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Premium Episode 34 – Research Hypothesis Theory with Jeanette Daniels
Date Published: Nov. 18, 2009
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NEWS:
Footnote.com made an announcement this last week about their Holocaust Collection. These records, however, will remain free to access through any of the National Archives physical locations. To view the records go to http://go.footnote.com/holocaust_records/
Also in the news is the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is publishing a new scholarly journal called American Ancestors Journal. It will be included as a supplement in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register and will contain articles with a national scope, emphasizing New York State and out-migrations from New England. Read the free first edition.
You can now Search three Georgia newspaper archives free at the Digital Library of Georgia.
GenealogyBank http://www.genealogybank.comhas announced millions of family history records from 41 newspapers and 23 states were recently added.
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GEM: My Google Book Search Library Gadget
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Profile America: Freedom of the Press
John Peter Zenger, A German immigrant who published the New York Weekly Journal, was arrested on Nov. 17, 1734 for libel against the colonial governor.
GEM: Jeanette Daniels Interview
Jeanette teaches classes on The Genealogy Process, Creating a research hypothesis theory, Cryptic Sources, and Streamlining the Research Process.
Jeanette’s Tip:
Tap into the wealth of free information available from the Family History Library consultants, and reference librarians. “Don’t bypass the counter help!”
The Process:
Creating a research hypothesis / theory
Identify known factsMake Goals – wish list of what you want to find.
Make realistic objectives – the tasks you need to do to make your wish list come true.
Pre-plan your research – use the online catalogue to identify the sources you want to look up. “It saves a lot of time.” A research plan helps you be able to easily put down and pick back up your research seamlessly.
Profile America: 1840 Census
To learn more visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s Pop Culture: 1840 page
Premium Episode 35 – Irish Research with Evva Benson
Date Published: Nov. 24, 2009
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NEWS:
Footnote: Native American Collection
Family Search Additions
FamilySearch Pilot Record Search
Listen to Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast episode 46 featuring Peter Calver of the Lost Cousins website to learn more about how to connect with distant relatives onlines.
Profile America: Life Magazine
Life Magazine at Google Books
Oct. 4, 1937 issuefeaturing the American Legion
GEM: Evva Benson Interview
Topic: Irish Research
FamilySearch Record Search Pilot
Includes Irish Birth, Marriage, and Death indexes
Volunteer to help index records
National Archives of Ireland – they have census indexes and records
Griffith’s Valuation (tax list)
Evva recommends this as a census substitute
Read about it at the National Library of Ireland
Online research classes at www.familysearch.org
Click LIBRARY -> Click EDUCATION -> Click RESEARCH SERIES CLASSES ONLINE
www.Wiki.familysearch.org– Search research topics such as Irish Civil Registration
Profile America: Thanksgiving
Ruth Himan’s blog: Genealogy is Ruthless without Me
Blog Post: “Thanksgiving and Genealogy”
Great inspiration for Christmas activities!
The song The Family Tree courtesy of the band Venice
Image Below: Lead Singer Mark Lennon and Lisa in Santa Barbara, CA
Premium Episode 36 – Finding Your Ancestors in Newspapers Part 1
Date Published: Dec. 14, 2009
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Profile America: 1880 Census
Read more about the 1880 census at the Census Bureau Web Site
GEM: Finding Your Ancestors in Newspapers
Common Repositories of Newspapers Include:
– Local Public and State Libraries
– State archives
– Historical Societies
– Genealogical Societies
– Online Web Sites
– Newspaper Publishers
– Private Homes
I know it sounds like a daunting task, but don’t worry, I have some very solid strategies for you to provide some focus and process to your search.
The types of genealogical information you can find in newspapers includes:
– Vital Records Substitute Data
– Maiden Names
– Photographs
– Insight Into Their Community
– Names of Their Friends & Relatives
– Clues For Your Next Records Search
The types of items you’ll want to keep an eye out for in newspapers includes:
– Events Involving Your Ancestors
– Social News – Clubs, Visiting Relatives, Parties, Trips Made
– School Events – Grade school through college (theater productions, sporting events, graduations, honor rolls, etc.)
– Classifieds and Advertising
– Vital Record Events – Births, Marriages, Divorces, Deaths
– Their employers
– Their community
– Natural disasters
The Geographical Scope of Newspapers
Look for newspapers in:
– The Town where they lived
– Neighboring towns
– County
– Out of area newspapers of close relatives
– Foreign language community newspapers
You need to identify the appropriate newspapers for your researchEstablish the perameters:
1) The subject of your search (person or people)
2) Locations
3) Timeframe
4) Specific type of information desired (keeping in mind that any mention of the subject will be noteworthy.)
Download Lisa’s Research Worksheet
Download an example of a completed research worksheet
Determine which newspapers existed that match your criteria Directory Web Sites:
The Directory of State Archives
www.statearchivists.org/states.htm
The Archives Library Information Center at the National Archives Web Site
http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/state-archives.html
The US Newspaper Program
http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html
The US GenWeb Site – Go to the county website and link for Newspapers.
http://www.USGenWeb.org
Go to county website and look for “Newspapers” Reference librarian at the state library
http://www.PublicLibraries.com/state_library.htm
Local genealogical or historical society:
http://www.censusfinder.com/genealogy-society-directory.htm
http://fgs.org/membership/members.php
Chronicling America
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Search “Directory”
Each of these have the potential to lead you to the location where the newspaper you seek is archived. Make note whether these resources have any digital images, microfilm, books or originals of the paper available.
Next Episode: Finding Digitized Newspapers Online
Profile America: Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights at the Library of Congress
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