mystery Class

Family Mystery Class. Mrs. Cutter’s 4th Grade. What is Genealogy?. Genealogy is :. You Study of Family History Genes The materials in every cell of your body that makes the one and only special you. Genes. You from your parents Parents / Grandparents

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Family Mystery Class

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  1. Family Mystery Class Mrs. Cutter’s 4th Grade

  2. What is Genealogy?

  3. Genealogy is : • You • Study of Family History • Genes The materials in every cell of your body that makes the one and only special you.

  4. Genes You from your parents Parents / Grandparents Grandparents / Great-grand Great-grand / Great,Great-grand Etc.

  5. Why Study Genealogy? To live History and You might find that you are kin to someone famous.

  6. Benjamin Franklin

  7. Meriwether Lewis

  8. John Muir

  9. James Madison

  10. Andrew Jackson

  11. Theodore Roosevelt

  12. Do You Know Who These People Are?

  13. George Washington

  14. David Crockett

  15. Oklahoma Land-runners

  16. Milton Hershey

  17. John Wilks Booth

  18. Oklahoma Lighthorsemem

  19. Ellis Island

  20. Austin Box

  21. Your Family Tree A family tree shows how family members are related to one another. Goes back over many years. Called a tree because of how it shows family members “branching out” from one another.

  22. Growing Your Family Tree Even if you start small, remember that big family trees grow from tiny roots. You have two sets of grandparents your mother’s parents and your fathers parents. It will grow quickly once you start.

  23. Bring Your Family To Life Full Name (First, Middle, Last) Year of Birth State at Birth

  24. Digging For Your Roots Primary Sources of Genealogy is: Your parents and relatives Secondary Sources: Searching records They will help you dig deeper, and go farther and farther back into time.

  25. Great Secondary Source The Computer On-line you can find information, listings, copies of documents.

  26. Let’s Dig http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

  27. http://www.google.com/

  28. Genealogy is NEVER done! Where are your Ancestors from? What’s in a Name? Trace Medical history. Family Stories Family Traditions - Recipes, Holidays, etc

  29. You Have Started Your Family Genealogy Continue the Mystery ?

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