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==== Recording Names ==== | ==== Recording Names ==== | ||
Follow these guidelines for entering genealogical information: | Follow these guidelines for entering genealogical information: | ||
{{Block indent|*'''Use full names when recording names.''' There will be a place to enter nicknames, titles, and relationships such as Junior, etc. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Do NOT use all caps for surnames.''' This is an archaic convention from the days when group sheets were filled out by hand or on a typewriter to quickly identify a surname.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Record only the ''maiden names'' for all females'''. You will not be able to trace your grand mother's ancestry with her married name. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*If you know only her first name, you might record, for example: ''Jane''.|2}} | |||
==== Recording Dates ==== | ==== Recording Dates ==== | ||
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==== Recording Locations ==== | ==== Recording Locations ==== | ||
{{Block indent|*'''To record a location, start from the smallest entity to the largest''' such as city, county, state, country. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*For a person born in the USA, an example would be:''Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States''. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*If a person was not born in a city and you know the county, you might record just the county and state: ''Cook, Illinois, United States''. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*If you only know the state, you will record: ''Illinois, United States''. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*If you only know the country you will record: "United States".|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*In other parts of the world, locations may be: City, Province, Country. For example: ''Chester, Cheshire, England'' or ''Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico''.|2}} | |||
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{{Block indent|*'''Recording a Place Name - Different Options''' - There are several options to record a place name: }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Recording a Place Name in a Genealogy Program#Time of the Event - Option 1|Place at time of event]]|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Recording a Place Name in a Genealogy Program#Modern Day Location - Option 2|Place as known today (current)]]|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Recording a Place Name in a Genealogy Program#Using "Then and Now - Option 3"|Place at time of event and as known today - recording two places]]|2}} | |||
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*After filling in as much as you know, Look around the house for documents that will help you fill in the blanks such as: | *After filling in as much as you know, Look around the house for documents that will help you fill in the blanks such as: | ||
{{Block indent|*Certificates - Birth, Marriage, and Death }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Bibles }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Letters }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Photos }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Diaries, Journals }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Obituaries, newspaper articles }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Anything else that might contain family information}} | |||
*You might consider gathering everything into a box so you can keep track of what you have found. | *You might consider gathering everything into a box so you can keep track of what you have found. | ||
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*You should record your sources for the information you record in your genealogy whether it be from a birth certificate, for example, or your own memory. | *You should record your sources for the information you record in your genealogy whether it be from a birth certificate, for example, or your own memory. | ||
{{Block indent|*For example, is the birth date of Aunt Betty from personal knowledge or did you get it from a record in a family bible or was it given to you by a family member's personal knowledge?}} | |||
{{Block indent|*You can be sure that in the future you will be grateful that you recorded your sources. While doing genealogy, it is common to meet other distant relatives who will either appreciate your evidence or sometimes challenge your sources.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Recording sources is an important part of doing your genealogy. Check out [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|Cite Your Sources]].}} | |||
==== 2. Create a "To Do List" ==== | ==== 2. Create a "To Do List" ==== | ||
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