ronald j. niebo otowgens@gmail - ocalamug.org … · 13-03-2019 · focus on magic 7 of genealogy...

Ronald J. Niebo President 2018: OTOW Genealogical Society

DNA Tested Individual ∫ Novice Genealogist

[email protected]

Ocala Macintosh Users Group

Family History:Genealogy Basics

Ocala, FL 13 MAR 2019

(OMUG)

mailto:[email protected]

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

❖FREE

➢ Helpful Forms➢ Family Records➢ Friends / Neighbors➢ Social & Religious

Sources➢ Government Sources➢ FREE On-Line

Genealogy➢ Paper / USB Files

❖FREE / FEE

➢ Sources➢ Major 4 Genealogy

Software Programs➢ Training➢ Conferences

❖WHAT DOES

RON DO ???

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

❖ How thorough do you want to be?

➢ Names and dates?

➢ Places?

➢ How far back?

➢ Your direct line or others also?


WHERE TO START?❖ Start with YOU and work backwards

❖ Focus on MAGIC 7 of GENEALOGY➢ You (1)➢ Parents (2)➢ Grandparents (4)

❖ Start using pencil and paper➢ Name, birth place & other vital information➢ Where they lived & occupation➢ Parents and their information

❖ Where did they come from? When? Why?


OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group

Pre-CLASS GENEALOGY CHART:

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INDIVIDUAL

ANCESTOR

VITALS

TABLE:

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FORM SOURCES:❖ Forms available from MANY genealogy sources

❖ Two preferred site for FREE forms / templates:

➢ https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/resources/

family-history-forms✓ Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, MO

✓ FREE PDF format forms capable of data entry.

➢ https://www.familytreetemplates.net/✓ Family Tree Magazine ✓ FREE PDF format forms…printable.

✓ The $4 versions are Microsoft Word x.DOC files you can edit to your specifications.

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https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/resources/family-history-forms

https://www.familytreetemplates.net/


START AT HOME:❖ Interview relatives

❖ Study/Share family documents➢ Journals or Diaries

➢ Letters

➢ Legal Records

➢ Newspaper Clippings

➢ Remembrance Cards & Bibles

➢ Photo Albums

➢ Travel Memorabilia

➢ Personal Articles

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GENEALOGY COLLECTIONS:❖ Vital records (birth, marriage, death, etc…life

events kept under governmental authority)

❖ National archives & libraries❖ State archives & libraries❖ City & industry directories❖ Religious records❖ Courthouses❖ County & family histories❖ Military service & pensions❖ Cemetery transcriptions❖ Land purchase & survey records❖ Maps & atlases❖ Newspapers & periodicals❖ Professional & society newsletters

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ORGANIZING WHAT YOU KNOW:❖ Work where YOU are comfortable

❖ Choose an organization style

that works best for YOU

❖ Be consistent

❖ Write it down on paper

❖ Learn what is needed byusing and adapting provengenealogy forms

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BECOME ORDERLY :❖ Organize your research and make timely and clear

notes…this will AVOID…

➢ multiple searches of the SAME document,

➢ missed documents,

➢ overlooked facts and clues,

➢ poor correlation & analysis of findings,

➢ incorrect conclusions

➢ dead ends & false connection.

❖ KEEP UP WITH THE DETAIL!

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FREE “UNDERUSED” RESOURCES:❖ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

➢ http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp

❖ Library of Congress (LOC)

➢ http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html

❖ Bureau of Land Management─General Land Office

Records (BLM─GLO)

➢ https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx

❖ Internet Archives: https://archive.org/index.php

❖ Family History Books

➢ https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/lib

web/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC

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http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp

http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html

https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx

https://archive.org/index.php

https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC


FREE “UNDERUSED” RESOURCES: ❖ City Directories: https://archive.org/index.php

❖ State Censuses: United States Census Bureau

➢ https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/

other_resources/state_censuses.html

❖ Historical Map Collections

➢ The Atlas of Historical Boundaries

➢ http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/

➢ The Darlington Digital Library

➢ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/

➢ Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

➢ https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/

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https://archive.org/index.php

https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx

http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/archive.org/index.php




GENEALOGY STANDARDS:

❖ Consistency / Uniformity

❖ Clarity of meaning

❖ Compatible with On-line Search Criteria

❖ Recognized by ALL ‘Family Tree’ Developers

❖ Suitable with Mapping & DNA Developers

Standards for:

❖ NAMES, DATES, PLACES & CITATIONS

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GENEALOGY STANDARDS: NAMES❖ Only use ACTUAL names in name fields➢ First, Middle, LAST (surname in UPPER CASE)

➢ NOT awarded titles✓ may enter in fact, description, or note field

➢ NOT random characters of interest to only you

❖ Always list women by their MAIDEN name➢ REGARDLESS of multiple-marriages

❖ IF name UNKNOWN leave it BLANK

or enter 5 underscores (preferred)

❖ Utilize aka for nicknames enter in notes area

along with any descriptive material➢ Ronald Joseph NIEBO [aka NIEBOJEWSKI]

