Beginning Research in Jordan: Difference between revisions

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Suggestions for Starting Research[edit | edit source]

Contact relatives about information on the family, especially those still livin in the Middle East.
Resources for reading Arabic:

Arabic Genealogical Word List
Arabic Personal Names

Use this website to help you find relatives and those with your surname.

Intelius people search

International Genealogical Index

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-==== Ask yourself the following questions:  ====
+==== Suggestions for Starting Research  ====
-*Who of the family still lives in the Mid East?
+*Contact relatives about information on the family, especially those still livin in the Middle East.
-*Whom do I know that still reads and writes Arabic?
+*Resources for reading Arabic:
-*What family members are living in the US?
+:*'''[[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic Genealogical Word List]]'''
-*You want to go to the website below with the&nbsp;US-Phone listings entering your surname
+:*'''[[Arabic Personal Names|Arabic Personal Names]]'''
-*http://switchboard.intelius.com http://switchboard.intelius.com]
+*Use this website to help you find relatives and those with your surname.
-*There are ways to find the addresses of family members
+:*'''[https://www.intelius.com/ Intelius people search]'''
-*What do I want/not want to express in a letter to family members that I am not close to anymore?
+*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees International Genealogical Index]'''
-*INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX (IGI)
+[[Category:Jordan]][[Category:Middle East]]
-Please, don’t underestimate the IGI
-Go to www.familysearch.org
-Click on ‘Search’ -Click on ‘Search For Ancestors’
-Type in only the Arabic surname
-Click on ‘Exact Spelling’ and ‘Enter’
-Check how many of those names listed are part of your ancestry
-Should you find one or more of those listed might be of your own family glean and add the information to your data/records.
-[[Category:Jordan]]