Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. United States Midwest Beginning Research Series Lesson 2: Locating Your Ancestors Welcome! This series of lessons will help you learn how to conduct genealogical research on an ancestor from the United States Midwest region.

Objectives Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. West Midwest South Mid-Atlantic New England

Objectives  Recognize that names of places and boundaries can change over time.  Recognize that records are kept on different levels of government, depending on location.  Search FamilySearch.org for county information. Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. West

Research Process Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Boundaries Change Over Time Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 1.Names and boundaries can change 2.Location determine where to find records

Understanding Parent Counties Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. When researching a county: 1. Know when the county was created 2. Know it’s parent county Town County State National

Parent County Example: Morrow County, Ohio Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Delaware County Knox County Marion County Richland County Morrow County Westfield

Location Determines Where Records are Kept Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. County level State level National level

Finding County Information on FamilySearch.org Wiki Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Congratulations! You have completed the Locating Your Ancestors lesson in the series.