Ocala Users Group (OMUG) Family History: Genealogy Basics Ocala, FL 13 MAR 2019

Ronald J. Niebo President 2018: OTOW Genealogical Society DNA Tested Individual ∫ Novice Genealogist [email protected] PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ❖FREE ❖FREE / FEE

➢ Helpful Forms ➢ Sources ➢ Family Records ➢ Major 4 Genealogy ➢ Friends / Neighbors Programs ➢ Social & Religious ➢ Training Sources ➢ Conferences ➢ Government Sources ➢ FREE On-Line ❖ WHAT DOES Genealogy ➢ Paper / USB Files RON DO ???

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 2 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

❖ How thorough do you want to be?

➢ Names and dates? ➢ Places? ➢ How far back? ➢ Your direct line or others also?

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 3 WHERE TO START? ❖ Start with YOU and work backwards ❖ Focus on MAGIC 7 of GENEALOGY ➢ You (1) ➢ Parents (2) ➢ Grandparents (4) ❖ Start using pencil and paper ➢ Name, birth place & other vital information ➢ Where they lived & occupation ➢ Parents and their information ❖ Where did they come from? When? Why?

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 4 Pre-CLASS GENEALOGY CHART:

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 5 INDIVIDUAL ANCESTOR VITALS TABLE:

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 6 13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 7 FORM SOURCES: ❖ Forms available from MANY genealogy sources

❖ Two preferred site for FREE forms / templates: ➢ https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/resources/ family-history-forms ✓ Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, MO ✓ FREE PDF format forms capable of data entry.

➢ https://www.familytreetemplates.net/ ✓ Family Tree Magazine ✓ FREE PDF format forms…printable. ✓ The $4 versions are Microsoft Word x.DOC files you can edit to your specifications.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 8 START AT HOME: ❖ Interview relatives ❖ Study/Share family documents ➢ Journals or Diaries ➢ Letters ➢ Legal Records ➢ Newspaper Clippings ➢ Remembrance Cards & Bibles ➢ Photo Albums ➢ Travel Memorabilia ➢ Personal Articles

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 9 GENEALOGY COLLECTIONS: ❖ Vital records (birth, marriage, death, etc…life events kept under governmental authority) ❖ National archives & libraries ❖ State archives & libraries ❖ City & industry directories ❖ Religious records ❖ Courthouses ❖ County & family histories ❖ Military service & pensions ❖ Cemetery transcriptions ❖ Land purchase & survey records ❖ Maps & atlases ❖ Newspapers & periodicals ❖ Professional & society newsletters

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 10 ORGANIZING WHAT YOU KNOW: ❖ Work where YOU are comfortable ❖ Choose an organization style that works best for YOU ❖ Be consistent ❖ Write it down on paper ❖ Learn what is needed by using and adapting proven genealogy forms

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 11 BECOME ORDERLY : ❖ Organize your research and make timely and clear notes…this will AVOID… ➢ multiple searches of the SAME document, ➢ missed documents, ➢ overlooked facts and clues, ➢ poor correlation & analysis of findings, ➢ incorrect conclusions ➢ dead ends & false connection.

❖ KEEP UP WITH THE DETAIL!

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 12 FREE “UNDERUSED” RESOURCES: ❖ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ➢ http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp ❖ Library of Congress (LOC) ➢ http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html ❖ Bureau of Land Management─General Land Office Records (BLM─GLO) ➢ https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx ❖ Internet Archives: https://archive.org/index.php ❖ Family History Books ➢ https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/lib web/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 13 FREE “UNDERUSED” RESOURCES: ❖ City Directories: https://archive.org/index.php ❖ State Censuses: United States Census Bureau ➢ https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/ other_resources/state_censuses.html ❖ Historical Map Collections ➢ The Atlas of Historical Boundaries ➢ http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ ➢ The Darlington Digital Library ➢ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/ ➢ Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection ➢ https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 14 GENEALOGY STANDARDS:

❖ Consistency / Uniformity ❖ Clarity of meaning ❖ Compatible with On-line Search Criteria ❖ Recognized by ALL ‘Family Tree’ Developers ❖ Suitable with Mapping & DNA Developers Standards for: ❖ NAMES, DATES, PLACES & CITATIONS

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 15 GENEALOGY STANDARDS: NAMES ❖ Only use ACTUAL names in name fields ➢ First, Middle, LAST (surname in UPPER CASE) ➢ NOT awarded titles ✓ may enter in fact, description, or note field ➢ NOT random characters of interest to only you ❖ Always list women by their MAIDEN name ➢ REGARDLESS of multiple-marriages ❖ IF name UNKNOWN leave it BLANK or enter 5 underscores (preferred) ❖ Utilize aka for nicknames enter in notes area along with any descriptive material ➢ Ronald Joseph NIEBO [aka NIEBOJEWSKI]

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 16 GENEALOGY STANDARDS: DATES ❖ dd◊MMM◊yyyy [where ◊ is a space] ➢ Where dd ≡ 01, 02…31 ➢ Where MMM ≡ JAN, FEB,…JUL,…,DEC ➢ Where yyyy ≡ 1776…1940 ❖ These DATE abbreviations may be used: ➢ abt…where abt or Abt ≡ about ➢ bef…where bef or Bef ≡ before ➢ aft…where aft or Aft ≡ after ❖ DATE Estimates are OK (incl. abt or other abbreviation) ➢ Enter in notes WHY you made the estimate ❖ Alternate─DATES ➢ Enter ‘preferred’ record date and the alternate date(s) in BRACKETS: 18 FEB 1946 [alt 19 FEB 1946]

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 17 GENEALOGY STANDARDS: PLACES

❖ City,◊County,◊State,◊Country [where ◊ is a space] ➢ Country is ABBREVIATED ✓ CA=Canada, MX=Mexico, US=United States ✓ An upper-case two-letter codes defined by ISO-3166 ➢ SPELLOUT all other entries ❖ Use CURRENT place names BUT do record HISTORICAL place names in the notes or descriptive field. ❖ Address of hospitals, churches, cemeteries, as well as names of these facilities belong in the notes or descriptive fields.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 18 GENEALOGY STANDARDS: CITATIONS ❖ Citation style guides show source information necessary for you and others to… ➢ Locate a source ➢ Evaluate a source ➢ Find other sources from which your ‘evidence’ was derived ❖ What to record… ➢ Who ➢ What ➢ Where & Wherein

➢ Why Descriptive info of ➢ Whatever specific interest to you

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 19 !

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 20 TYPES of EVIDENCE:

❖ DIRECT (stands alone) ❖ PRIMARY (direct/original or firsthand) ❖ SECONDARY (recorded documents, reports of events that occurred a long-time before, reports by persons who were not at the original event) ❖ HEARSAY (spoken records related to an event)

❑ RELEVANCE & WEIGHT (value / credibility) Certainty…Probably…Likely…Possibly…Apparently…Perhaps

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 21 EVIDENCE EXCEPTIONS… ❖ Sources may be considered either primary or secondary, depending on certain factors…

✓ Family Bible is primary source if events recorded at/about times they actually occurred. ✓ Family Bible started in 1800’s that lists birth dates from 1700’s is a secondary source.

✓ Death Date on a death certificate is a primary source. ✓ Birth Date on a death certificate is a secondary source.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 22 GENEALOGY PROOF STANDARD: ❖ Your genealogy research should demonstrate: ➢ Reasonably Exhaustive Research ➢ Cite ALL Sources, Track to their Origin ➢ Analyze / Evaluate ALL Data / Findings ➢ Correlate All the Details ➢ Resolve Conflicts ➢ Draft / Reach a Sound Conclusion ➢ Keep an Open Mind to Alternatives

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 23 AVOID PROBLEMS: DO NOT…

❖ Copy other Family Trees UNLESS you researched and validated it

❖ Blindly accept Family myths, validate

❖ Accept that your family name will always be entered as currently spelled

❖ Make conclusions without sufficient evidence

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 24 GENEALOGY RESEARCH PLAN: Don’t research without one! ❖ UNDERSTAND: What do you know? ❖ UNDERSTAND: What do you want to know? ❖ Write down what you already know. ❖ Have a broad focus but a specific goal(s)… ➢ Broad: Document my (paternal) father’s grandfather ➢ Goal: Identify father of my (paternal) grandfather ➢ Goal: Immigrated or born in US ─ where? ➢ Goal: Identify Great-grandmother & children ❖ ASK: Where might you find this info? ❖ Prioritize the resources you want to use. CAREFUL: Work on one goal at a time.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 25 AREA GENEALOGY RESOURCE: ❖ Available @ Marion County Library System ─ Ocala ➢ FREE access to premium databases: ✓ Heritage Quest ✓ Florida State Historical Books ✓ State Historical Books (for select states) ✓ Passenger List Reference Books (limited) ✓ Historic Marion County Digital Collection ✓ Marion County Newspapers ─ Microfiche & On-Line ✓ Marion County Maps/Survey ➢ 2720 E. Silvers Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470 Wednesday 12:30 ─ 3:30 PM Terminals, printers, maps, text resources & support staff (library & MC Genealogical Society) available in MCLS Genealogy Help Center

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 26 AREA GENEALOGY RESOURCE: ❖ Available @ LDS Family History Center ─ Lecanto ➢ FREE access to premium databases: ✓ World ─ Ancestry ✓ Fold3 ─ Military Records PLUS: LDS FHC in Ocala ✓ War of 1812 1831 SE 18th Ave, Ocala, ✓ Find My Past ✓ My Heritage FL 34471 ✓ World ─ Family Search 352-351-4163 ✓ ArkivDigital (Scandinavian ancestors) ✓ British and US Newspapers ✓ Obituary listings ➢ 3474 W Southern St, Lecanto, FL 34461 Tuesday & Wednesday 9am ─ 4 PM Terminals, printers, text resources & support staff available in LDS FHS genealogy research room

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 27 LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS: FREE http://www.youtube.com/

https://cyndislist.com/

Eastman’s Online https://blog.eogn.com/ Genealogy Newsletter

https://www.familysearch.org/

https://familyhistorydaily.com/

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 28 : ❖Invest in a comprehensive genealogy software package…

➢ When you begin your family tree, it seems easy enough to remember who you are researching and what you have accomplished. ➢ BUT, you quickly learn the number of individuals being researched and records become unmanageable.

➢ A genealogy software package allows you to effectively manage your content with a BONUS of assisting in locating genealogical sources, accessing databases, organizing your documents, building an accessible tree, and documenting your citations thus allowing you to correctly communicate your family history.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 29 TYPICAL SOFTWARE FEATURES: ❖ No single software or website has everything. ❖ What features are typically present: ➢ Search historical names ➢ Browse digitized records ➢ Publicly-searchable user submitted content ➢ Create and enter names in trees ➢ Attach records / citations / narratives ➢ Geographical coverage of records ➢ Site operates in different languages ➢ Mobile apps compatible with handheld devices ➢ Sharing of trees & records ➢ Private and public capabilities

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 30 13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 31 GENEALOGY SOFTWARE─Macintosh: ❖BEST ─ BEST ─ BEST ─ BEST ➢ Genealogy Pro … ver. 2.2 for pc ➢ Heredis for Mac … ver. 2019 for pc ➢ MacFamilyTree … ver. 8.43 for pc ➢ Reunion … ver. 12 for pc ➢ ReunionTouch …for iPad & iPhone ❖BETTER ─ BETTER ─ BETTER ─ BETTER ➢ … ver. 15 for pc ➢ iFamily for Mac … ver. 2.9.6 for PC ❖GOOD ─ GOOD ─ GOOD ─ GOOD ➢ MAJOR 4 of GENEALOGY SOFTWARE ➢ … ver. 2017 13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 32 MAJOR 4 of GENEALOGY SOFTWARE: U.S. company doing genealogical research, offers DNA tests, also owns FOLD3.com and Newspapers.com . Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, supports global genealogical research. Owned by Scottish publisher DC Thompson ─ owns British/world sites including newspapers, census and DNA research. An Israeli company, began as a family tree website with focus on Europe, the Middle East & Africa; offers DNA tests.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 33 AN ADD─ON TO CONSIDER: ❖ PROS: Family Tree Maker is a very good all-around genealogy program, one for both novices and experts. This program compliments your research while adding the following benefits: ➢ ease of use and data entry ➢ research capability ➢ charting, multimedia and scrapbooking capabilities ➢ organization and management of data ➢ color coding ➢ photo darkroom ➢ adding of narrative details ➢ creation & publishing of family history books ➢ GEDCOM 5.5.1 compliant ➢ Ancestry integration ❖ CONS / It doesn’t provide research hints.

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 34 FEE: WEBINARS & CONFERENCES ❖ Online…see class list of sites ➢ GOOGLE and YouTube ➢ Webinars ➢ Roots Tech ➢ ALL the genealogy software ❖ In Florida…see class list of sites ➢ OTOW Genealogical Society ➢ Florida State Genealogical Society ➢ Marion / Citrus / Orange County Genealogical Societies ➢ Annual Central Florida Family History Conference ❖ Nationally …see class list of sites ➢ Annual National Genealogical Society ➢ Midwest Genealogy Center ➢ National Archives and Records Administration ➢ Library of Congress ➢ RootsTech

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 35 WHAT DOES RON DO ??? ❖ Genealogy Software: ❖ Other Tools: ✓ Private Adobe Photoshop expanded Elements 2018

✓ Public WORD and EXCEL skeleton (primarily) Snipping Tool ✓ Private Windows 10 expanded 3-Ring Binder(s) ✓ FREE Genealogy Software at Public Library and LDS w/ Archival Safe, Family History Center Acid-Free 6 mil ✓ Document Identifier files (RJN): Polypropylene 1856FFN.1892.naturalization.doc Plastic birthyear◊initials.doc year.keywords.type

13 MAR 2019 OMUG: Ocala Macintosh User Group 36 NOW…step back, think, plan, learn and gather while analyzing, evaluating and record writing. We are all beginners each time we realize or learn what we did NOT know. Understand the content and context of every piece of data…while the FUN is in the gathering, it is useless without critical analysis, evaluation and documentation.

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