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===Online Resources=== | |||
=== Online Resources === | |||
*[http://gedcomindex.com/Subdivisions/usok.html GEDCOM Index Oklahoma] | *[http://gedcomindex.com/Subdivisions/usok.html GEDCOM Index Oklahoma] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000], index and images, ($). | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000], index and images, ($). | ||
=== Introduction | ===Introduction=== | ||
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. To begin the search of an ancestor in these collections, you may wish to begin with available published indexes, both on a national level as well as a local level. Many genealogy databases are on line through various websites. | Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. To begin the search of an ancestor in these collections, you may wish to begin with available published indexes, both on a national level as well as a local level. Many genealogy databases are on line through various websites. | ||
=== Nationwide Indexes | ===Nationwide Indexes=== | ||
*FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service - [https://familysearch.org/#form=trees Trees] contains lineages organized into family groups and pedigrees with an every-name index. This was created from a database formerly known as [[Ancestral File|Ancestral File.]] | *FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service - [https://familysearch.org/#form=trees Trees] contains lineages organized into family groups and pedigrees with an every-name index. This was created from a database formerly known as [[Ancestral File|Ancestral File.]] | ||
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Additional volumes, which have not been filmed, have been added at the DAR Library. The DAR has indexed the volumes that were filmed in 1971, and the additional volumes. An every-name index is found on the DAR Internet site [http://www.dar.org/ www.dar.org] . The DAR Library will provide photocopies from their volumes for a fee. | Additional volumes, which have not been filmed, have been added at the DAR Library. The DAR has indexed the volumes that were filmed in 1971, and the additional volumes. An every-name index is found on the DAR Internet site [http://www.dar.org/ www.dar.org] . The DAR Library will provide photocopies from their volumes for a fee. | ||
=== Statewide Indexes | ===Statewide Indexes=== | ||
The following are published indexes to family and genealogical information. These also include lists of researchers and the [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]] family lines they are researching. | The following are published indexes to family and genealogical information. These also include lists of researchers and the [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]] family lines they are researching. | ||
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Garrison, JoAnn, ed. ''Oklahoma Genealogical Society Surname Index''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1969. {{FHL|140643|title-id|disp=(Family History Library fiche 6047968.)}} | Garrison, JoAnn, ed. ''Oklahoma Genealogical Society Surname Index''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1969. {{FHL|140643|title-id|disp=(Family History Library fiche 6047968.)}} | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History | ===Writing and Sharing Your Family History=== | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons: | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons: | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
*It helps other researchers progress in researching ancestors you share in common. | *It helps other researchers progress in researching ancestors you share in common. | ||
*It draws other researchers to you who already have information about your family that you do not yet possess. | *It draws other researchers to you who already have information about your family that you do not yet possess. | ||
*It draws together researchers with common interests, sparking collaboration opportunities. For instance, researchers in various localities might choose to do lookups for each other in remote repositories. Your readers may also share photos of your ancestors that you have never seen before.<br> | *It draws together researchers with common interests, sparking collaboration opportunities. For instance, researchers in various localities might choose to do lookups for each other in remote repositories. Your readers may also share photos of your ancestors that you have never seen before.<br> | ||
:See also: | :See also: | ||
:*[[Create a Family History]] | :*[[Create a Family History]] | ||
:*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | :*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | ||
:*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | :*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | ||
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