My Name _________________________ Date ___________ My Email______________________________________ Ok to give to my classmates? Yes ( ) No ( ) I have Years/Months _______________Experience in Genealogy My Localities of Interest (States, Countries, etc): My Surnames of Interest: I am a Member of the Following Genealogical, Historical, Lineage Societies: What I hope to learn in this class: […]

  Naturalization Records Immigration/Passenger Records Important Websites

  Five Phases of American Land Transfers 1) All land claimed by the Crown (British, Dutch, Spanish, French, etc), Indian Claim to land usually relinquished in some form, usually a treaty and transferred by charter to colonies 2) Colonies transferred land to colonists or settlers-1607-Revolutionary War 3) After Revolutionary War the United States government obtained […]

Introductions About This Class Mic’s Philosophies of Genealogy 1) No Record Group in the United States Was Ever Created for Genealogical Purposes. 2) Absence of Proof, Is Not Proof of Absence 3) Seek Information, Not Affirmation 4) Follow the Money!   Review Censuses 1850-1930 History of US Census Enumerations http://usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/enumproc1.shtml Prologue Magazine Genealogy Notes http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/genealogy-notes.html#census […]

Births, Marriages, Deaths, Divorces   History: 1492 Catholic Church requires parish church to keep vital records- Christenings (births), Marriages, Burials (deaths) 1538 English Church separated from Church of Rome Minsters required to maintain parish records 1632 General Assembly of Virginia Ministers or warden of parish to appear annually in court on June 1st and present […]

What is a Census?   Legal Reasons for Having a US Census Constitutional-Article 1 sec 2 Military   History of the US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/history/www/innovations/technology/   Innovation/Technology Early Census Tallying and Processing   • Seaton Device   • Hollerith Machine   • Univac I   • Fosdic     Through The Decades Fast Facts Overview […]

  Family Search (LDS) Website http://familysearch.org Home  Getting Started  Forms  Maps  Guides Share Collaboration  Library  Family History Library  Family History Centers  Family History Catalogue-also has non-indexed, browsable records  Search  Social Security Death Index  Census  US, Canada, British Isles (England,Wales)  Ancestor Search Books Texas Death Certificates Texas Death Index Ancestry. Com http://ancestry.com Heritage Quest http://Dallaslibrary.org Persi-Old […]

Introductions Mic’s Philosophies Homework Getting Started Genealogical Forms Genealogical Software Email and Nettiquette Mailing Lists and Queries Using (Genealogical) Search Engines Important Websites

Introductions  About This Class  Mic’s Philosophies of Genealogy       1) No Record Group in the United States Was Ever Created for Genealogical Purposes.       2) Absence of Proof, Is Not Proof of Absence       3) Seek Information, Not Affirmation       4) Follow the Money!  History of Genealogy  Just how many ancestors do you have?  Number […]