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GENEALOGY STANDARDS: DATES❖ dd◊MMM◊yyyy [where ◊ is a space]

➢ Where dd ≡ 01, 02…31

➢ Where MMM ≡ JAN, FEB,…JUL,…,DEC

➢ Where yyyy ≡ 1776…1940

❖ These DATE abbreviations may be used:➢ abt…where abt or Abt ≡ about

➢ bef…where bef or Bef ≡ before

➢ aft…where aft or Aft ≡ after

❖ DATE Estimates are OK (incl. abt or other abbreviation)

➢ Enter in notes WHY you made the estimate

❖ Alternate─DATES ➢ Enter ‘preferred’ record date and the alternate date(s) in

BRACKETS: 18 FEB 1946 [alt 19 FEB 1946]

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GENEALOGY STANDARDS: PLACES

❖ City,◊County,◊State,◊Country [where ◊ is a space]

➢ Country is ABBREVIATED ✓ CA=Canada, MX=Mexico, US=United States

✓ An upper-case two-letter codes defined by ISO-3166

➢ SPELLOUT all other entries

❖ Use CURRENT place names BUT

do record HISTORICAL place names

in the notes or descriptive field.

❖ Address of hospitals, churches, cemeteries,

as well as names of these facilities belong in

the notes or descriptive fields.

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GENEALOGY STANDARDS: CITATIONS❖ Citation style guides show source information

necessary for you and others to…➢ Locate a source

➢ Evaluate a source

➢ Find other sources from which your ‘evidence’

was derived

❖ What to record…➢ Who

➢ What

➢ Where & Wherein

➢ Why

➢ WhateverDescriptive info of specific interest to you

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TYPES of EVIDENCE:

❖ DIRECT (stands alone)

❖ PRIMARY (direct/original or firsthand)

❖ SECONDARY (recorded documents, reports of events that occurred a long-time before, reports by persons who were not at the original event)

❖ HEARSAY (spoken records related to an event)

❑ RELEVANCE & WEIGHT (value / credibility)Certainty…Probably…Likely…Possibly…Apparently…Perhaps

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EVIDENCE EXCEPTIONS…❖ Sources may be considered either primary

or secondary, depending on certain factors…

✓ Family Bible is primary source if events recorded

at/about times they actually occurred.

✓ Family Bible started in 1800’s that lists birth

dates from 1700’s is a secondary source.

✓ Death Date on a death certificate is a

primary source.

✓ Birth Date on a death certificate is a

secondary source.

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GENEALOGY PROOF STANDARD:

❖ Your genealogy research should demonstrate:

➢ Reasonably Exhaustive Research

➢ Cite ALL Sources, Track to their Origin

➢ Analyze / Evaluate ALL Data / Findings

➢ Correlate All the Details

➢ Resolve Conflicts

➢ Draft / Reach a Sound Conclusion

➢ Keep an Open Mind to Alternatives

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AVOID PROBLEMS: DO NOT…

❖ Copy other Family Trees UNLESS

you researched and validated it

❖ Blindly accept Family myths, validate

❖ Accept that your family name will always be

entered as currently spelled

❖ Make conclusions without sufficient evidence

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GENEALOGY RESEARCH PLAN:Don’t research without one!

❖ UNDERSTAND: What do you know?❖ UNDERSTAND: What do you want to know?❖ Write down what you already know.❖ Have a broad focus but a specific goal(s)…➢ Broad: Document my (paternal) father’s grandfather

➢ Goal: Identify father of my (paternal) grandfather

➢ Goal: Immigrated or born in US ─ where?

➢ Goal: Identify Great-grandmother & children

❖ ASK: Where might you find this info?❖ Prioritize the resources you want to use.

CAREFUL: Work on one goal at a time.

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AREA GENEALOGY RESOURCE:❖ Available @ Marion County Library System ─ Ocala➢ FREE access to premium databases:✓ Heritage Quest

✓ Florida State Historical Books

✓ State Historical Books (for select states)

✓ Passenger List Reference Books (limited)

✓ Historic Marion County Digital Collection

✓ Marion County Newspapers ─ Microfiche & On-Line

✓ Marion County Maps/Survey

➢ 2720 E. Silvers Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470Wednesday 12:30 ─ 3:30 PM

Terminals, printers, maps, text resources & support staff

(library & MC Genealogical Society) available in

MCLS Genealogy Help Center

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AREA GENEALOGY RESOURCE:❖ Available @ LDS Family History Center ─ Lecanto

➢ FREE access to premium databases:✓ World ─ Ancestry✓ Fold3 ─ Military Records✓ War of 1812✓ Find My Past✓ My Heritage✓ World ─ Family Search✓ ArkivDigital (Scandinavian ancestors)✓ British and US Newspapers✓ Obituary listings

➢ 3474 W Southern St, Lecanto, FL 34461Tuesday & Wednesday 9am ─ 4 PM

Terminals, printers, text resources & support staff

available in LDS FHS genealogy research room

PLUS: LDS FHC in Ocala

1831 SE 18th Ave, Ocala,

FL 34471

352-351-4163

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LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS: FREE

https://cyndislist.com/

http://www.youtube.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/

https://blog.eogn.com/Eastman’s OnlineGenealogy Newsletter

https://familyhistorydaily.com/

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http://www.youtube.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/

https://blog.eogn.com/

https://www.facebook.com/familyhistorydaily/?ref=nf&hc_ref=ARRkqov__-E3hMV4U6ZyYoYjHD9V8bFPG-U_sLHh8QAXWryNzTJ78T5j8IgcXDQv1yQ

https://familyhistorydaily.com/


GENEALOGY SOFTWARE:❖ Invest in a comprehensive genealogy

software package…

➢ When you begin your family tree, it seems easy enough to remember who you are researching and what you have accomplished.

