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Introduction
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The basic purpose of
genealogical research is to gather the details about possible ancestors from the
various records created as a result of the events of their lives, to compile
those details into meaningful form, and to evaluate them to determine
genealogical connections. You cannot
do this effectively without keeping a record of your research. There are many different systems for recording your research in
current use, which is just as well, because what works for you may be
ineffective for others. We each have
our own ideas about what is best. Any
system is good which gets the job done with a proper balance between
completeness and simplicity. An imbalance
in either direction is serious. It is bad to spend too much time and
effort on over-elaborative notes as it is to be too brief. This webpage
has been created in order for us to share with you some of the research aides
and tools we’ve developed and created to organize, document, and evaluate our
research findings. Within the
various categories listed on this page you will find a variety of free,
downloadable, genealogical forms and documents that may assist you with your
investigations. Because we believe
in creating & maintaining our files in an electronic rather than paper
format, we offer these forms for you to use in the Microsoft Office format. |
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Genealogical
Vocabulary Dictionary
Source: http://genealogy.edu/moodle/ |
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General
Genealogical Vocabulary Dictionary (a.l.s. - bangboard) ·
General
Genealogical Vocabulary Dictionary (Bounty land - Catholic) |
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A Guide to Acronyms
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AAGG: African-American Genealogy Group ·
AAHGS: Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society ·
ACPL: Allen County Public
Library . ·
AGBI: American
Genealogical-Biographical Index ·
AAD: Access to Archival
Databases ·
AIC: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
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APG: Association of
Professional Genealogists ·
ARC: Archival Research Catalog ·
BCG: Board for Certification of
Genealogists ·
CG: Certified
Genealogist ·
CGL: Certified Genealogical Lecturer ·
CMSR: Compiled Military Service Record ·
CWSS: Civil War Soldiers &
Sailors System ·
DAR:
Daughters of the American Revolution ·
ED: Enumeration
District ·
FEEFHS: Federation of Eastern
European Family History Societies ·
FGS: Federation of Genealogical Societies ·
FHC: Family History Center ·
FHL: Family History Library ·
FHLC: FHL Catalog ·
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act ·
FTM: Family Tree Maker ·
GAR: Grand Army of the Republic ·
GEDCOM: Genealogical Data Communication ·
GLO: Bureau of Land Management
General Land Office |
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GPS: Genealogical Proof
Standard ·
HQO: HeritageQuest Online genealogy databases ·
IAJGS: International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies ·
ICAPGen: International Commission
for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists ·
IGI: International Genealogical Index ·
ISFHWE: International Society of
Family History Writers and Editors ·
ISOGG: International Society of
Genetic Genealogy ·
LOC: Library of Congress ·
MRCA: Most Recent Common Ancestor ·
NARA National Archives and Records Adminstration ·
NEHGS New England Historic
Genealogical Society ·
NGS: National Genealogical
Society ·
PAF Personal Ancestral File ·
PALAM: Palatines to America ·
PERSI: Periodical Source Index ·
RM: RootsMagic ·
SAR Sons of the American Revolution ·
SCGS: Southern California
Genealogical Society ·
SCV:
Sons of Confederate Veterans ·
SGGEE Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe ·
SMGF: Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation ·
SUVCW: Sons of Union Veterans of
the Civil War ·
TMG: The Master Genealogist ·
UDC: United Daughters of the
Confederacy ·
WRHS: Western Reserve Historical
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U. S. Census Forms 1790-1930
Using the
following forms allows you to type in the information directly on your
computer rather than having to download the form and do the transcriptions by
hand. Census forms from 1790 to 1840
include an additional abstract format to assist in determining the persons
counted on the census form. |
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Master
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SOURCE / CITATION FORMATS
The Source Formats are mostly used in conjunction with the Family Tree Maker software where they are utilized as “Master Sources” within the aforementioned software. The Citation Formats constitute a list of citations we’ve developed for published and unpublished sources, as well as official records and online sources. The online sources feature citations specific to such websites as Family Search, Ancestry, RootsWeb and Genealogy.com. The Image Citation Formats were developed to address the need to put a document in an image format, such as Gif, Tiff, Bitmap,etc., containing more than one page together into one form. |
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LETTER FORMATS
Correspondence is
essential to genealogical research.
There is no doubt that personal research in the appropriate archives
is the best way to obtain information but since this is often not feasible
you may need to write letters.
Writing a good letter is often difficult and many people expend a
great deal of time and effort in genealogical correspondence with little to
show for it. As such we have
collected the following letterforms that have proven to be worthwhile. Follow the links to the downloadable
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GENERAL RESEARCH FORMS
It is necessary to organize, file, and index the information you’ve uncovered. Though style and form may vary from one person to another each set of research notes will have certain things in common with every other set. The following forms may help you to insure that you’ve addressed the specific details required for proper record keeping. Follow the links to the downloadable formats. |
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GENERAL RECORD FORMS
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Free Translation
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Enter a search phrase in your own language to
find information in other languages. Get translation with a single click and
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your webpage instantly available
in other languages. Create content in other languages in an easy-to-use
translation editor. |
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INFORMATION WEBSITES The following are links to websites that will
provide you with specific genealogical
information to assist with organizing and evaluating your
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OUR GENEALOGY REFERENCE
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The following Link will take you to our
library of genealogy reference books.
Here you will find geographical and general
reference books as well as other books that will assist you with your research. Research Library – Table of Contents |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Snail
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Pony Express: Tom |
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