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==Genealogy How-to Series==
 
==Genealogy How-to Series==
  
Visit the Wayne County Public Library on YouTube for instructional videos.
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Visit the Wayne County Public Library on [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9AyHn09A_zWwgmd4mf-gQ| YouTube] for [[Instructional videos|instructional videos]].
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9AyHn09A_zWwgmd4mf-gQ]
 
  
===Week 1: What You Need to Start===
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* [[How-To Series: Getting Started|Getting Started]]
* Ancestor chart
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* [[How-To Series: Wayne County Resources, Court Records|Wayne County Resources, Court Records]]
* Family group sheets
 
* Sharpened pencils
 
* Pencil sharpener
 
* Good eraser
 
* Highlighter
 
* Sticky notes
 
* Paper
 
* External storage device
 
* Notebook/3-ring binder
 
* File folders
 
* Change for copier and/or microfilm readers
 
* To-do list
 
* Common sense
 
  
===Week 2: Ancestor Charts and Family Group Sheets===
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==Pedigree Charts==
* Ancestor Chart
 
** Comes in 3, 4, 5, 8+ generations
 
** Provides biological lineage
 
** Start with yourself as Number 1
 
** Top part is for the paternal lineage; bottom part is for the maternal lineage
 
** Even numbers on traditional ancestor charts are for males and odd numbers are for females
 
  
* Family Group Sheet
 
** Shows a family unit, including Father, Mother, and Children
 
** All children born to the father and mother should be shown. List from the oldest to the youngest child.
 
** Has an area to expand on the known information -- such as occupation, military, religion.
 
  
* Websites with forms
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==Family Group Sheets==
** [https://www.cyndislist.com/charts/ Cyndi's List - Charts & Forms]
 
** [https://www.familytreetemplates.net/ Family Tree Templates]
 
** [https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/charts-forms National Archives]
 
** [https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/free-resources/charts/ National Genealogical Society]
 
** [https://www.ogs.org/resource_type/library-special-collections-item/ Ohio Genealogical Society]
 
  
* Use all uppercase for SURNAMES. This helps to distinguish a surname from a middle name. It is not uncommon for surnames from previous generations to be used as middle names for more recent generations.
 
** Example: Joseph Arnold vs. Joseph ARNOLD
 
  
* Genealogy dates should be written in a dd-mmm-yyyy format.
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==Research and Correspondence Logs==
** Example: 06-11-20
 
*** Is this June 11, 1920?
 
*** Is this November 6, 1820?
 
*** Preferable format is 11 Jun 1920.
 
  
====Gallery====
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<gallery>
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==Checklists==
File:Beierla_Baltzer_Complete_FamilyGroupSheet.jpg|Fredricka GOELTZ (m1) Baltzer BEIERLA <br> Family Group Sheet
 
File:Fischer_Joseph_Sr_Complete_FamilyGroupSheet.jpg|Fredricka GOELTZ BEIERLA (m2) Joseph FISCHER, Sr. <br> Family Group Sheet
 
File:Fischer_Elizabeth_AncestorChart.jpg|Elizabeth FISCHER <br> Ancestor Chart
 
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[[Category:Classroom]]
 
[[Category:Classroom]]

Latest revision as of 20:23, 1 June 2023

Genealogy How-to Series

Visit the Wayne County Public Library on YouTube for instructional videos.

Pedigree Charts

Family Group Sheets

Research and Correspondence Logs

Checklists