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CHAPTER 1 – GETTING STARTEDGreat ExpectationsResearch, Research, Research Nine laws of genealogy The methodical genealogist Identifying a research goal Defining Problems Collecting Information Interviewing Family Relations Preparing for the Interview The Interview CHAPTER 2 – ORGANIZINGSurname or Family FilesAncestral Lineage Charts Ahnentafel Lineage Charts Family Group Records Descendancy Charts Biographical Charts Research Logs Proof Logs Master Research Logs Documenting your Evidence: citing your sources Family Books Ethical Considerations Preserving & Caring for your Documents and Photographs A few techniques to halt pre-existing minor damage Conserving your family’s treasures The home computer for reconstruction Rescue missions for documents For Posterity CHAPTER 3 – ANALYSIS, or DEFINITION OF A PROBLEMInterpreting the evidenceCHAPTER 4 – RECORDS - THE THEORYWhat is a Record?The three natures of records How records are generated Governmental Control Types of records Organizational Hierarchy Incorrect information What’s in a name Dating Systems Legal Considerations PROOF: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Preponderance Primary Proof Secondary Proof Tertiary Records Proof by Preponderance Census Returns CHAPTER 5 – RECORDS - the 4CsCivil CertificatesCensus Canada United States of America Great Britain Church Registers Wills and Probates Courts - Church and Civil Church Civil Courts Land Records Britain Naturalization and Citizenship Canada United States of America Emigration Records Ships' Passenger Manifests National Resources Mobilization Act, 1940 Tax Lists Military Records CHAPTER 6 – ACCESSING RECORDSArchivesPublic Archives Diocesan Archives Museums and special-interest archives Libraries Public Record Offices Vital Events Registrations Societies - Family History, Surname/One-Name Publishers Town Historians Local Studies Units Irish Heritage Centres Non-traditional Sources Miscellaneous Sources Surname Interest Directories P.E.R.S.I.- Periodical Source Index Union Catalogues Magazines Bibliographies N.I.D.S.- National Inventory of Documentary Sources Compiled genealogies CHAPTER 7 - PRACTICAL RESEARCHCensusSearching the Census Further Observations Civil Registration Indices Church registers Canada and U.S.A. Ontario Quebec England, Wales, Ireland Scotland Taxes European Church Records Wills and Probates Canada and U.S.A. England, Wales and Ireland Scotland Civil Courts England and Wales Ontario Search Etiquette Computerization Internet Research Internet Addresses CHAPTER 8 - THE FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARYInternational Genealogical IndexAncestral File 100-Most Used Books Family History Library Catalogue Accelerated Indexing System - A.I.S. U.S. Military Index U.S. Social Security Death Index Old Parochial Registers 1881 Census Index - England, Wales and Scotland Surname Index Birthplace Index Census Place Index As Enumerated Family Registry Personal Ancestral File Temple Ready Vital Records Index Copies from original sources www.familysearch.org CHAPTER 9 - HISTORICAL FACTORS; the affect on family historyPoliticsEconomics Religion Social and Societal Customs Linguistics Demographics Intellectual Development Geographical Poor Relief Heraldry TABLE OF FIGURES
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