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Cheryl Lang, MLS
What makes a Genealogy Librarian?
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Largest free-standing public genealogy library in the United States
52,000 square feet Over 100,000 print
volumes; +20K circulating 2,000 Periodical titles Microforms Map collection Online databases 12,000 visitors per month
Write down everything you know about your parents, grandparents, important events, etc.
Use full names including the maiden names of all women Spell out the name of months and use four digit years
(e.g. 6 June 1911) Write surnames in capital letters (e.g. SMITH, John
David) Cite your sources Get organized!
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Include: ◦ Title ◦ Author ◦ Copyright date ◦ Publisher ◦ Edition number ◦ Page numbers ◦ Location of resource (what institution?)
Copy or scan the title and copyright pages
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Primary ◦ Original documents ◦ Written by those who experienced the event directly ◦ An original source of information
Secondary ◦ Information originally presented elsewhere ◦ Recorded by those who heard from other sources,
often at a different time or location ◦ Information for which the author has no personal
knowledge
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Birth/death certificates ◦When did the state start keeping records? ◦When did the county begin keeping records? ◦ Is the information in the record reliable? ◦Has the city/county name changed? ◦ Are there digital copies online?
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State Department of Health County Courthouse City/county health department Newspapers Social security records Online With family
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Name
City/County Date of death Date of birth Birthplace Spouse/parents Cause of death Location of
death Informant
Example: Tyler Williams of Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, wrote a will in 1828. He left property to: Wife, Elizabeth – dower rights during her lifetime Son, Edmund T. – $1,000, a desk, and book case Son, Esik H. - $1,000 and an 8-day clock Daughters Jane and Mary - $700 each Son, George, $1,000 at interest and a gold watch
Directed Executors to sell the remainder of his lands and to pay debts
In most cases you must know the county
When did the county begin keeping records?
Types of records: ◦ Marriage records ◦ Marriage license ◦ Marriage applications ◦ Marriage returns ◦ Marriage bonds
County courthouses
Newspapers Books ◦ City/county/family
histories Online indexes Digital images Family records Census records Pension records
Federal, state, and special census records ◦ First Federal census in 1790 ◦ The census is taken every ten years ◦ 1790-1840 (limited information) ◦ 1850-2010 ◦ 1890 census destroyed ◦ State census typically in years with fives (e.g.
1925) ◦ Also slave census records, Native American
records, and agricultural census records
Everyone in the household is listed Relationships are not given Age Race Sex Marital status Place of birth Occupation
Names of everyone in the household Relationship to the head of the house Age Sex Marital status Race Place of birth of person and of parents Occupation
99% of the records were destroyed
Bits and pieces survive
Different format than other census records
Everyone in household is listed Lists their relationship to the head of the house Name Sex Race Age Marital status/number of years married/age at
first marriage Occupation Place of birth of person and parents Year of immigration & citizenship status
Home owned or rented? Is household on a farm? Residence as of April 1, 1935 Employment status of persons over 14 years
of age Income in 1939 Supplementary questions Social security number-yes or no? Veteran service ◦ If child, is father alive or deceased?
Language spoken in home (native tongue)
Microfilm (Midwest Genealogy Center/National
Archives)-does not include the 1940 census
Ancestry/Ancestry Library Edition
Heritage Quest
FamilySearch
Transcriptions in books
Scattered census images on free sites
Reference Interview ◦ Just beginning? ◦ Looking for a specific item? ◦ What resources do you have at your
library? ◦ What online resources can help your
patron?
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Family Tree Magazine Midwest Genealogy Center
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Birth Marriage Education Military Service Civic Activities Employment Real Estate/Land Ownership
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Siblings, Parents Aunts, Uncles, Cousins Grandparents, Great-Grandparents
Birth, death, marriage, divorce certificates Church records Military records School records Employment records Wills, probate, land records Family Bibles Baby books Photographs Old letters
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Record family stories
Flesh out those names, dates, and places
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Ancestry ($) HeritageQuest Family History Library RootsWeb USGenWeb Cyndi’s List
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Comprehensive Searches
Library Websites Databases Military Websites
Government Websites Ethnic Websites Blogs Miscellaneous Websites
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Cyndi’s List Linkpendium Family History Library & Labs RootsWeb USGenWeb Google, Yahoo, et al.
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Midwest Genealogy Center Allen County Genealogy Center Kansas City Public Library Local public libraries
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Ancestry ($) Heritage Quest ($) America’s GenealogyBank ($) Many, many more!
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Veteran’s Gravesite Locator Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Daughters of the American Revolution National Personnel Records Center
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National Archives & Records Administration Bureau of Land Management Library of Congress State Archives Missouri Digital Heritage
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Pennsylvania Newspaper Project Missouri Newspapers Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
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African-American oAfrigeneas oLarge Slaveholders
Jewish oJewishgen
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Irish oIrish Church Records oIrish Roots oIreland’s1901 & 1911 Census
Scottish oGeneral Register Office oScotland’s People
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Eastman’s Online Newsletter GenealogyInTime.com Family Tree Magazine’s Top 40 Blogs
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Find A Grave & Interment.net Passenger Lists
oCastle Garden oEllis Island oSteve Morse
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Jackson County Land Deeds and Marriages R. B. Hayes Ohio Obituaries Adoption Records by State
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Conclusion
Questions?
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Cheryl Lang, MLS
clang@mymcpl.org
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