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| '''Step 3: Select records to search.'''
| | <br>See also [[United States, How to Find Genealogy Records]]<br> |
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| Selecting a record to search is the most complex part of the research process. You will need to—
| | [[Image:Lg stack of books.jpg|right|200x156px|Lg stack of books.jpg]]'''Step 3: Select records to search.''' <br><br> |
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| * Identify a category of sources.
| | Selecting a record to search is the most complex part of the research process. You will need to— |
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| * Select specific records.
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| * Describe the record on a research log.
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| This is called a record selection strategy—an orderly approach for identifying the records most helpful for your research objective.
| | *Identify a category of sources. |
| | *Choose a record type. |
| | *Select specific records. |
| | *Describe the record on a research log.<br> |
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| At the end of this step you will have a research log with descriptions of records you will search to meet your objective.
| | This is called a record selection strategy—an orderly approach for identifying the records most helpful for your research objective.<br> |
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| = '''Identify a Category of Sources''' =
| | At the end of this step you will have a research log with descriptions of records you will search to meet your objective. |
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| There is no substitute for learning about records in order to select the best records to search. The more you understand about the records used for genealogical research, the more effectively you will be able to select and use them. The first step to understanding the records used in research is to learn the genealogical classification of records You can then use that classification to help you select appropriate records. You cannot select an appropriate records unless your objective is clearly defined.
| | ''You may want to view the tutorial at FamilySearch Learning Center:''[https://www.byutv.org/player/410e2011-5fb9-4fb3-8b8b-a36688a94c3f/ancestors-the-paper-trail?q=season%206%20christmas%20special ''"Ancestors Season 1: The Paper Trail'']''".''<br> |
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| You cannot select an appropriate record unless your objective is clearly defined.
| | 1 [[Creation of Records|Creation of Records]] <br><br>2 [[Identify a Category of Sources|Identify a Category of Sources]] <br> |
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| Genealogical sources can be grouped into two divisions, each with two categories. The following chart illustrates the relationship of these four categories.<br> [[Image:Genealogical Sources Tree.jpg|frame|center]] Review your objective. If you have a genealogical objective you will be selecting ''genealogical records''. For reference objectives, you will want to select ''reference tools''. When you know which kind of source you want, the following guidelines will help you choose from these categories of records: (1) compiled records, (2) original records, (3) background information, or (4) finding aids. | | {{Block indent|2.1 [[Identify a Category of Sources#Genealogical_Records|Genealogical Records]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|2.1.1 [[Identify a Category of Sources#Compiled_Records|Compiled Records]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|2.1.2 [[Identify a Category of Sources#Original_Records|Original Records]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|2.2 [[Identify a Category of Sources#Reference_Tools|Reference Tools]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|2.2.1 [[Identify a Category of Sources#Background_Information|Background Information]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|2.2.2 [[Identify a Category of Sources#Finding_Aids|Finding Aids]] <br><br>|2}} |
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| == '''Genealogical Records''' ==
| | 3 [[Choose a Record Type|Choose a Record Type]] <br> |
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| Genealogical records proved vital and biographical information on individuals and families (see [[Identify What You Know#Types of Genealogical Information|Types of Genealogical Information]]). This includes information about—<br> '''''Vital events.''''' This information goes on your family group records and pedigree charts:<br>
| | {{Block indent|3.1 [[Choose a Record Type#Sources_Useful_to_Genealogists|Sources Useful to Genealogists]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|3.1.1 [[Choose a Record Type#Compiled_Records:_Choices|Compiled Records: Choices]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|3.1.2 [[Choose a Record Type#Original_Records_Choices|Original Records Choices]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|3.1.3 [[Choose a Record Type#Background_Information_Choices|Background Information Choices]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|3.1.4 [[Choose a Record Type#Finding_Aids_Choices|Finding Aids Choices]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|3.2 [[Choose a Record Type#Other_Tools_for_Choosing_a_Record_Type|Other Tools for Choosing a Record Type]] <br><br>}} |
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| * Names and relationships
| | 4 [[Select Specific Records|Select Specific Records]] <br> |
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| * Births, marriages, and deaths
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| '''''Other events''''', such as:
| | {{Block indent|4.1 [[Select Specific Records#Helpful_Guessing_Skills|Helpful Guessing Skills]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|4.2 [[Select Specific Records#Catalogs_and_Record_Lists|Catalogs and Record Lists]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|4.2.1 [[How to Browse Records on FamilySearch|How to Browse Historical Records on FamilySearch]]|2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.2.2 [[Select Specific Records#FamilySearch_Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.2.3 [[Select Specific Records#Other_Internet_Sites|Other Internet Sites]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.2.4 [[Select Specific Records#Other_Library_Catalogs_and_Record_Lists|Other Library Catalogs and Record Lists]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.3 [[Select Specific Records#Selection_Criteria|Selection Criteria]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|4.3.1 [[Select Specific Records#Record_Content|Record Content]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.3.2 [[Select Specific Records#Record_Access|Record Access]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.3.3 [[Select Specific Records#Interest.2C_Inspiration.2C_and_Intuition|Interest, Inspiration, and Intuition]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.3.4 [[Select Specific Records#Selecting_More_Than_One_Record|Selecting More Than One Record]] <br> |2}} |
