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** SSDI ='''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true Social Security Death Index]''' (a database within FamilySearch.org)<br> | ** SSDI ='''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true Social Security Death Index]''' (a database within FamilySearch.org)<br> | ||
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*Common Genealogical Acronyms -'''http://austega.com/familyhistory/courses/acronyms.htm''' | |||
*Association of Professional Genealogists: Abbreviations and Acronyms -'''http://www.apgen.org/resources/aa.html''' | |||
*Genealogical Acronyms and Glossary -'''http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/acronyms.htm''' | |||
*The A to Z of British Genealogical Research (The Emery Paper): Abbreviations - '''http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html#Abbreviations''' | |||
*International Society of Genetic Genealogy's: DNA - Newbie Glossary -'''http://www.worldfamilies.net/glossary.html''' | |||
*List of abbreviations for English given names - Wikipedia - '''http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names''' | |||
===Family History Library Resources=== | |||
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There are also books which give the definitions of many abbreviated words. One such book is "'''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1123166&disp=Abbreviations+&+acronyms&columns=*,0,0 ''Abbreviations & Acronyms: a guide for family historians'']'''" compiled by Kip Sperry (FHL book US/Can 929.103Sp37a.) | There are also books which give the definitions of many abbreviated words. One such book is "'''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1123166&disp=Abbreviations+&+acronyms&columns=*,0,0 ''Abbreviations & Acronyms: a guide for family historians'']'''" compiled by Kip Sperry (FHL book US/Can 929.103Sp37a.) | ||
Use a Title search for "abbreviations" in the Family History Library Catalog found on the '''www.familysearch.org''' website for other books which define abbreviations and acronyms such as: '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=981218&disp=Acronyms,+initialisms,+and+abbreviat&columns=*,0,0 ''Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary: a guide to acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, alphabetic symbols, and similar condensed appellations'']''' by Jennifer Mossman (FHL book US/Can 428.1 M855a v.1 pt.1 1995.) | Use a Title search for "abbreviations" in the Family History Library Catalog found on the '''www.familysearch.org''' website for other books which define abbreviations and acronyms such as: '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=981218&disp=Acronyms,+initialisms,+and+abbreviat&columns=*,0,0 ''Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary: a guide to acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, alphabetic symbols, and similar condensed appellations'']''' by Jennifer Mossman (FHL book US/Can 428.1 M855a v.1 pt.1 1995.) | ||
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Revision as of 09:30, 9 August 2008
There are many abbreviated words related to genealogy and family history research. Some are not easily found in many glossaries that are available. Here is a list of a few of these:
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- AF = Ancestral File (a database within FamilySearch.org)
- bap / chr = Baptized / Christened
- BMD / BDM = Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- c / ca. / circa = approximately (ex. "ca. 1535" means in about 1535)
- AF = Ancestral File (a database within FamilySearch.org)
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- CNBL = Cannot Be Located
- dob = Date of Birth
- FHC = Family History Center (to find a Family History Center near you, click here)
- FHL = Family History Library (for more information about the Family History Library, click here)
- FHLC = Family History Library Catalog (searchable on FamilySearch.org)
- GEDCOM = GEnealogical Data COMmunications (a file format for transferring family history data)
- ill. = Illegitimate (often recorded on birth certificates and other birth records)
- IGI = International Genealogical Index
- LDS = Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- PAF = Personal Ancestral File (a free genealogy and family history program by the LDS Church)
- PRF = Pedigree Resource File (a database within FamilySearch.org)
- PRO = Public Records Office
- SSDI =Social Security Death Index (a database within FamilySearch.org)
External Links[edit | edit source]
- Common Genealogical Acronyms -http://austega.com/familyhistory/courses/acronyms.htm
- Association of Professional Genealogists: Abbreviations and Acronyms -http://www.apgen.org/resources/aa.html
- Genealogical Acronyms and Glossary -http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/acronyms.htm
- The A to Z of British Genealogical Research (The Emery Paper): Abbreviations - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html#Abbreviations
- International Society of Genetic Genealogy's: DNA - Newbie Glossary -http://www.worldfamilies.net/glossary.html
- List of abbreviations for English given names - Wikipedia - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Abbreviations_for_English_given_names
Family History Library Resources[edit | edit source]
There are also books which give the definitions of many abbreviated words. One such book is "Abbreviations & Acronyms: a guide for family historians" compiled by Kip Sperry (FHL book US/Can 929.103Sp37a.)
Use a Title search for "abbreviations" in the Family History Library Catalog found on the www.familysearch.org website for other books which define abbreviations and acronyms such as: Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary: a guide to acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, alphabetic symbols, and similar condensed appellations by Jennifer Mossman (FHL book US/Can 428.1 M855a v.1 pt.1 1995.)