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'''[[Guild of One-Name Studies]]''' | '''[[Guild of One-Name Studies]]''' | ||
=== ''' | === '''Key Benefits of Membership in Local Family History Societies''' === | ||
Here are ten advantages and benefits of joining a local family history society, including all of the following:<br> | Here are ten advantages and benefits of joining a local family history society, including all of the following:<br> | ||
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#learn about events and local history which directly affected your ancestors.<br> | #learn about events and local history which directly affected your ancestors.<br> | ||
#know how/what effective search strategies and other critical approaches to employ in your research. <br> | #know how/what effective search strategies and other critical approaches to employ in your research. <br> | ||
#numerous ideas for helping you overcome brickwalls in constructing your genealogy.<br> | #obtain numerous ideas for helping you overcome brickwalls in constructing your genealogy.<br> | ||
#learn about, use, help create critical products being compiled by each society, such as | #learn about, use, help create critical products being compiled by each society, such as transcribing or indexing churchyard, marriage, baptism, census, military, occupation, and etc records of the area or county, perhaps even helping to build data content for your parish[es] of interest (i.e.index) if desired.<br> | ||
#purchase books, CDs, microfiche, or the services of knowledgeable and experienced local residents to perform "lookup" services for all those researching ancestry from remote areas around the world.<br> | #purchase books, CDs, microfiche, or the services of knowledgeable and experienced local residents to perform "lookup" services for all those researching ancestry from remote areas around the world.<br> | ||
#share/publish your ancestral surnames of interests for others to view and respond with help and assistance in various ways.<br> | #share/publish your ancestral surnames of interests for others to view and respond with help and assistance in various ways.<br> | ||
#write articles on one or some of your ancestor case studies, and research strategies used, or about the records of an area or county in order to share and disseminate learned and sound research practices, based on your area of expertise and/or ancestral research experience[s]. Perhaps other societies will wish rights to share or otherwise publish in their journals as well.<br> | #write articles on one or some of your ancestor case studies, and research strategies used, or about the records of an area or county in order to share and disseminate learned and sound research practices, based on your area of expertise and/or ancestral research experience[s]. Perhaps other societies will wish rights to share or otherwise publish in their journals as well.<br> | ||
#advertise - ancestral names at reasonable rates in their journals for whom you are searching; or lookup services or even professional services seeking potential clients (where applicable), etc.<br> | #advertise - ancestral names at reasonable rates in their journals for whom you are searching; or lookup services or even professional services seeking potential clients (where applicable), etc.<br> | ||
#modest cost to join, which yields a very high return in terms of benefits.<br> | #modest cost to join, which yields a very high return in terms of benefits.<br> | ||
#Local members can attend meetings, classes, lectures, access and use library holdings, participate in society leadership and administrative roles, and volunteer to assist with inquiries from members abroad | |||
=== Locating Records at the Family History Library === | === Locating Records at the Family History Library === | ||