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Return to the [[London, England Genealogy|London]] page. | Return to the [[London, England Genealogy|London]] page. | ||
Genealogical research in | Genealogical research in England's large cities and towns requires knowing the specific locale, town, borough, or parish within the big city in order to determine which original records to search. That your ancestor was "born in Manchester" or that he was "of London" is insufficient information. It requires obtaining the specific name of the town or parish in the larger city (such as Greater "London" or "Manchester") in order to know specific records to use to build your family's pedigree connections further back in time. | ||
Our ancestors often named a large city or town as their birthplace, such as | Our ancestors often named a large city or town as their birthplace, such as "Liverpool," instead of the smaller locality nearby where they were actually born or resided. For example, they may have said "I was from the City of Bristol" (in Gloucestershire), when in actuality they were born in Bedminster, a parish bordering Bristol City. Some ancestors from London may have said they were "born within the sound of 'Bo' Bells," meaning they were "born within hearing-distance of the bells ringing parish church. | ||
When an English immigrant in another country, such as a "John Smith," said he was born in “London”, did he mean the City of London proper, with its 100-plus parishes, or did he mean Greater London, which had over 200 ancient parishes and, by 1900, had over 700 parishes? How will you know which “John Smith” is the right one in all of Greater London? This certainly applies as well for any other big city in England! Knowing or obtaining further or more clarifying birth information can make all the difference in the world in helping you to prove an ancestral connection in an English city. | When an English immigrant in another country, such as a "John Smith," said he was born in “London”, did he mean the City of London proper, with its 100-plus parishes, or did he mean Greater London, which had over 200 ancient parishes and, by 1900, had over 700 parishes? How will you know which “John Smith” is the right one in all of Greater London? This certainly applies as well for any other big city in England! Knowing or obtaining further or more clarifying birth information can make all the difference in the world in helping you to prove an ancestral connection in an English city. | ||
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===Step 1: Search Home Records=== | ===Step 1: Search Home Records=== | ||
Search home records by thoroughly seeking for and searching in | Search home records by thoroughly seeking for and searching in "home" sources and compiled family histories. This is a fundamental, preliminary exercise that will usually pay huge dividends in providing birth information in the beginning of your search. It may not always be correct, but it is a foundation and will help in narrowing down to the specific place of your ancestor’s nativity or residence in a large city or town in England. | ||
Here’s a quick list of home record sources: | Here’s a quick list of home record sources: | ||
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*Baptismal records, membership records, letters of recommendations | *Baptismal records, membership records, letters of recommendations | ||
*Naturalization papers - usually between three to five different records - one or more may indicate specific locale within an England city | *Naturalization papers - usually between three to five different records - one or more may indicate specific locale within an England city | ||
*Trace as many living descendants as you can in telephone directories (particularly ones with uncommon surnames) - also in the U.S. try [http://www.zabasearch.com/ | *Trace as many living descendants as you can in telephone directories (particularly ones with uncommon surnames) - also in the U.S. try [http://www.zabasearch.com/ Zaba Search] | ||
*Interview or correspond with the more elderly members of extended family members and distant relatives - they can clarify information on specific locales for common ancestry and provide assistance in collaborative research efforts | *Interview or correspond with the more elderly members of extended family members and distant relatives - they can clarify information on specific locales for common ancestry and provide assistance in collaborative research efforts | ||
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*National Libraries, i.e. British Library (London), National Library of New Zealand | *National Libraries, i.e. British Library (London), National Library of New Zealand | ||
*Societies: archaeological, local history societies or local studies reading rooms | *Societies: archaeological, local history societies or local studies reading rooms | ||
*Googling the Internet for websites: by 1) family surname, 2) place-name—both city and/or county names and 3) | *Googling the Internet for websites: by 1) family surname, 2) place-name—both city and/or county names and 3) "genealogy" (or "family history" in quotation marks)<br> | ||
Learning what critical databases and/or indexes are available allows you to more quickly find helpful details about your ancestor. You can then access these records through visiting the repository or library, sending a request to the staff or a record agent/searcher, or ask a volunteer to search in the collections for you. Visit the repository's website or look online for lookup services to find more information about these options. Here are some helpful websites for finding local volunteers to do a free “lookup” service: | Learning what critical databases and/or indexes are available allows you to more quickly find helpful details about your ancestor. You can then access these records through visiting the repository or library, sending a request to the staff or a record agent/searcher, or ask a volunteer to search in the collections for you. Visit the repository's website or look online for lookup services to find more information about these options. Here are some helpful websites for finding local volunteers to do a free “lookup” service: | ||
