Beginners Grin and Dare It: Difference between revisions

*Collect information from other sources, remembering that this information is only as correct as the sources used.  You will always want to learn the sources used or double check in case the information has been passed down like the old telephone game we played as children where the last sentence is totally different than the first.  You may wish to try some of the following websites.  

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*CENSUS:  In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the census has proved to be a very useful tool in establishing a place of residence at a certain time for a family. In later years, the census is also  valuable for locating entire families with accompanying birth years and other information.  Generally speaking, the census began in the United States in 1790 and was taken every ten years.  A fire destroyed most of the United States 1890 census, but the 1790 through 1940 censuses are now available for public perusal.  In Canada the census began as early as 1851 and is available through 1911.  The differing countries in Great Britain generally have the census from 1841 through 1901. <br>

*VITAL RECORDS:  Vital records are records that deal with vital statistics, as in births, deaths, marriages, divorces or adoptions, and are important in establishing specific dates. The records also often contain other important family information such as parents names. The location of these records varies depends on the type of event and the year it occurred.  Most birth and death records in the United States begin in the early 1900's with the exception of some states such as a few New England states, large cities and even other scattered counties throughout the United States.<br>

Copies of marriage records can usually be found at the county level from the county clerk.  To determine the address for  a county clerk, you may wish to "google" ________county clerk.