This is going to be rough… Day One: How to begin This is going to be rough… Professor Crawley

How to Begin Start with you & your parents & grandparents Talk to them. Ask them names, dates and places. Record everything, even if you don’t think you will need it. You have a smart phone. Use it. Professor Crawley

#2 How to Begin Start with you & your parents & grandparents Talk to them. Ask them names, dates and places. #2 Professor Crawley

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How to Record Information Charts Family Group Sheet/Census transcriptions Pedigree Chart http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm Record everything. Seriously. Professor Crawley

Assignment: Part I DUE: FEBRUARY 15 - Complete one page of your pedigree chart. Begin by speaking with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles 1940 Professor Crawley

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Professor Crawley

February 17 Today’s Objectives: Methodology Assignment Track a family through history using free online resources – specifically census records Methodology Free Versions of Ancestry.com Heritage Quest (Chesapeake, Virginia Beach) Family Search Find A Grave Assignment Track one line of your family tree (at least one person) back to 1870. You’ll want to have this done by April 30. If you wait until the last minute, you will hate life. Truth. Always work backwards! Census Records Available: 1940/1930/1920/1910/1900/seriously?/1880/1870 Note: US Census records go as far back as 1790.

February 17: Additional resources African American Genealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/black-genealogy Jewish http://www.jewishgen.org/ Polish http://www.polishroots.org/ What Can I Find? A passenger’s name, age, occupation, name of vessel, ports of arrival and embarkation 1820- 1892 Immigration Records – all ports http://www.castlegarden.org 1830-1900 Chinese/German/Italian/Mexican/Russian Immigration Records https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration Professor Crawley

March 15 – part I Today’s Objective Methodology Assignment Track a family’s military history Methodology Familysearch.org > Military Search National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm Assignment Try to locate at least one ancestor with a military history. Already have one? Awesome. Find another one.

March 15 Today’s objective Methodology Assignment Find out what your family was up to in 1870 Methodology http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Assignment Due March 22 – review a newspaper from your family’s city in the 1870 Print articles of Political commentary Cultural/Society Crime/Justice Professor Crawley

April 14 Assignment Where is your family during World War I Did (among students) any ancestors serve together Research a battle your ancestor fought in

April 26 Going by the location of your ancestor in the 1940 Census – how is the War viewed in your family’s paper (Pre, during and post war).

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What do genealogists look for? Recorded evidence of the existence of a person, and facts about the person and that person’s relationship(s) with others. Census Records City Directories Slave/Property lists Sometimes those facts might freak you out… Professor Crawley

Primary Sources U.S. Census Birth, marriage, death and court records Newspapers and local directories Land records and maps Medical records Professor Crawley

Secondary Sources Biographies Dictionaries, encyclopedias Guides, handbooks, manuals Histories All of the above are available online and most are indexed through Family Search.org and Ancestry.com Professor Crawley

Genealogy Software Family Tree Maker Family Origins Brother’s Keeper Personal Ancestral File (PAF) Cumberland Family Software Professor Crawley

Tips for Genealogists Talk to your relatives ASAP. Write down your sources. Question all information. Grandma lies! Verify and cross check your sources. Investigate all family legends but remember Try multiple spellings of your surname. Professor Crawley