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Introduction to Genealogy - Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Getting Started

Great Expectations
Research, 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

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Chapter 2 - Organizing

Surname or Family Files
Ancestral 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
Preserving your Research For Posterity

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Chapter 3 - Analysis, Or Definition Of A Problem

Interpreting the evidence

Chapter 4 - Records - The Theory

What 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
What Constitutes Proof of Lineage
       Primary Proof
       Secondary Proof
       Tertiary Records
       Proof by Preponderance
       Census Returns

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Chapter 5 - Records - the 4Cs

Civil Certificates
Census
       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 (Canada)
Tax Lists
Military Records

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Chapter 6 - Accessing Records

Archives
       Public 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

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Chapter 7 - Practical Research

Census
       Searching 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

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Chapter 8 - The Family History Library

International Genealogical Index
Ancestral 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

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Chapter 9 - Historical Factors; the affect on family history

Politics
Economics
Religion
Social and Societal
Intellectual Development
Geographical
Customs, Linguistics
Demographics
Poor Relief
Heraldry

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Table Of Figures

2.1	Ancestral Lineage Chart	page 61
2.2	Ahnentafel Chart	page 62
2.3	Family Group Record	page 63
2.4	Modern Descendancy Char	page 64
2.5	Heraldic Descendancy Chart	page 65
2.6	Narrative Descendancy Chart	page 66
2.7	Biographical Chart	page 72
2.8	Proof Log	page 73
2.9	Master Research Log	page 74
2.10	Source Citations	page 75
2.11	Improved Irish Certificate	page 77
3.1	Descendancy Chart - Joseph Felker, Gainsborough, Ontario	page 90
6.1	1841 Maidstone, Kent	page 205
6.2	1851 Maidstone, Kent	page 206
6.3	1861 Deptford, Kent	page 207
6.4	1841 Faversham, Kent	page 208
6.5	1851 Faversham, Kent	page 209
6.6	1861 Preston-Faversham, Kent	page 210
6.7	1871 Preston-Faversham, Kent	page 211
6.8	1881 Faversham, Kent	page 212
8.1	U.S. Social Security-5 sample letter, request for information	page 260

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Table of Appendices

2.1	Tools of the Trade, Housekeeping Tools	page 286
2.2	Family History Interview Questionnaire	page 288
4.1	Table of Changes - Julian to Gregorian Calendar	page 291
5.1	Table of Census Dates, Great Britain and U.S.A.	page 293
5.2	Census Quick Reference Chart: Canada	page 294
5.2	Census Quick Reference Chart: U.S.A.	page 296
5.2	Census Quick Reference Chart: England, Wales, Scotland	page 299
5.2	Census Quick Reference Chart: Ireland	page 301
5.3	Civil Registration Quick Reference Chart: England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man	page 305
5.3	Civil Registration Quick Reference Chart: Ireland and Channel Islands	page 306
5.3	Civil Registration Quick Reference Chart: France and Italy	page 307
5.3	Civil Registration Quick Reference Chart: U.S.A., Netherlands, Germany	page 308
5.3	Civil Registration Quick Reference Chart: Canada	page 309
5.4	Tools of the Trade, Documents	page 320
6.1	Event Timeline, Churches of England and Wales	page 322
6.2	Event Timeline, Churches of Ireland	page 324
6.3	Event Timeline, Churches of Scotland	page 326
6.4	Disposition of Wills in England and Wales	page 328
8.1	Family History Centres, Typical in-house resources	page 329
9.1	Anatomy of an Achievement of Arms	page 335

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