performing genealogy on a shoe string don & jeanine hartman familyhart /familyhart
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Performing Genealogy on a Shoe StringDon & Jeanine HartmanFamilyHart
http://familyhart.info
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Search Plan & Strategy Make a Time Commitment
– Same Time every week or every day Gather the information that you have
– Family Records, Family Members, etc. Organize the information that you have
– Fill out pedigree and family group records– Computerize; or organize papers in folders
Determine What Records Need to be Researched – Census, Obits, Civil Records, Church Records, etc.
Search Plan & Strategy Be efficient, time is money, even
when you are retired Use an Internet-friendly Genealogy
Program (i.e. Ancestral Quest, Roots Magic, etc.)
Invest in High Speed Internet Connection (DSL, Cable Modem, etc.) or have access to one (i.e. Public Library, College Library, Family History Center (FHC))
Free or Low-Cost Websites LDS FamilySearch Heritage Quest ProQuest Google Books Google Maps Rootsweb Ancestry WorldTree USGENWEB WORLDGENWEB Cyndi’s List MidAtlantic Roots Network York County Archives
Create Quick Links Make a direct-link Icon of the
locations that you will use most of the time:
Right-Click on the link for which you want to have a short-cut, Select Copy Shortcut
Right-Click on your desktop screen where you want your Icon, Select Paste Shortcut
Free Genealogy WebsitesLDS FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org
Use this to view source records or extractions of source records, such as U.S. Social Security Death Index, U.S. Census Records, State Census Records, World War II Draft Registration Cards, Marriage Records, Birth Records, International Records, etc.
Free Genealogy WebsitesLDS FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org
Open an account:
If you are LDS, you will need the Membership # and Confirmation
Date from your Church Record. As part of a contributing organization, your account will automatically be a qualified account.
If you are not LDS, you may want to open an account, and participate in the indexing project. If you index 900
records per quarter and maintain that level, your account will be upgraded to a qualified account. https://www.familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing
Free Genealogy WebsitesLDS FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org
It is good to peruse what records are available on a regular basis, perhaps once a month or so.
If you are keyboard centric, the Space Bar will select highlighted items including check boxes, Life Event Choices, etc.
If you change Life Events for another search, Filters will typically be deleted
Checked boxes means Exact Match
Can use Wild Card * with first 3 letters
Free Genealogy WebsitesLDS FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org
1840, 1860, and 1920 Census searches must not include Residence Places below the County Level
1870 Census searches must not include Residence Places below the State Level
Residence Year Range is not the same as Birth Year Range
The 1860, 1880, and 1930 Census listings are Extractions ONLY. To see the actual records, you will need to pay a fee or go to Heritage Quest, if you have access.
The 1860 Census will not show family units without seeing the original Census record.
Free Genealogy WebsitesLDS FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org
If you work for a number of hours, your cookie will die, and you will get an Oops or a Try Later message. If you do, you will need to close out ALL browser windows on your screen, reopen, and log back in to continue
Free Genealogy WebsitesLDS Old FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
Use this for search Ancestral File, Pedigree Resource File, International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Can also be used for Social Security Death Index, 1880 U.S. Census, 1881 British Census, 1881 Canadian Census
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage Quest
Heritage Quest is a fee-based subscription to which many institutions provide their patrons free access:
Adams County Library Systemhttp://www.adamslibrary.org/adamsdatabases.asp
Cumberland County Library Systemhttp://rpa.ccpa.net/rpa/webauth.exe?rs=hqadm&lb=ADM
Lancaster County Library Systemhttp://online.lancasterlibraries.org/
Maryland State Library System (SAILOR)http://db.sailor.lib.md.us/db/hqo
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage Quest
This will require a library card, which may or may not have a fee associated with it
You may be able to get a library card from the Pennsylvania Libraries that have Heritage Quest access, if you have a local library card with an Access Pennsylvania sticker or symbol on it
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage Quest
Use this to Search:
U.S. Census Records (1790-1930)
Family and Local History Books
PERSI™
Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Records
Freeman’s Bank Records (1865-1874)
LexisNexis ® U.S. Serial Set (Congressional Petitions)
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage QuestU.S Census
Use this for looking at source U.S. Census records from 1790-1930
1790-1820, 1860-1880, 1900-1920 are searchable
1830, 1840, 1890 (limited),1930 are browseable
Census Searches are exact
Townships may or may not have Twp in the name
Use this to see images not available on FamilySearch
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage QuestBooks
Search area include People, Places, and Publications
Actual books are online
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage QuestPERSI™
Search area include People, Places, How To’s and Publications
Publications are not online, this is an index only
Publication copies can be ordered for a fee
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage QuestRevolutionary War
Very Limited information typically: Typically name only of Veteran, possibly wife is listed; and the Warrant or Pension Number
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage QuestFreedman’s Bank (1865-1974)
African American Bank Lists not only name of account holder,
but birth place, spouse, parents, and children
Free Genealogy WebsitesHeritage QuestLexisNexis® U.S. Serial Set
Lists Petitions made to the U.S. Congress
Published copies are online
Free Genealogy WebsitesProQuest, Newbank, EBSCO, Archives.comNews & Newspapers - Obituaries
Many but not all Newspapers online Not all years of Newspapers Use Search identifying the Newspaper that
you want Search is not very elegant This is typically a for-fee subscription
service that some institutions provide free to their patrons. i.e. State Library of Pennsylvania, University of Phoenix, etc,
Free Genealogy WebsitesYork County Archiveshttp://www.yorkcountyarchives.org/records.asp
Many different Civil Records Copies of originals can be purchased online Marriage Record Index Extraction is very good Cutoff year of 1930 between marriage indices is
not hard and fast
Free Genealogy WebsitesAncestry Worldtreehttp://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
First, Obtain a Rootsweb Login ID at:http://rootsweb.ancestry.com
Good for seeing what other people have submitted
Should be considered a low reliability source
Free Genealogy WebsitesFamilyHarthttp://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Links to handy tools FamilyHart Database (over 732,000 names online)
SouthCentral PA centric USGenWeb sites:
York Co., PA; Lancaster Co., PA; Adams Co., PA; Franklin Co., PA; Frederick Co., MD; Washington Co., MD
Harry Senft Cemetery Project w/FamilyHart indexing & linking Facebook Groups Twitter York 2nd Ward Family History Newsletters
Free Genealogy WebsitesOther
Rootsweb Guide to Tracing Family Treeshttp://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/#GENERAL
Internment.nethttp://www.interment.net/Default.htm
Find A Gravehttp://www.findagrave.com/
USGenWebhttp://usgenweb.org/
Rootswebhttp://rootsweb.ancestry.com
Google Bookshttp://books.google.com
Free Genealogy WebsitesOther
LDS Research Helpshttp://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp
WorldCathttp://www.worldcat.org/
Cyndi’s Listhttp://www.cyndislist.com/
Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
Free Genealogy WebsitesOther
Immigrant Ship Transcriber’s Guildhttp://www.immigrantships.net/
Civil War & Sailors Systemhttp://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
U.S BLM General Land Office Recordshttp://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Linkpendiumhttp://linkpendium.com
Allen County Indiana Public Libraryhttp://www.acpl.lib.in.us
Free Genealogy WebsitesOther
Library and Archives Canadahttp://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/
The Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml
FamilySearch Wikihttps://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/
About.com Genealogyhttp://genealogy.about.com/
Free Genealogy WebsitesOther
National Genealogical Societyhttp://www.ngsgenealogy.org
Online Death Indexeshttp://www.deathindexes.com/
Pennsylvania Public Recordshttp://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686
Questions?