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'''North America''' | '''North America''' | ||
*[https://www.raogk.org/ | *[https://www.raogk.org/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] | ||
*[http://www.usgenweb.com | *[http://www.usgenweb.com USGenWeb] | ||
'''United Kingdom''' | '''United Kingdom''' | ||
*[http://www.iukgenweb.org/ | *[http://www.iukgenweb.org/ The Ireland & UKGenWeb Project] | ||
*[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/LookupExchange.htm | *[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/LookupExchange.htm UK Lookup Exchange Index] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Genealogy/DiscussionGroups GENUKI] discussion and email groups | ||
'''Other Countries''' | '''Other Countries''' | ||
*Most countries (the counties, or province/states within countries) have volunteers or for-hire agents; | *Most countries (the counties, or province/states within countries) have volunteers or for-hire agents; 'google' to find them | ||
*[http://www.worldgenweb.org/ | *[http://www.worldgenweb.org/ WorldGenWeb] <br><br> | ||
Here’s a short list of websites which have thus far posted family histories, pedigrees or genealogies (at little or no cost) online: | Here’s a short list of websites which have thus far posted family histories, pedigrees or genealogies (at little or no cost) online: | ||
*[http://books.google.com/ | *[http://books.google.com/ Google Books] - offers some family history titles (free and $) | ||
*[https://archive.org/ | *[https://archive.org/ Internet Archive] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ FamilySearch Digital Library] | ||
*[http://www.one-name.org/ | *[http://www.one-name.org/ Guild of One Name Studies] | ||
*[http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.60.00/ | *[http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.60.00/ Internet Public Library] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - Family History Library | ||
====Social Networking Websites==== | ====Social Networking Websites==== | ||
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Another research aid for assisting researchers to find family genealogical compilations is the social network websites with genealogical intent and content. These sites can have far-reaching capabilities for finding living relatives who are working on or who have already compiled data on in-common family lines and genealogies. They can be a wonderful and a welcome resource. Such websites are great tools for finding distant relatives with an interest in in-common ancestry and with whom you may work cooperatively to identify, share and/or prove in-common ancestral connections. It can further ignite enthusiasm and motivation in the discovery of many more generations of ancestors! | Another research aid for assisting researchers to find family genealogical compilations is the social network websites with genealogical intent and content. These sites can have far-reaching capabilities for finding living relatives who are working on or who have already compiled data on in-common family lines and genealogies. They can be a wonderful and a welcome resource. Such websites are great tools for finding distant relatives with an interest in in-common ancestry and with whom you may work cooperatively to identify, share and/or prove in-common ancestral connections. It can further ignite enthusiasm and motivation in the discovery of many more generations of ancestors! | ||
*[ | *[https://www.geni.com/ Geni] - over 40 million listings | ||
*[ | *[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ GenesReunited] - best online family history social-networking | ||
*[ | *[https://www.lostcousins.com LostCousins] – a great resource for finding dead & living relatives | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – huge family collections | ||
*[http://www.onegreatfamily.com | *[http://www.onegreatfamily.com OneGreatFamily] – one of the best online compiled offerings | ||
*[ | *[https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage] - fairly new, significant number of genealogies | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - many trees | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/ findmypast] - many trees | ||
====Published Sources==== | ====Published Sources==== | ||
Published sources can help you identify relatives who have or are currently tracing in-common family lines in | Published sources can help you identify relatives who have or are currently tracing in-common family lines in England's large cities. County family history societies publish annual "Member Interests" lists in their respective genealogical or family history journal publications.<br> | ||
Before proceeding to Step 3, here is a consideration: When you are researching an uncommon surname or someone with a very unusual first given name (i.e. Sebastian, Provis, Pleasance) it’s quite possible to skip steps 1 to 3 outlined in this study and proceed directly to Step 4 and to find and obtain birth/baptism information or a record. | Before proceeding to Step 3, here is a consideration: When you are researching an uncommon surname or someone with a very unusual first given name (i.e. Sebastian, Provis, Pleasance) it’s quite possible to skip steps 1 to 3 outlined in this study and proceed directly to Step 4 and to find and obtain birth/baptism information or a record. | ||
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*Directories | *Directories | ||
<br>Here are some ways to access extant surname indexes to various and important genealogical records for | <br>Here are some ways to access extant surname indexes to various and important genealogical records for England's large cities: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] - lists many websites with indexes to vital records | ||
*[ | *[https://www.genuki.org.uk/ GENUKI] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/ findmypast] ($) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/ | *[https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch ]– try their FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Catalog] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/search Historical Records] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.one-name.org/ Guild of One-name Studies] often has world and country-wide surname listings | ||
