Acronyms and Abbreviations: Difference between revisions

There are many [[Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records|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:  

:[[Ancestral File]]; patron-contributed lineage-linked family information submitted to FamilySearch.org prior to 1991.

:Baptized / Christened

:Births, Marriages, and Deaths

:approximately (ex. "ca. 1535" means "in about 1535")

:Cannot Be Located

:Date of Birth

:[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]] (to find a Family History Center near you, '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp click here]''')<br>

:[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], largest genealogical library in the world.&nbsp; Located in Salt Lake City, Utah and sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<br>

:[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp '''Family History Library Catalog''']; searchable catalog of microfilm, fiche, books and periodicals available through [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch.org].<br>

:GEnealogical Data COMmunications (a file format for transferring family history data)

:Illegitimate (often recorded on birth certificates and other birth records)

:[[International Genealogical Index|Inernational Genealogical Index]]

:'''[http://www.lds.org Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]'''

:[http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress]; Research arm of the US&nbsp;Congress. Digital collections include historic newspapers, photographs, family genealogies, biographies and other items of interest to family history researchers.

:[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives Records Administration]; repository of official US&nbsp;government records including census, military, immigration, and other documents of interest to family history researchers.

:'''[http://www.familysearch.org Personal Ancestral File]'''; freeware genealogy software available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch.org].

:'''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=prf/search_PRF.asp&clear_form=true Pedigree Resource File]''' (a database within FamilySearch.org)<br>

:Public Records Office; [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm National Archives] repository for official public records (birth, marriage, death, census, etc.) for the United Kingdom.<br>

:[[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]]; master file of US&nbsp;death records reported to the [http://www.ssa.gov/ Social Security Administartion] available for free on-line through [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true FamilySearch.org], [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com], [http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/ genealogybank.com] and other web sites.