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*'''Sources.''' There are about [[Choose a Record Type|70 record types]] most useful to genealogists for documenting their ancestors. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Original_Records_Choices|Original sources]] include civil vital records (births, marriages, and deaths), church records, census, immigration records, military records, obituaries, and wills. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Compiled_Records:_Choices|Compiled secondary sources]] such as biographies, genealogies, and local histories sometimes mention ancestors. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Background_Information_Choices|Background information sources]] answer questions about geography, languages, and the history of places or groups. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Finding_Aids_Choices|Finding aids]] identify jurisdictions, addresses, or the whereabouts of useful genealogy records.[[File:George-peabody-library.jpg|thumb|right|360px|<center>Johns Hopkins University Peabody Library, Baltimore, Md. Genealogists must learn sources & repositories to find ancestors.</center>]] | *'''Sources.''' There are about [[Choose a Record Type|70 record types]] most useful to genealogists for documenting their ancestors. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Original_Records_Choices|Original sources]] include civil vital records (births, marriages, and deaths), church records, census, immigration records, military records, obituaries, and wills. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Compiled_Records:_Choices|Compiled secondary sources]] such as biographies, genealogies, and local histories sometimes mention ancestors. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Background_Information_Choices|Background information sources]] answer questions about geography, languages, and the history of places or groups. [[Choose_a_Record_Type#Finding_Aids_Choices|Finding aids]] identify jurisdictions, addresses, or the whereabouts of useful genealogy records.[[File:George-peabody-library.jpg|thumb|right|360px|<center>Johns Hopkins University Peabody Library, Baltimore, Md. Genealogists must learn sources & repositories to find ancestors.</center>]] | ||
*'''Repositories.''' Good genealogists learn about [[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research|collections on the Internet]], and the holdings of [[:Category:Archives and Libraries by Country|archives, libraries]], [[:Category:Genealogical and historical societies by country|genealogical societies, historical societies]], museums, and other repositories that house the records of residents where an ancestor lived. Most public libraries have a section of books on the subject, and many have a part of the library dedicated to family and local history. The [[Family History Library]] (Salt Lake City) has over four thousand [[Introduction to | *'''Repositories.''' Good genealogists learn about [[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research|collections on the Internet]], and the holdings of [[:Category:Archives and Libraries by Country|archives, libraries]], [[:Category:Genealogical and historical societies by country|genealogical societies, historical societies]], museums, and other repositories that house the records of residents where an ancestor lived. Most public libraries have a section of books on the subject, and many have a part of the library dedicated to family and local history. The [[Family History Library]] (Salt Lake City) has over four thousand [[Introduction to Family History Centers|branches worldwide]] which offer access to free computer databases, and help with reference questions about getting started with genealogy research. | ||
*'''Computers.''' You are not required to use a computer to do genealogy, but it helps. Computers help genealogists: | *'''Computers.''' You are not required to use a computer to do genealogy, but it helps. Computers help genealogists: | ||
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