1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1

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3 An Overview Presented by: DeAnne Shelley

4 Lesson 1: How to Accomplish Your Original Research

5 Lesson 2: Organization of Your Research Notebook

6 There are two types of records: Previous Research Family history already compiled by others New Research Family history done by you in original records

7 Strengths of Previous Research Information has already been gathered for you. These sources give you clues about where to search. They may have stories, and details about your family.

8 Weaknesses of Previous Research May be inaccurate May not be well documented May mislead you if you are not very careful

9 Original Records - Plowing new ground. There are many kinds of original records.

10 Lesson 2: Checking What Has Already Been Completed

11 Lesson 4: How to do Family History on the Internet

12 Lesson 5: Locating My Family using Census Records

13 Census Records Places people in a time and place Gives name and birth year in later censuses Gives other details, including parents, immigration, and naturalization

14 Lesson 6: Using the Handybook and FHLC

15 Lesson 7: Vital Records

16 Vital or Civil Records Birth, marriage and death records Gives dates, places and relationships Families can be built from this information

17 Lesson 8: Church Records

18 Church Records Gives birth, marriage and burial information Very useful in European and South American countries Often go back to the early 1500s

19 Lesson 9: Land and Tax Records

20 Land Records Where a family lived – state, county, township Time period they were there Names of husband and wife selling land Name of the buyer

21 Who owned the land previously Neighbors Children involved in an estate settlement Economic condition of the family

22 Lesson 10: Probate and Court Records

23 Probate Records Wills Estate inventories Cemetery records Funeral home records Obituaries

24 Lesson 11: Military Records

25 Lesson 12: Emigration, Immigration and Naturalization Records

26 Records need to be analyzed to be really understood How close to the event was it written? Who wrote it? Be careful about conclusions!!

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