* | *"Google" name of county and the word "index"; Note: numerous free online county-wide indexes exist | ||
*Private collections, i.e. marriage indexes (see ) | *Private collections, i.e. marriage indexes (see ) | ||
*County Family History Societies | *County Family History Societies | ||
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<br>After having successfully searched indexes to record sources, the researcher can use the information discovered in the indexes to find the actual entries in the original records. The original records usually provide the precise place of former residence or place of birth in the mother country. Research in the records of the country of settlement is a critical step and usually an essential one at that. If the previous steps haven’t produced the critical place or locale of birth or residence in the city, then original records of the country of settlement must next be consulted. The following original records are the most helpful with finding birth data of a big-city emigrant: | <br>After having successfully searched indexes to record sources, the researcher can use the information discovered in the indexes to find the actual entries in the original records. The original records usually provide the precise place of former residence or place of birth in the mother country. Research in the records of the country of settlement is a critical step and usually an essential one at that. If the previous steps haven’t produced the critical place or locale of birth or residence in the city, then original records of the country of settlement must next be consulted. The following original records are the most helpful with finding birth data of a big-city emigrant: | ||
*Certificates of marriage, death & births: standard format of statutory certificates often request for and often give | *Certificates of marriage, death & births: standard format of statutory certificates often request for and often give parents' names, specific place and date of birth | ||
*Obituaries: may provide helpful and clarifying place name information | *Obituaries: may provide helpful and clarifying place name information | ||
*Tombstones: may provide clarifying information on specific place of birth | *Tombstones: may provide clarifying information on specific place of birth | ||
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<br>'''Example'''<br> | <br>'''Example'''<br> | ||
Let's suppose that your search in both family records and compiled sources reveals no Florence Beatrice Bradsell birthplace other than merely just “London”. The next step then is proceed to Step 3 and search in vital, church and other records of the state or province in the country of settlement such as Louisiana or New York or Ontario. In Florence Bradsell's case, after searching in the most likely record sources in the state of Utah—including her tombstone and her newspaper obituary to no avail, you request a copy of her death certificate from the state department of health statistics. | |||
Nationally throughout Australia, in New Zealand, South Africa, most provinces in Canada and now, in a majority of U.S. states, the availability of online indexes makes searching much easier, more convenient and quick. Thus via the state of | Nationally throughout Australia, in New Zealand, South Africa, most provinces in Canada and now, in a majority of U.S. states, the availability of online indexes makes searching much easier, more convenient and quick. Thus via the state of Utah's online deaths index, Florence’s death entry is found and her certificate of death obtained for the year 1950 (see below). Her certificate indicates her birth in "Hampstead, London, England" in the year 1884, with the added bonus that it includes the names of both her parents—"Thomas Bradsell" and Catherine Harriet—including her mother’s maiden surname of "Brock"! You’re now ready to search other important records in England in order to confirm this data and for discovering the next generation back. The birth data on death certificates must always be considered secondary source information only and thus used with considerable caution. | ||
The next step of the task is to obtain a copy of | The next step of the task is to obtain a copy of Florence's birth certificate for the year 1884. Her certificate of birth will provide and confirm her birth date, birthplace, and parents' names. | ||
===Step 4: Researching in England’s Records=== | ===Step 4: Researching in England’s Records=== | ||
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*Church registers: 1538-present. Most are available online or at the Family History Library. Church of England church records, which include parish registers and bishop's transcripts, include christenings, marriages, and burials. Christenings usually list the child, christening date and place, parents, and father's occupation and residence (after 1812). Marriages usually list the marriage date and place and the bride and groom's names, residences, and marital statuses. After 1837, marriage records also list the bride and groom's ages and fathers. Burials list the name of the deceased, the burial date and place, and a relation (the father if the deceased was a child or the husband if the deceased was married. After 1812, the age, residence, and occupation of the deceased was also listed. The majority of these church records are available online. Nonconformist church registers also provide vital information and usually available online. If not online, church records can be found at county record offices or the local parish church. | *Church registers: 1538-present. Most are available online or at the Family History Library. Church of England church records, which include parish registers and bishop's transcripts, include christenings, marriages, and burials. Christenings usually list the child, christening date and place, parents, and father's occupation and residence (after 1812). Marriages usually list the marriage date and place and the bride and groom's names, residences, and marital statuses. After 1837, marriage records also list the bride and groom's ages and fathers. Burials list the name of the deceased, the burial date and place, and a relation (the father if the deceased was a child or the husband if the deceased was married. After 1812, the age, residence, and occupation of the deceased was also listed. The majority of these church records are available online. Nonconformist church registers also provide vital information and usually available online. If not online, church records can be found at county record offices or the local parish church. | ||
