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Genealogy  Tips  &  Tricks

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Genealogists need many 'tools' to conduct their research and to understand the meaning of the information that they find in original and secondary source documents.  The links provided below provide access to some of the more important tools that genealogists require as they conduct their research and then to organize and publish the results of their research.  This is not to say that all tools are to be provided here, but the table below provides a variety of the basic tools required by both beginners and the experts;  now including genetic testing.

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GENEALOGY TIPS  &  TRICKS
provided by R. B. Noles

"I think that I never see a complete genealogy."    Author Unknown


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100  YEARS  AGO   (amazing statistics from 1902)

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ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS   (common terms used in genealogy & genealogical records)

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CALENDARS  (10,000 year calendar & more)

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CENSUS COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES   (the county is the basic unit for the Census)

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CENSUS  DAY  (the official day for the census statistics)

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CENSUS  ENUMERATOR  INSTRUCTIONS  (official instructions for every Census)

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CHURCH  RECORDS  (tips on using church records)

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DEATH  REGISTRATIONS  (when each state in U.S.  began registrations)

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DIGITAL  PHOTOGRAPHY   (using digital cameras for genealogy)

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DISEASES   (19th century terms defined)

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DOCUMENT  PRESERVATION  (tips on preserving family history documents)

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EPIDEMICS  (in U.S., 1657 - 1918)

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FAMILY REUNION  IDEAS  (ideas for planning & holding a family reunion)

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FAMOUS  DNA  (DNA Haplotypes for the famous and infamous)

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FORMS  (obtain genealogical forms at Ancestry.com)

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FORMS  (obtain genealogical forms at CensusTools.com

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GENEALOGICAL  DICTIONARY  (comprehensive list of definitions)

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GENEALOGICAL  LINKS  (web sites worth surfing)

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GENEALOGICAL TERMS  (translation for terms used in 5 countries)

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GLOSSARY  (of some genealogical terms)

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GENETIC  TESTING  (DNA tests for genealogical research)

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HUMOR  (genealogical humor)

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IMMIGRATION SOURCES  (who, where, when & why they came to America)

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INDENTURED  SERVANTS  (how many emigrants came to America)

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INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE LAWS  (prohibitions of interracial marriage & cohabitation, 1514 - 1987)

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LAND  DESCRIPTION  (how land was measured and sold)

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LATIN  TERMS  (important terms for genealogists to know)

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LEGAL  TERMS  (terms & phrases important to genealogists reviewing documents)

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LEVITICAL  DEGREES  (degrees of kinship from the Book of Leviticus)

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MAP GUIDE to U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS  1790-1920  (state by state county boundaries  for U.S. population censuses)

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MAPS, CENSUS  (animated to show county boundaries for census years)

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MAPS, COUNTY FORMATION  (animated to show county boundaries
for each year)

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MAPS,  GENEALOGICAL  (historic maps of North America)

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NATIONAL  CEMETERIES  (grave locations for veterans buried in National Cemeteries)

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NICKNAMES  (names genealogists should know)

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OCCUPATIONS  (18th & 19th century terms defined)

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RELATIONSHIP  CHART  (sometimes called a cousin chart)

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RELIGION  in the 13 COLONIES (summary of religious orientation of the population when colonies were established)

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SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBERS  (SS numbers and the SSDI)

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SOFTWARE  for  GENEALOGY  (listing, descriptions and links to purchase)

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SOUNDEX  CODING  (how to code & its limitations)

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SOURCES  (what are primary & secondary sources)

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STATE CENSUS RECORDS  (as opposed to Federal Census records)

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SURNAME  DISTRIBUTION   (in the U.S.,  based on 1990 Census)

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SURNAME PROFILER (develop map for your surname distribution in Great Britain for 1881 & 1998 )

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TOMBSTONE  CLEANING   (Use the gentlest means possible)

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TOMBSTONE & CEMETERY  SYMBOLS  (handy list of symbols & their meaning)

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U.S. POPULATION and COUNTY  BOUNDARIES  (in U.S. Census, 1790 - 2000)

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WARS   (a listing of wars in the U.S. or fought by U.S.)

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WORLD  POPULATION  (at midyear for years 1950 - 2050)

 

"I think that I shall never see a complete genealogy."  Author Unknown

 


   


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