| | {{Block indent|4.4 [[Select Specific Records#Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]] <br> }} |
| | {{Block indent|4.4.1 [[Select Specific Records#Some_Modern_Government_Jurisdictions|Some Modern Government Jurisdictions]] <br><br>|2}} |
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| * Military service
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| * Migrating from one place to another
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| '''''Personal characteristics:'''''
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| * Age, physical appearance
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| '''''Latter-day Saint Ordinances''''' Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will also want to learn if temple ordinances have been performed for their ancestors.
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| The two categories of genealogical records are: (1) compiled records, and (2) original records.
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| === '''Compiled Records''' ===
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| Compiled records are collections of information about a person, group or family. Researchers and authors gathered information from original and other compiled records. Therefore, compiled records represent one or more researcher’s opinion of what the records say about an individual or family. A published family history, for example, is often compiled from vital records, census records, family papers, and local histories. Whenever you begin research on a new family, search compiled records before original records. This will help you learn what has already been researched.
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| Compiled records are arranged in two groups:
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| '''''International''''' sources may include persons and families from anywhere in the world. They include two record types, collections (including databases such as Ancestral File) and family histories.
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| '''''Local''''' sources are compiled records of persons or families of a specific place. The various record types include history, periodicals, genealogy, biography, societies, nobility, and heraldic visitations.
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| * Save research time. Someone may already have extracted, compiled, indexed, or documented information you seek.
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| * Give you the names of others researching your family to help you share information and coordinate your work.
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| ''Caution:'' Information in compiled records is considered secondary (''not'' recorded near the time of the event.) The information is only as accurate as its researcher. Carefully evaluate the information or verify it by sample testing.
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| === '''Original Records''' ===
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| Original records provide information about events in a person’s life. This includes birth, marriage, immigration, military service, land purchases, and death. Most also document relationships. These records were usually created near the time such an event took place. Based on the information in them, they can be grouped as—
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| '''''Vital events.''''' Records of births, christenings, marriages, divorce, death and burial, created by families, governments, churches, or other institutions.
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| '''''Property Ownership.''''' Disposition of real estate and personal property.
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| '''''Immigration.''''' Documents showing the departure, arrival, or citizenship of a person in a country.
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| '''''Civil Actions.''''' Records of public or legal transactions such as court records.
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| '''''Institutions.''''' Records of organizations or establishments that care for a segment of society, such as a school or prison.
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| '''''Special Groups.''''' Records unique to or specifically about religious or cultural groups.
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| '''''Personal Records.''''' Records about an individual or family created specifically by the person. Original records can—<br>* identify relationships between individuals.<br>* give primary information about a specific event.<br>* verify the accuracy of compiled records.<br>* provide information not found in compiled sources.<br>* provide biographical details about people.
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| Reference tools can help you find or understand genealogical records and the people in them. This includes information about—
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| == '''Helpful Guessing Skills''' ==
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| To find useful source documents, a researcher needs to be good at guessing information needed to find documents. Each of the following involves being able to guess some '''''additional''''' information based on what is already shown on a family group record:<br>
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| * [[Guessing a Name Variation]] for every name on that family group.<br>
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| * [[Guessing a Place]] for every event on that family group.<br>
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| * [[Guessing a Date]] for every event on that family group.<br>
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| * [[Guessing a Record Type to Use]] for finding information about any person’s event on that group record.<br>
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