**You can (and should) also Google the following three (or more) terms in order to find names of ancestors in church registers: | **You can (and should) also Google the following three (or more) terms in order to find names of ancestors in church registers: | ||
::Google: city or borough or regional place-names, or name of record type, i.e. for baptisms or marriages or burials, census, military, and other records; also can add such terms as | ::Google: city or borough or regional place-names, or name of record type, i.e. for baptisms or marriages or burials, census, military, and other records; also can add such terms as "index" or, in quotation marks, "surname index" | ||
*City Directories – identify occupations, addresses, tenure of residence | *City Directories – identify occupations, addresses, tenure of residence | ||
*Occupation, guild, trade or professional records – often give lineage-linked data | *Occupation, guild, trade or professional records – often give lineage-linked data | ||
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====Indexes to Key Records==== | ====Indexes to Key Records==== | ||
In identifying the above crucial resources to help prove and to build family pedigrees (above) in big cities, now | In identifying the above crucial resources to help prove and to build family pedigrees (above) in big cities, now let's identify some of the most outstanding indexes to the above records—available either online or at specific locations and which should be searched, first: | ||
=====Census records===== | =====Census records===== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch], indexes and images - 1841-1911 censuses | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.com/ | *[http://www.findmypast.com/ findmypast] ($), indexes and images - 1841-1911 censuses | ||
*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php | *[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php The Genealogist] ($), indexes and images - 1841-1911 censuses | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($), indexes and images - 1841-1911 censuses | ||
*[http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ | *[http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ Genes Reunited] ($), indexes and images - 1841-1911 censuses | ||
*[http://www.rootsuk.com/ | *[http://www.rootsuk.com/ RootsUK] ($), indexes and images - 1841-1901 censuses | ||
*[http://www.ukcensusonline.com/ | *[http://www.ukcensusonline.com/ UK Census Online] ($), indexes and images - 1841-1911 censuses | ||
*[https://www.google.com/ Google] - google the words: | *[https://www.google.com/ Google] - google the words: "place-name" and "census", or census "year" and the word "index" | ||
=====Civil registration indexes===== | =====Civil registration indexes===== | ||
*[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ | *[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ Free BMD] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | ||
*[https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ | *[https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] - the birth registration index lists the mother's maiden name and the death registration index lists the deceased's age, making this index more complete than all others | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.com/ | *[http://www.findmypast.com/ findmypast] ($) | ||
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ | *[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ UK BMD] - various county births, marriages and death indexes to many registration districts | ||
==== Church Records ==== | ==== Church Records ==== | ||
'''Online databases''' | '''Online databases''' | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/ findmypast] ($) – has one of the largest collections of British records (including church records) | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ | *[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ Free Reg] | ||
*[https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ | *[https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ The Genealogist] ($) | ||
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/ Federation Family History Societies] ($) - great resources offered by county societies; most produce long and significant lists of transcribed parish registers | *[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/ Federation Family History Societies] ($) - great resources offered by county societies; most produce long and significant lists of transcribed parish registers | ||
*[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/online_parish_clerk Online Parish Clerk Project (OPC)] | *[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/online_parish_clerk Online Parish Clerk Project (OPC)] | ||
*[https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ | *[https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ BMD Registers] – index to non-parochial registers transcriptions with a free index, pay-per-view for each transcribed entry | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/ | *[https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8830 Great Britain, Atlas and Index of Parish Registers] by Phillimore | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8830 Great Britain, Atlas and Index of Parish Registers] by Phillimore | ||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GENUKI] | ||
*[https://www.google.com/ Google] - Google the name of county and the word | *[https://www.google.com/ Google] - Google the name of county and the word "index" and by name of record type, i,e, "marriages"; (Note: there are numerous free online county-wide and/or parish indexes depending on the county; search parish by parish and county by county) | ||