➢ BUT, you quickly learn the number of individuals being researched and records become unmanageable.

➢ A genealogy software package allows you to effectively manage your content with a BONUS of assisting in locating genealogical sources, accessing databases, organizing your documents, building an accessible tree, and documenting your citations thus allowing you to correctly communicate your family history.

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TYPICAL SOFTWARE FEATURES: ❖ No single software or website has everything.

❖ What features are typically present:

➢ Search historical names

➢ Browse digitized records

➢ Publicly-searchable user submitted content

➢ Create and enter names in trees

➢ Attach records / citations / narratives

➢ Geographical coverage of records

➢ Site operates in different languages

➢ Mobile apps compatible with handheld devices

➢ Sharing of trees & records

➢ Private and public capabilities

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https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/

https://gramps-project.org/introduction-WP


GENEALOGY SOFTWARE─Macintosh:

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❖BEST ─ BEST ─ BEST ─ BEST➢ Genealogy Pro … ver. 2.2 for pc

➢ Heredis for Mac … ver. 2019 for pc

➢ MacFamilyTree … ver. 8.43 for pc

➢ Reunion … ver. 12 for pc

➢ ReunionTouch …for iPad & iPhone

❖BETTER ─ BETTER ─ BETTER ─ BETTER➢ Ancestral Quest … ver. 15 for pc

➢ iFamily for Mac … ver. 2.9.6 for PC

❖GOOD ─ GOOD ─ GOOD ─ GOOD

➢ MAJOR 4 of GENEALOGY SOFTWARE

➢ Family Tree Maker … ver. 2017


MAJOR 4 of GENEALOGY SOFTWARE:U.S. company doing genealogical research, offers DNA tests, also owns FOLD3.com and Newspapers.com .

Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, supports global genealogical research.

An Israeli company, began as a

family tree website with focus on

Europe, the Middle East & Africa;

offers DNA tests.

Owned by Scottish publisher DC Thompson ─ owns British/world sites including newspapers, census and DNA research.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancestry.com_2007_logo.svg

http://findmypast.com/


AN ADD─ON TO CONSIDER:❖ PROS: Family Tree Maker is a very good all-around

genealogy program, one for both novices and experts. This program compliments your research while adding the following benefits:

➢ ease of use and data entry➢ research capability ➢ charting, multimedia and scrapbooking capabilities ➢ organization and management of data➢ color coding ➢ photo darkroom➢ adding of narrative details➢ creation & publishing

of family history books➢ GEDCOM 5.5.1 compliant➢ Ancestry integration

❖ CONS / It doesn’t provide research hints.

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FEE: WEBINARS & CONFERENCES


❖ Online…see class list of sites➢ GOOGLE and YouTube➢ Legacy Family Tree Webinars➢ Roots Tech➢ ALL the genealogy software

❖ In Florida…see class list of sites➢ OTOW Genealogical Society➢ Florida State Genealogical Society➢ Marion / Citrus / Orange County Genealogical Societies➢ Annual Central Florida Family History Conference

❖ Nationally …see class list of sites➢ Annual National Genealogical Society ➢ Midwest Genealogy Center➢ National Archives and Records Administration➢ Library of Congress➢ RootsTech

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WHAT DOES RON DO ???

❖Genealogy Software: ❖Other Tools:


✓ FREE Genealogy Software at Public Library and LDS Family History Center

Adobe PhotoshopElements 2018

WORD and EXCEL(primarily)

Snipping ToolWindows 10

w/ Archival Safe,

Acid-Free 6 mil

Polypropylene

Plastic

3-Ring Binder(s)

✓ Document Identifier files (RJN):1856FFN.1892.naturalization.doc

birthyear◊initials.doc year.keywords.type

✓ Privateexpanded

✓ Publicskeleton

✓ Privateexpanded

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https://thegenealogyguide.com/ancestry-com-review-as-easy-as-1-2-3-4

https://www.adobe.com/products/elements-family/photoshop-elements.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Office_365_2013.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Snipping_Tool_10_Icon.png


NOW…step back, think,

plan, learn and gather while

analyzing, evaluating and record writing.

We are all beginners each time we

realize or learn what we did NOT know.

Understand the content and context of

every piece of data…while the FUN

is in the gathering, it is useless without

critical analysis, evaluation

and documentation.

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