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[[Media:Services Portal EdgewoodNM FHC Mar23 2022 .pdf|Handout]] | [[Media:Services Portal EdgewoodNM FHC Mar23 2022 .pdf|Handout]] | ||
FSC Director Craig Noorlander spoke to a group of twelve attendees including six virtual participants about wrong assumptions that people have about family history. The two most common wrong assumptions are | |||
# “I’ve located all my ancestors and have no more work to do,” and | # “I’ve located all my ancestors and have no more work to do,” and | ||
# “Why do we need the | # “Why do we need the FSC? I can do everything on my home computer.” | ||
Noorlander demonstrated many things that can be added to existing ancestors such as adding events to an individual’s timeline and searching through newspaper articles on ''newspapers.com'' (available for free only at the | Noorlander demonstrated many things that can be added to existing ancestors such as adding events to an individual’s timeline and searching through newspaper articles on ''newspapers.com'' (available for free only at the FSC). In the course of searching through these sources, clues to more ancestors will inevitably show up, so one’s family tree is always sprouting new leaves. A class handout showing all of the premium family history websites that can be accessed for free only at the FSC is posted on the FSC website. | ||
=== Using Censuses to Your Advantage (April 27th) === | === Using Censuses to Your Advantage (April 27th) === | ||
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Some general tips: look at the person completing the census, known as the enumerator, because they could be a relative; enumerators originally from Britain labeled all people in school as scholars without differentiating college students from primary or secondary school students; some people from Britain “barred” the letter “T,” causing transcribers to record it is an “F.” | Some general tips: look at the person completing the census, known as the enumerator, because they could be a relative; enumerators originally from Britain labeled all people in school as scholars without differentiating college students from primary or secondary school students; some people from Britain “barred” the letter “T,” causing transcribers to record it is an “F.” | ||
Turner also demonstrated how to add census records to an individual on FamilySearch. You select the individual, then click on “Search.” This pulls up all the resources available for that individual. Then you click on the census record you want and click “Attach.” Other methods for doing this as well as more details about the class will be on a handout that will be posted to the | Turner also demonstrated how to add census records to an individual on FamilySearch. You select the individual, then click on “Search.” This pulls up all the resources available for that individual. Then you click on the census record you want and click “Attach.” Other methods for doing this as well as more details about the class will be on a handout that will be posted to the FSC website. | ||
=== How to Use ''Google'' to Your Advantage in Your Family History (May 25th) === | === How to Use ''Google'' to Your Advantage in Your Family History (May 25th) === | ||
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[[Media:EdgewoodFHC Fold3 HO1.pdf|Fold3 Training Center]] | [[Media:EdgewoodFHC Fold3 HO1.pdf|Fold3 Training Center]] | ||
Bill Barrett began this class by explaining the unusual term Fold 3: “Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.” The [https://www.fold3.com/ ''Fold3'' website] was acquired by ''Ancestry'' and has a major focus on U.S. military records. Non-military records include Native American records, African-American records, city directories, Social Security Death Index (free), passport applications (1795-1905), and many other types of records. This is a premium website that is free at the | Bill Barrett began this class by explaining the unusual term Fold 3: “Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.” The [https://www.fold3.com/ ''Fold3'' website] was acquired by ''Ancestry'' and has a major focus on U.S. military records. Non-military records include Native American records, African-American records, city directories, Social Security Death Index (free), passport applications (1795-1905), and many other types of records. This is a premium website that is free at the FamilySearch Center. | ||
One thing that was popular with the audience was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall feature. ''Fold3'' lets you search by name or zoom in on the wall itself to a name. Selecting a name brings up the person’s military records including when and where they served and how they were killed. Below is a screen shot from the class illustrating this feature. | One thing that was popular with the audience was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall feature. ''Fold3'' lets you search by name or zoom in on the wall itself to a name. Selecting a name brings up the person’s military records including when and where they served and how they were killed. Below is a screen shot from the class illustrating this feature. | ||
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The opening screen shows a map of the world labeled by continent. Clicking on a continent brings up a list of countries where you can continue clicking into smaller geographical units such as states or counties. Kraus clicked on Ireland for her example and, instead of selecting a specific county, clicked on Ireland at the top of the list. | The opening screen shows a map of the world labeled by continent. Clicking on a continent brings up a list of countries where you can continue clicking into smaller geographical units such as states or counties. Kraus clicked on Ireland for her example and, instead of selecting a specific county, clicked on Ireland at the top of the list. | ||
The Ireland page listed all the records available including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. It also listed some general country and county information. There were also links to guides on how to get started with research, how to find various types of records, and lists of research tools that were available outside the Wiki. Websites followed by ($) cost money to access, although they may be free at your local | The Ireland page listed all the records available including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. It also listed some general country and county information. There were also links to guides on how to get started with research, how to find various types of records, and lists of research tools that were available outside the Wiki. Websites followed by ($) cost money to access, although they may be free at your local FamilySearch Center. She switched to other country pages to illustrate the different types of information available specific to that location. Some had general history sections and links to relevant wars and military records. She also clicked the ''Online Genealogy Records'' button that listed all the types of records available online by dates. | ||
If you can’t figure out how to access what you’re looking for, Kraus suggested using the ''Search'' box. For example, type in “Mayflower” to get a wealth of information on that topic. If you want to start over, click ''Wiki Home'' in the left menu bar. You can also click on the ''Ask the Community'' button to get help from others or to help others that may have questions you can answer. | If you can’t figure out how to access what you’re looking for, Kraus suggested using the ''Search'' box. For example, type in “Mayflower” to get a wealth of information on that topic. If you want to start over, click ''Wiki Home'' in the left menu bar. You can also click on the ''Ask the Community'' button to get help from others or to help others that may have questions you can answer. | ||
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