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Back to: | Back to: [[Family History for the Flummoxed]] ''': '''[[Flummoxed - Extending Family Lines]] | ||
'''Note:''' This page is part of the Flummoxed series and made to help those who haven't found family history information in the usual places. More information about searching the usual places is on the [[Flummoxed - Extending Family Lines]] page. | '''Note:''' This page is part of the Flummoxed series and made to help those who haven't found family history information in the usual places. More information about searching the usual places is on the [[Flummoxed - Extending Family Lines]] page. | ||
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Even when record keeping was common or required during the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}, it often did non happen. Here are some of the reasons: | Even when record keeping was common or required during the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}, it often did non happen. Here are some of the reasons: | ||
*Babies born at home were sometimes never reported. [ | *Babies born at home were sometimes never reported. [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/records/historical-records/genealogy.page New York City] reports, "Approximately 25% of all births prior to 1910 were not reported to the city. Births often took place at home and the doctor or midwife sometimes failed to report the event to the city." | ||
*Gaps exist when records were just not kept, particularly in religious records. Sometimes whole towns were devastated by war or disease. Sometimes there was simply no one there to make a record. Review reliable, published records inventories that cover the area you are searching. | *Gaps exist when records were just not kept, particularly in religious records. Sometimes whole towns were devastated by war or disease. Sometimes there was simply no one there to make a record. Review reliable, published records inventories that cover the area you are searching. | ||
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*The Internet is quickly acquiring older records, including digitized book collections from the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}. | *The Internet is quickly acquiring older records, including digitized book collections from the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}. | ||
*Search out other databases of primary, extracted, and secondary records. Examples are, respectively: | *Search out other databases of primary, extracted, and secondary records. Examples are, respectively: | ||
**A Czech Archive in the city of Opava: | **A Czech Archive in the city of Opava: [http://digi.archives.cz/da/index.jsp Opava Land Archive] | ||
**A database of Pomeranian records with links to the archives holding the records: | **A database of Pomeranian records with links to the archives holding the records: [http://ptg.gda.pl/ Pomeranian Genealogical Association] | ||
**A commercial website providing free access to user-submitted GEDCOM files: | **A commercial website providing free access to user-submitted GEDCOM files: [http://www.geneanet.org/ Geneanet.org]. | ||
== Search Other Jurisdictions == | == Search Other Jurisdictions == | ||
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