How to Start your Family
History
Genealogy
Genealogy: Collecting dead relatives and sometimes a live cousin!
Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living.
When we die, we become 'stories' in the minds of other people.
Genealogy
My Passion with many benefits Stories and pictures A gun and the “Family Bible” Dedication ceremony New relatives (Rick, Pres. Zachary
Taylor, Lady Bird, cousins, etc.) Daddy’s war letters
How to Start your Family
History
Step 1: Remember your Ancestors
Begin by remembering information about each member in your family that will identify that person. Each person can be identified by personal information, such as the following:
Information
Name ・ Other members of the family Dates and places of important events
such as birth, marriage, and death Occupation
A Place to Start
First fill out a form for your own family, and then work back to your parents and grandparents. You can quickly see what you know and what information is missing or incomplete.
Step 2. Use Sources in Your Home
Look for sources in your home that might contain the missing or incomplete family information.
What might that be?
Sources in your home
Useful sources include birth, marriage, and death certificates; family Bibles; funeral programs; obituaries; wedding announcements; family registers; and ancestral tablets.
Create a family bag or box if you have not already.
Step 3. Ask Relatives for Information
Contact the relatives - visit, call, write, or e-mail them.
Be sure to ask specifically for the information you would like. (For example, "Do you know when Aunt Jane was born?")
Step 4. Choose a Family or Ancestor You Want to Learn More About
Select a family or ancestor with missing or incomplete information. ・Start with the generations closest to you, and work your way back. Usually, it is easier to find information for a family member or ancestor born in a recent period.
Step 5. See if Someone Else Has Already Found
the Information
Look for a published family history.
Use the internet to see what research has been done.
Step 6. Search Records for Information about
Your Ancestor.
Find copies of original records, such as censuses and birth records, based on where the person lived and the time of his or her birth, marriage, or death.
Court records – land titles
Family Tree Format
Geneology standard date format :05 August 1957
Females use maiden names
Gedcom files
Organization
Start with one notebook, with dividers. As you gain information you will keep adding notebooks for each parent’s line. Then you will add notebooks for each family line.
Forms
・ Pedigree Chart -A pedigree chart lets you list your pedigree (your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and so on).
・ Family Group Record -A family group record lets you list an entire family and their information. You will need several copies.
Descendant charts
“Cousins, Once removed!!”
First cousins
Second cousinsJonah Ferguson
Justin Ferguson
Diana Ferguson
Kayah
Greg Davis
Marilyn Davis
Kennith &Bennie Scoggins
First Cousin - the people that have the same grandparents.
Second Cousin - the people that have the same great-grandparents
Removed - is used to describe people from different generations.
Ask questions while you are young. You will have
regrets some day, because you did not ask
nor pay attention!
Genealogy meetsTechnology
You will find these on the GMS website on the genealogy link.
http://www.gunterisd.org/gms/index.html
Do a Wordle
Type With Me
http://typewith.me/Oqiu35um3c
Send an email with this link to relatives that might have some information that you can use for this project.
Animoto
Prezi
Power Point on steroids in the cloud!
Google Maps
My Genealogy Maps - Birthplaces
Google Docs Scrapbook Album
Google Doc – Scrapbook Album
Ancestry.com
Website
Is there an App for that?Of Course!!!
I do not leave home without my genealogy!
Collaborate with Others
Do a family blog.
http://mdsmemories.blogspot.com/
Do a photo galleryhttp://picasaweb.google.com/marilynsdavis
Preserve Photographs
An old picture, means less if you don’t know who the picture is of or where taken. Record information with dates!
Digitize valuable pictures. (tiff before jpg / highest resolution)
Take older pictures out of photo albums that have acid base pages.
Ziploc baggies is a GREAT solution!
Digital Pictures
Back up, Back up, and Back up! External hard-drives Burned CD or DVD Extra memory card Update with new technology
In Conclusions
A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots.
Trees without roots fall over