'''Archives''' | '''Archives''' | ||
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*City Archives - i.e. Birmingham City Archives | *City Archives - i.e. Birmingham City Archives | ||
*Family History Library (view the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Catalog]) | *Family History Library (view the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Catalog]) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.sog.org.uk/ Society of Genealogists] ($) - the largest collection of transcribed parish registers to be found anywhere; and much more | ||
*Private collections of transcriptions and indexes – i.e. Marriage Indexes: Nimrod Index (Wiltshire), Baxter Index ( Essex) | *Private collections of transcriptions and indexes – i.e. Marriage Indexes: Nimrod Index (Wiltshire), Baxter Index ( Essex) | ||
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=====Occupational records===== | =====Occupational records===== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives] - [https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library Guildhall Library] - extensive holdings for UK | ||
*Family History Library thousands of microfilm holdings for | *Family History Library thousands of microfilm holdings for "occupations" | ||
*FHL - [Name of] | *FHL - [Name of] "County" or [Name of] "City - Occupations" - order; search films at FHCs worldwide | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ findmypast] (£) - apprentices of Great Britain online (1710-1774) | ||
* | *[https://www.sog.org.uk/ Society of Genealogists]) £ – have some; have a “lookup” service or [http://www.findmypast.com/ findmypast] (£) – Civil service index online | ||
=====Newspapers, Magazines, Gazettes===== | =====Newspapers, Magazines, Gazettes===== | ||
*Gentleman’s Magazine – hundreds of thousands of indexed entries – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gentleman%27s_Magazine Wikipedia] describes magazine and how to access it | *Gentleman’s Magazine – hundreds of thousands of indexed entries – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gentleman%27s_Magazine Wikipedia] describes magazine and how to access it | ||
*London Times from 1790 with index at [ | *London Times from 1790 with index at [https://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] | ||
* | *[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ London Gazette from 1665] | ||
* | *[https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/newspapers Newspapers in the UK] | ||
=====Land Registry of Deeds===== | =====Land Registry of Deeds===== | ||
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'''Additional Helps:''' | '''Additional Helps:''' | ||
* | *Collections at universities, other academic libraries and archives | ||
* | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/ The National Archives] | ||
* | *[http://www.bl.uk/ British Library] – also little used and under-recognized—for family history and biography! | ||
*[http://www.fold3.com/institution-index.php | *[http://www.fold3.com/institution-index.php fold3] | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/ | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb] – has some links to indexes to church registers and more | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/expertsearch.jsp;jsessionid=8B3C24ABF69B27925D76C58C75D11B6A#tab03 | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/expertsearch.jsp;jsessionid=8B3C24ABF69B27925D76C58C75D11B6A#tab03 Vision of Britain] - best topographical dictionary on the internet (Imperial Gazetteer) | ||
*[[Main Page|Wiki Main Page]] | *[[Main Page|FamilySearch Wiki Main Page]] | ||
<br>Appendix I | <br>Appendix I | ||
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'''WHERE TO FIND COMPILED SOURCES: A STANDARD HANDLIST FOR RESEARCHERS''' | '''WHERE TO FIND COMPILED SOURCES: A STANDARD HANDLIST FOR RESEARCHERS''' | ||
Regardless of your research experience in primary and original record sources, test your knowledge and see if you have done your | Regardless of your research experience in primary and original record sources, test your knowledge and see if you have done your 'due diligence' in the past by looking at the following 'Where to Find' list for home, compiled, and/or secondary sources for information on your families. You will be pleasantly surprised. In today's world, making an orderly approach to tracking all available sources at your perusal is a very difficult task! The following is a standard list of family, home and compiled sources: | ||
'''Family & Home Sources''' | '''Family & Home Sources''' | ||
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'''Online family genealogy sites, pedigrees, history sites:''' | '''Online family genealogy sites, pedigrees, history sites:''' | ||
*[http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat] - thousands of libraries and their catalogs online via this site | |||
*[http://www.worldcat.org | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] - search using "Surnames" field | ||
*[http://www.americanancestors.org AmericanAncestors] at New England Historical & Genealogical Society | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org | *[https://acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy Allen County Public Library], Indiana | ||
*[http://www. | *[https://www.googlebooks.com Google Books] - thousands of scanned books now online (free and $) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.houstonlibrary.org/home Houston Public Library], Texas | ||
*[ | |||
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'''Repositories and libraries with published family genealogies, biographies and other compiled source databases; here are their online website addresses:''' | '''Repositories and libraries with published family genealogies, biographies and other compiled source databases; here are their online website addresses:''' | ||
* | *[http://www.aim25.ac.uk Aim25] (subject thesaurus for UK archives) | ||
*FamilySearch Catalog | *FamilySearch Catalog | ||
*National Archives of Canada | *National Archives of Canada | ||