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'''''Compiled Records.''''' Someone else may have already researched the immigrant. This is especially true if the person immigrated before about 1800. Compiled records include— | '''''Compiled Records.''''' Someone else may have already researched the immigrant. This is especially true if the person immigrated before about 1800. Compiled records include— | ||
*<div> | *<div>Databases of family information described in [[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research|Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]].</div> | ||
*<div> | *<div>Printed family histories and genealogies. To find these search:</div> | ||
* | **'''''Family History Library Catalog [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Surname Search].''''' Search using just the family’s surname. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library for works with this family name as a main subject. | ||
**[http://worldcat.org/advancedsearch '''''WorldCatalog Advanced Search''''']. In the '''''Subject''''' field enter the surname and “family” like this, '''Greenwell family'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of North American libraries at once. | |||
**'''''Periodical Source Index (PERSI)''''' [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people '''''People Search'''''] for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical periodicals. | |||
*<div>Local histories.</div> | *<div>Local histories.</div> | ||
*<div>Manuscript collections of family information.</div> | *<div>Manuscript collections of family information.</div> | ||
*<div>Hereditary and lineage society records.</div> | *<div>Hereditary and lineage society records.</div> | ||
'''''Original Records.''''' After searching compiled records, search the existing records of— | '''''Original Records.''''' After searching compiled records, search the existing records of— | ||
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*<div>All jurisdictions that may have kept records about him or her (town, church, county, state, and federal).</div> | *<div>All jurisdictions that may have kept records about him or her (town, church, county, state, and federal).</div> | ||
Most record types described in this portal are original records, such as “Church Records,” “Emigration and Immigration,” “Naturalization,” or “Vital Records.” | Most record types described in this portal are original records, such as “Church Records,” “Emigration and Immigration,” “Naturalization,” or “Vital Records.” | ||
== '''''Reference Tools''''' == | == '''''Reference Tools''''' == | ||