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31. '''''Get an education.''''' '''Read''' how-to genealogy books for John Doe’s state and nation. Study histories of John Doe’s town, county, and state. Subscribe to periodicals of local genealogical societies where John Doe lived. Subscribe to Internet e-mail lists for the area where John Doe settled, his ethnic group, or religion. Read case studies in magazines like[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F39597 ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly''] to learn how to solve tough problems and give you hope. '''Take classes''', attend lectures, join in computer “chat” sessions, and go to [[Upcoming Conferences|genealogical conferences]] about the area where the family settled, their ethnic group and religion, and about genealogical research methods. '''Travel''' to the places where John Doe’s family lived to see cemeteries, neighbors, old folks, archives, libraries, churches, genealogical and historical societies, and learn about the local way of life. | 31. '''''Get an education.''''' '''Read''' how-to genealogy books for John Doe’s state and nation. Study histories of John Doe’s town, county, and state. Subscribe to periodicals of local genealogical societies where John Doe lived. Subscribe to Internet e-mail lists for the area where John Doe settled, his ethnic group, or religion. Read case studies in magazines like[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F39597 ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly''] to learn how to solve tough problems and give you hope. '''Take classes''', attend lectures, join in computer “chat” sessions, and go to [[Upcoming Conferences|genealogical conferences]] about the area where the family settled, their ethnic group and religion, and about genealogical research methods. '''Travel''' to the places where John Doe’s family lived to see cemeteries, neighbors, old folks, archives, libraries, churches, genealogical and historical societies, and learn about the local way of life. | ||
32. '''''Get help.''''' Do genealogical good deeds in hopes that others will someday help you. Write to and join local genealogical and historical societies for help. Place queries in their newsletters. Write to small-town newspaper editors and place a query in their newspapers. Place queries at genealogical | 32. '''''Get help.''''' Do genealogical good deeds in hopes that others will someday help you. Write to and join local genealogical and historical societies for help. Place queries in their newsletters. Write to small-town newspaper editors and place a query in their newspapers. Place queries at genealogical websites on the Internet and repeat from time to time until you get results. If the surname is unusual, telephone people with the same name. Nationwide telephone directories are available on the Internet. Leave a message in a Zip-Lock bag flag by a grave just before Memorial Day. [[Hiring a Professional Researcher|Hire a professional genealogist]]. Pray for help. Submit ancestors for ordinances. | ||
33. '''''[[Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors|Share]] and collaborate.''''' Give in order to receive. Share your genealogy and pedigree with one or more sites such as FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/tree Family Tree], FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/tree Pedigree Resource File], Ancestry.com [http://trees.ancestry.com/ Family Trees], RootsWeb [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ WorldConnect], or [https://www.onegreatfamily.com/home/sp OneGreatFamily.com]. Share your genealogy on [[Social Media|social media]] like '''''Facebook'''''. [[Hiring a DNA Testing Company|Test your DNA]], and share the results with public DNA databases. Leave some family history, or a query, on an Internet genealogy [[Message Boards|message board]]—and repeat for several months. Contribute to the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Help:Wiki_University_How_to_Contribute Family History Research Wiki]. Send a copy of your ancestor John Doe’s family history (include your address) to each county library and to each state and county genealogical society where John Doe lived. Publish an article on the family in their local genealogical periodical. Register your address in directories of members of genealogical Internet | 33. '''''[[Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors|Share]] and collaborate.''''' Give in order to receive. Share your genealogy and pedigree with one or more sites such as FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/tree Family Tree], FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/tree Pedigree Resource File], Ancestry.com [http://trees.ancestry.com/ Family Trees], RootsWeb [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ WorldConnect], or [https://www.onegreatfamily.com/home/sp OneGreatFamily.com]. Share your genealogy on [[Social Media|social media]] like '''''Facebook'''''. [[Hiring a DNA Testing Company|Test your DNA]], and share the results with public DNA databases. Leave some family history, or a query, on an Internet genealogy [[Message Boards|message board]]—and repeat for several months. Contribute to the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Help:Wiki_University_How_to_Contribute Family History Research Wiki]. Send a copy of your ancestor John Doe’s family history (include your address) to each county library and to each state and county genealogical society where John Doe lived. Publish an article on the family in their local genealogical periodical. Register your address in directories of members of genealogical Internet websites and submit your genealogy to their libraries. [[Create a genealogy web page|Put your genealogy on a web page]] and register your site with major search engines and lists ([http://www.cyndislist.com/submit/ Cyndi's List]). Other researchers will start to contact you and share added details. | ||
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