Genealogical Research Instruction: Difference between revisions
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*[[Begin a Search for Confederate Records]] | *[[Begin a Search for Confederate Records]] | ||
*[[Begin a Search for Union Records]] | *[[Begin a Search for Union Records]] | ||
*[[Begin | *[[Begin Your Genealogy Quest]] | ||
*[[Beginning African American Research]] | *[[Beginning African American Research]] | ||
*[[Choose a Record Type]] | |||
*[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]] | *[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]] | ||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | ||
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*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]] | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]] | ||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | ||
*[[Creation of Records]] | |||
*[[Decide What You Want to Learn]] | *[[Decide What You Want to Learn]] | ||
*[[Describe the Records on a Research Log]] | |||
*[[Determining if a Source is Relevant]] | *[[Determining if a Source is Relevant]] | ||
*[[Document AS YOU GO]] | *[[Document AS YOU GO]] | ||
*[[England Getting Started]] | *[[England Getting Started]] | ||
*[[Evaluate and Use the Information]] | *[[Evaluate and Use the Information]] | ||
*[[Evaluate the Evidence]] | |||
*[[Family History for Beginners]] | *[[Family History for Beginners]] | ||
*[[Gather Family Information]] | |||
*[[Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources]] | |||
*[[How to Find Descendants in the United States]] | *[[How to Find Descendants in the United States]] | ||
*[[Identify Candidate Families for Further Research]] | |||
*[[Identify a Category of Sources]] | |||
*[[Identify What You Know]] | *[[Identify What You Know]] | ||
*[[Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide]] | *[[Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide]] | ||
*[[Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources]] | *[[Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources]] | ||
*[[Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records]] | *[[Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records]] | ||
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*[[Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources]] | *[[Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources]] | ||
*[[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]] | *[[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]] | ||
*[[New to Genealogy - Beginners First Step]] | |||
*[[Obtain and Search the Records]] | *[[Obtain and Search the Records]] | ||
*[[Obtain the Records]] | |||
*[[One Family at a Time]] | |||
*[[One Research Objective at a Time]] | |||
*[[Organize the New Records]] | |||
*[[Organize your genealogy]] | *[[Organize your genealogy]] | ||
*[[Organize Your Records]] | |||
*[[Organizing Your Files]] | *[[Organizing Your Files]] | ||
*[[Prepare a Research Log]] | |||
*[[Principles of Family History Research]] | *[[Principles of Family History Research]] | ||
*[[Principles of Family History Research For Further Reading]] | |||
*[[Recall Information]] | |||
*[[Record the Results]] | |||
*[[Record_Useful_Information]] | |||
*[[Research Process]] | *[[Research Process]] | ||
*[[Restart the Research Cycle]] | |||
*[[Rookie Mistakes]] | *[[Rookie Mistakes]] | ||
*[[Search the Records]] | |||
*[[Select Records to Search]] | *[[Select Records to Search]] | ||
*[[Select Specific Records]] | |||
*[[Select the Easiest Research Objective]] | |||
*[[Share the Information]] | |||
*[[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]] | *[[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]] | ||
*[[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada]] | *[[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada]] | ||
*[[Transfer the Information]] | |||
*[[United States Basic Search Strategies]] | *[[United States Basic Search Strategies]] | ||
*[[United States | *[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data]] | ||
*[[Use Appropriate Forms]] | |||
*[[Use the Information]] | |||
*[[View the Records]] | |||
*[[Websites for Family History Beginners]] | *[[Websites for Family History Beginners]] | ||
*[[What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected]] | |||
==Research Resources== | ==Research Resources== | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 15 July 2025
Instructions on How to Do Genealogical Research[edit | edit source]
Below are articles that discuss the genealogical research process. Many of the pages overlap in scope.
- A Guide to Research
- Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)
- Begin a Search for Confederate Records
- Begin a Search for Union Records
- Begin Your Genealogy Quest
- Beginning African American Research
- Choose a Record Type
- Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)
- Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources
- Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections
- Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books
- Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools
- Creation of Records
- Decide What You Want to Learn
- Describe the Records on a Research Log
- Determining if a Source is Relevant
- Document AS YOU GO
- England Getting Started
- Evaluate and Use the Information
- Evaluate the Evidence
- Family History for Beginners
- Gather Family Information
- Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources
- How to Find Descendants in the United States
- Identify Candidate Families for Further Research
- Identify a Category of Sources
- Identify What You Know
- Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide
- Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources
- Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records
- Locating Online Databases Part Three: Digitized Books
- Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources
- Major Databases for Beginning United States Research
- New to Genealogy - Beginners First Step
- Obtain and Search the Records
- Obtain the Records
- One Family at a Time
- One Research Objective at a Time
- Organize the New Records
- Organize your genealogy
- Organize Your Records
- Organizing Your Files
- Prepare a Research Log
- Principles of Family History Research
- Principles of Family History Research For Further Reading
- Recall Information
- Record the Results
- Record_Useful_Information
- Research Process
- Restart the Research Cycle
- Rookie Mistakes
- Search the Records
- Select Records to Search
- Select Specific Records
- Select the Easiest Research Objective
- Share the Information
- Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls
- Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada
- Transfer the Information
- United States Basic Search Strategies
- United States Census Analyzing Census Data
- Use Appropriate Forms
- Use the Information
- View the Records
- Websites for Family History Beginners
- What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected