That's a good point. Much of what my mother and I have found on our family
history has been information that we found online and then actually did the
"footwork" by visiting cemeteries, courthouses, and calling individuals who
made appointments with us to visit. We have located primary documents by
doing this "double-check" system because we also needed documents in order
to verify specific needs--Indian Roll Numbers, Daughters of the American
Revolution, etc.
Double-checking and making copies of primary documents (when found) will be
worth the time spent!
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Griffith" <afn11720@AFN.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: TARGET: SEC Family History Sites
> If you use a web site for family history info be sure you get documented
> proof also. Just because you find it online does not make it so. In the
> last 10 years we have seen many new genealogists who use the "click and
> claim" method. They import everything the find into their database and
> then post it online as proven.
> If you are serious about family history you have to read books, and hit
> the court houses and cemeteries!
>
> Thanks for writing,
> Sandy in Florida
> Media Specialist, Mulberry Middle School
> http://schools.polk.net/mms
> afn11720@afn.org
>
> I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to
> please everyone - Bill Cosby
>
> On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, S Brisco wrote:
>
> > You might want to check the Latter Day Saints website. They have many
> > things that are hard to find (or not available) on the other sites that
> > you've listed. The website to search is at:
> > http://www.familysearch.org/
> >
> > Also, the Ellis Island website is a great place to search for family
members
> > who might have immigrated from other countries through New York. The
> > website there is: http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
> >
> > One site that I've browsed for my parents' who are searching for family
> > members is USGenWeb Project at: http://www.usgenweb.org/
> >
> > For Jewish Genealogy you might want to try: http://www.jewishgen.org/
> >
> > NARA also has a great website that might be beneficial:
> > http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/
> >
> > To find out where to locate vital records--birth, death, or marriage
> > certificates--(some may request a self-addressed stamped envelope and
> > process the information through snail mail) go to:
> > http://vitalrec.com/index.html
> >
> > Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild might be useful. It's at:
> > http://vitalrec.com/index.html
> >
> > The National Genealogical Society has some good information that might
be
> > useful. It's at: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/index.htm
> >
> > One website that might be overwhelming but is also a great way to get
> > started if you're just bouncing around and hoping to locate something
from
> > only a few pieces of information is at the Barrel of Genealogy Links at:
> > http://www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html
> >
> > If the students know social security numbers, names, and locations they
can
> > usually find many family members. I've been searching (for and with my
> > parents) for relatives on both sides of the family. We've found family
> > members dating back to the 1700's, with my great-great-great
grandparents
> > serving in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and a few "minor
wars"
> > over cattle and women in the "wild west." (It's amazing that I'm
alive!)
> >
> > Hints that I've found: Search for names as they were told to you. If
> > nothing shows up, search using initials of the first and middle names
with
> > the last name. Then try variations of the names (i.e. "May Elliott"
could
> > be written "Mae Elliott" or "May Eliott" or "Mae Eliot"---changing the
name
> > spelling has opened many doors in the online databases available for
> > researching family members.) Also, begin with current family members
and
> > work backwards, remembering to document the information (print out
website
> > information--and date it...the website may not be there next time!!)
> >
> > I hope some of this helps.
> > Good luck on this FUN adventure! (And don't be surprised at what you
might
> > find!)
> >
> > ~Shonda Brisco
> > Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
> > Fort Worth, TX
> > sbrisco021@charter.net
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michelle Walker" <mwalker@GLENN-CO.K12.CA.US>
> > To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 6:48 PM
> > Subject: TARGET: SEC Family History Sites
> >
> >
> > > Our 11th graders are working on a family history report. I am looking
for
> > > good, user-friendly (free!) websites and resources to help them
research
> > > their family history and construct family trees. I have some
resources
> > > already including:
> > > www.ancestry.com
> > > www.genealogy.com
> > > www.rootsweb.com
> > > www.usgenweb.org/
> > > www.familysearch.org
> > > I would greatly appreciate any other resources you would recommend,
esp.
> > > public databases (cemetary records, birth records, etc.) and family
tree
> > > templates. Ancestry.com has a free family tree maker that you have to
> > > download and my computer started acting a little buggy after I loaded
> > > it. Genealogy.com has an online tree maker, but if you know of any
> > others,
> > > please share. I will post a HIT if I receive enough responses.
Thanks!
> > >
> > > Michelle Walker, Librarian / Technology Coordinator
> > > Hamilton Union High School
> > > Hamilton Union Elementary School
> > > P.O. Box 488 / Hwy 32 & Canal Street
> > > Hamilton City, CA 95951
> > > (530) 826-3261
> > > mwalker@glenn-co.k12.ca.us
> > > http://www.glenn-co.k12.ca.us/ham-hs/library.html
> > >
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