FYI

Census
When a family member is found always look at the page before and the one after.  Families tended to cluster next to one another. 

Delayed Birth Certificates
Began in 1940 necessary to obtain a Social Security card.
One had to have an Affidavit sworn to by a relative, family friend, or doctor who was present at their birth, or a baptismal record or family Bible were also accepted as proof. 
Required was;
Surname, Given name, Sex, # of child in order of birth (often not given) Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Father's Name, Father's Age, Father's Place of Birth, Mother's Name, Mother's Age, Mother's Place of Birth, Date of Application.

Fathers
often named their
1^st son after his paternal grandfather
2^nd after their maternal grandfather
3^rd after themselves

First and Last Names
Often a first name sounding like a last one is presented as such in documents.  If you can't find your ancestor try using given name as the surnname.

Mothers
often gave their first born  their maiden name as its  middle name.

When a daughter marries one son of a family, often her sister will marry one of the other sons.

Money
BUCK began when deer hides were traded.
DOUGH refers to paper money
DOLLAR  comes from the Germanic word” Thaler” used throughout Europe and Britain.
GREENBACK DOLLAR  when US paper money was printed with green ink
SAWBUCK  meant Roman Numeral X for a $10. bill
GRAND short for a grand amount or $1,000.

Social Security
Began in 1935 signed into law by President Roosevelt.

      RELATIONSHIPS
COUSINS     
children of a brother and brother, sister or sister,  or brother or sister.
     SECOND  
     children of the same great-    
     grand parents, but not the
     same grand parents.
     THIRD     
     children of the same g-g-
     grandparents.
     FOURTH    
     children of the same
     g-g-g-grandparents.

REMOVED   
two people from different generations.
     ONCE     children with one 
     generation between them.
     TWICE      children with two  
     generations between them.

           DAR.org

DAR--daughters of the
        American Revolution 

This site has records of War pensions, land records,
application papers, US Federal census records, genealogical records of applicants, wife and children's names etc.

It has a wealth of genealogical information.
Simply fill out a library reuest and submit amount of $10. for each library search.  

SAR--sons of the
       American Revolution

Library searches are $10.


Rootsweb.org
Books we Own
A look up resource

             CHARTS

  Right click any chart below and save to your computer.
  They are minimized and appear blurry but will save correctly.

 4 Generation Chart



5 Generation Chart

9 Generation Fan Chart

CEMETERY
cemeteries@teafor2.com
daddezio.com
findagrave.com
genealogytoday.com
interment.net
obitcentral.com
obituarycentral.com

CENSUS
census.gov

CIVIL WAR
sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war
funnel/web.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/warweb.html
itd.nps.gov
Soldier and Sailors System 
itd.nps.gov/cwss
Veterans   emva.gov (buried vets)
       Medal of Honor Citations
       army.mil/cmh-pg/mohl.htm

DATES
Gregorian
Herbrew
Islamic
Julian
Ancient Buildings-Documents use Roman Numerals
M=1,000   D=500   C=100  
L=50        X=10     V=5     I=1

HANDWRITING
english.com.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/index.html

HOMESTEAD ACT-usa
cdrh.unl.edu/projects/thermatic research.php

LAND
Metes and Bounds of US land is the survey of such land
glorecords.blm.gov


LIBRARIES
libex.com
loc.gov

MAPS
cassinimaps.co.uk
loc.gov
parishchest.com (Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps)
pub.parc.zeroz.com/map
U.S.Maps census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

NATIONALATIES
canada
collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases
chin.gc.ca/ (canada)
england 1834-1871
nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp
german.genealogy.net/gene
Hispanic/ home.att.net
Ireland  bess.tcd.ie/roots/prototyp/gguide.htm
irishgenealogy.com
italgen.com
jewishgen.org
Native American 
accessgenealogy.com/native  or  aol.com/bbbenge/front.html
Poland  
rootsweb.om/~pol/wgw/poland-gen.html
scotlandpeople.gov.uk
swiss.com
UK  genuki.org.uk, or my-history.co.uk
wavefront.com/~pjlareauu/bountyl.html    (Pitcarin Island)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Local History Network
Balch Institute of Ethinic Studies
Federation of Genealogical Societies
Local County and Historical Society Directory
National Archives & Records Administration Personnel Records
National Archives & Records Administration Military Personnel Records
National Genealogical Society Library

NARA
National Archives Records Adminstrations

NEWSPAPERS
newspaperarchive.com

PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
inthefirstperson.com/firp/index.shtml

PHOTOS
ancestry.com (fee)
ancientfaces.com
deadfred.com (free)
familyoldphotoscom
fordnagle.com
geneanet.com
google.com/images
memeo.com/memeoshare/php
yourpastconnections.com

RESEARCH AIDS
American Biographical Library
Census Finder
Family Relationships
Feudal Land
Genealogy Terms
Goodspeed's Town Histories
Newspapers
Passenger & Immigration Records
Sanborn Insurance Maps
Software
Surname Search
Town Biographies
US Telephone Books

SLAVE INFO-usa
Look for these in the Census years
slavevoyages.org

SPECIALIZED INFORMATION
1830 Pigot Trade Directory Bristol England
AMA Deceased Physicians
Bureau of Land Management
      glorecords.blm.gov
Compendium of American 
       Genealogy  1600-1800
Ellis Island     ellisisland.org
Genealogical Publishing Co.
       genealogical.com
Mayflower users.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html 
lgen.com
National Archives & Records  archives.gov
Pitcarin Island
       wavefront.com/~pjlareau/bountyl.html
Surnames.com
Surnamesweb.org
Surnames and their meaning
clanhuston.com/name/name.htm
Vital Records     vitalrec.com

SEARCH ENGINES
2020search.com
bigfoot.com
familysearch.org
     pilot.familysearch.org
familytreeconnection.com
findia.net
findmypast.com
footnote.com
genealogybank.com
giantexplorer.com
google.com
info.com
isleuth.com/gene.html
lib.byu.edu/fhc
liveroots.com
mama.com
People Search
uftree.com (Ultimate Family Tree)
whollygenes.com
worldpages.com
yourfamily.com
Ultimate Family Tree researchers
Whollygenes.com—converts data into web pages
worldvitalrecords.com
Wisenut.com

SOFTWARE
Clooz
Family Historian
Family Tree Maker 11
Geneweaver
Heritage Family Tree
Legacy
RootsMagic
Surname Atlas
        Shareware
        BrothersKeeper 6
        Kith & Kin 3
        WinGenea

STATE ARCHIVES
Library Reference Section
Online state website
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
Daughter of American Revolution Library dar.org/library/default.html
Library of Congress     lcweb.loc.gov/rr/main
National Archives & Records   nara.gov/nara/dc
Vital Records   202 442 9009/FAX  202 783 0136
  
WORLD WARS
I   wwIphotos.com
II  wwIIphotos.com

EMAIL ETIQUETTE
When requesting information from someone don't bombard them with a
hundred questions or using the phrase 'send me any information you have.'
That alone means nothing leaving then with no idea what you're interest is. 
Keep it Simple by asking one important question.
Surname 
First & Middle 
Birth & Place    
Death & Place   
Father’s Info 
Mother’s Info
Documentation  
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