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===Introduction===
=== Introduction ===


A timeline is a chronological list of events for a person, family, or location.  This is helpful for analyzing events in a family by showing gaps in knowledge about a family or events that probably did not or could not happen for this family. Matching a family timeline with a location timeline can help determine the likelihood of a family's involvement in the events of a locality, such as wars.
A timeline is a chronological list of events for a person, family, or location.  This is helpful for analyzing events in a family by showing gaps in knowledge about a family or events that probably did not or could not happen for this family. Matching a family timeline with a location timeline can help determine the likelihood of a family's involvement in the events of a locality, such as wars,


===Before creating a timeline for a family===
=== Before creating a timeline ===


Gather family group records for the family in question.&nbsp; A family group record&nbsp;is a great source for the family events, even if the record is not complete.&nbsp; You can add additional information to the timeline as you find it, such as data from census records, land records, etc.&nbsp; Determining what was happening in the country or locality during an ancestors lifetime can also be helpful.<br>
Gather family group records for the family in question and look at timelines for the locality.&nbsp; A family group record&nbsp;is a great source for the family events, even if the record if not complete.


===Internet Timelines===
=== Internet Timelines ===


An Internet site that allows you to customize a timeline by entering data about an ancestor, then shows what was happening in the world is [http://www.ourtimelines.com/ OurTimelines.com]
Some Internet sites with U.S. history timelines are:<br>


Some other Internet sites with U.S. history timelines are:<br>
[http://www.shgresources.com/us/timeline/ State History Guide Resources]


:•[http://www.historyguide.org/resources.html The History Guide]
<br>


:•[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history Timeline of United States history Wikipedia]
=== Tips  ===


:• American Educational History [http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html]
To fully analyze a family, add all the events in a family, including birth, deaths, marriages, divorces, census locations, military service, buying and selling land, etc.


===Tips===
What to do next


To analyze a family in depth, add all the events for a family, including census locations, military service, buying and selling land, etc. in addition to the births, deaths, marriages, and divorces<br>
Terms


===What to do next===
=== Important Dates  ===


*Once you have created the timeline, determine:
=== See Also  ===


:• The parents' ages when they married
Ancestry.com,&nbsp;[http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9184 The Perspective of Timelines]
 
:• The mother's age when she had each child
 
:• The age of each child when he/she married
 
:• The age of each person when he/she died
 
*Notice anything unusual, such as:
 
:• The mother having a child at age 8 or marrying at age 10
 
:• The father being 10 years younger than the mother
 
:• 4 or more years between children
 
:• A child born after the mother or father was long dead
 
*Decide if the father or any of the sons were the right ages for military service.&nbsp; Click here for a [[Ages of Servicemen in Wars|list of American wars and the approximate birth years]] of those who fought in each war.
====Estimating a Date====
*Use the [[Guessing a Date|estimating a date]] Wiki article to help determine ages for individuals. <br>
 
===Related Content===
 
McComas, Angela. [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/Mid_Continent_Library/Timelines...Lifelines/Player.html Timeline . . . Lifelines]. (8 minute online vidio)[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/researchcourses FamilySearch Research Classes Online, 2010.]
 
[[Category:FamilySearch_Research_Classes_Online]]

Revision as of 16:13, 18 March 2009

Introduction[edit | edit source]

A timeline is a chronological list of events for a person, family, or location.  This is helpful for analyzing events in a family by showing gaps in knowledge about a family or events that probably did not or could not happen for this family. Matching a family timeline with a location timeline can help determine the likelihood of a family's involvement in the events of a locality, such as wars,

Before creating a timeline[edit | edit source]

Gather family group records for the family in question and look at timelines for the locality.  A family group record is a great source for the family events, even if the record if not complete.

Internet Timelines[edit | edit source]

Some Internet sites with U.S. history timelines are:

State History Guide Resources


Tips[edit | edit source]

To fully analyze a family, add all the events in a family, including birth, deaths, marriages, divorces, census locations, military service, buying and selling land, etc.

What to do next

Terms

Important Dates[edit | edit source]

See Also[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com, The Perspective of Timelines

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