The information contained within the pages of these Genealogy Study Guides
will help you on your genealogical research journey. They were compiled
by Bryan Mulcahy, Reference Librarian at the Fort Myers-Lee County Library
in Fort Myers, FL. They are provided here for your personal reference
by the Lee County Genealogical Society. These study guides will provide
you with basic facts pertaining to genealogy research, but should not
be considered a substitute for either materials compiled or written by
professional researchers, or for joining a local genealogical society.
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| Adoption |
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Adoption Research |
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| African-American Genealogy Research |
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African-American
Genealogical Research (6-11-2006) |
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African-American
Family Reunions Outline (5-11-2006) |
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Black History Month 2007 - African-America Genealogy
Project -
Major Record Types and Research Strategies (2-6-2007) |
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| Beginning Genealogy
- The Basics |
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Beginning
Genealogy Research Outline (5-14-2007) |
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Calendar
Changes and Genealogical Research (7-20--2007) |
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Genealogical
Research Logs - Their Purpose (10-29-1998) |
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Genealogy:
Nation's Leading Hobby (9-3-2007) |
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General
Information Locator (10-4-2007) |
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Glossary
of Familial Terms (1-8-2007) |
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How
to Determine Family Relationship (3-8-2007) |
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How
to Organize Your Genealogical Research (11-18-2001) |
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Conflicting Family Documentation, Stories,
and Traditions:
Where Do I Go From Here? (6-16-2006) |
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Genealogical
Correspondence & Research Logs
Their Purpose & Value to Genealogists (9-3-2007) |
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Homes Sources (10-3-2007) |
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| Brick Walls |
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Alternative
Records and Genealogical Research (7-23-2007) |
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Where
Did They Go? Tips for Finding Ancestors Who Seem to
Have Disappeared
(9-6-2001) |
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Overcoming Genealogical
Dead-Ends (3/13/2007) |
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Searching
For Your “Dirt Poor” Ancestor
Why This Is Not a Hopeless Cause (4/3/2006) |
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| Canadian Research |
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Canadian
Research (8-23-2007) |
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| Cemetery &
Church Records Research |
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Cemetery
Research (2-26-2000) |
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Cemetery
Research—Fast Facts (8-4-2006) |
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Cemetery
Research, Gravestone Rubbings, and
Genealogical Research (8-1-2007) |
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Tips
for Reading Damaged Tombstones (11-18-1998) |
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Catholic
Church Records (3-13-2007) |
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Church
Records and Genealogical Research (12-7-2004) |
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Importance
of Church Records to Genealogical Research:
Bryan's Top Ten List
(6-19-2006) |
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Locating and Utilizing Church Records (3-12-2007) |
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Church Records (9-27-2007) |
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Congregational Church Records In New England (2-15-2007) |
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| Census Records |
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Census
Data - Fast Facts (4-1-1998) |
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Genealogical
Research Using U.S. Census Data (8-26-2007) |
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State and Local Census (9-2-2007) |
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1930
Census: Its Significance in History (3-22-2007) |
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Using Census Substitutes (8-22-2007) |
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| Courthouse Records |
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Courthouse
Research (6-8-2000) |
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Courthouse
Research - Fast Facts (6-28-2007) |
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Courthouse
Fires and Southern Genealogical Research (6-24-1997) |
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Who
Has What Record: Courthouse Research in the United States (9-2-2007) |
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Checklist
of County Courthouse Records (3-12-2003) |
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Glossary
of Legal Terms for Genealogists (10-19-1998) |
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Genealogy
Research at the Courthouse, Archives or Library - 10 Tips
for Planning
Your Visit & Maximizing
Your Results (8-22-2007) |
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Glossary of Legal Terms for Genealogists (8-31-2007) |
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| Cuban Research |
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Fast Facts - Cuban Genealogical Research (2/12//2007) |
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| DNA |
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DNA and Genealogical
Research - Introduction and Overview (11-3-2007) |
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| Dutch Research |
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Genealogical Research in the Netherlands (2/28/2007) |
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Information
for Researchers – Dutch/Frisian
Names (2-8-2007) |
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| Evidence - Sources
- Citations |
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Genealogy
Source Overview and Checklist (5-17-2002) |
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Home
Sources (3-27-2002) |
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How
to Evaluate Genealogical Evidence (7-31-2007) |
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How
to Investigate Conflicting Family Stories and Traditions (12-05-2001) |
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Primary
Sources in Genealogical Research (1-16-1999) |
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21
Things I Wish I’d Found: Types of Proof and Evidence to Collect (3-24-1996) |
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| Female Ancestors |
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Genealogical
Research and Tracing Female Ancestors (6-20-2007) |
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Locating
Female Ancestors (6-8-2007) |
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Researching
Female Ancestors (6-27-2007) |
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Strategies
for Tracing Female Ancestors (12-5-2007) |
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| Freedom
of Information Act |
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Freedom
of Information Act (1-7-2005) |
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| French-Canadian
Research |
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Tracing
Your French-Canadian Ancestry (10-31-2007) |
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| Funeral
Home Records |
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Funeral
Home Records: Their Genealogical Importance (2-20-2007) |
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Under-Utilized
and Overlooked Record Sources in Genealogical Research - Funeral
Home Records, Coroner’s Records, and Probate Packets (9-26-2007) |
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| German Research |
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German Genealogical Research -
Historical Overview (3-6-2007) |
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| Immigration &
Naturalization |
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Alien
Registration Records (2007) |
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Castle
Garden: America’s First Immigrant Processing
Center (8-4-2007) |
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Ellis
Island Immigration Information (9-18-2007) |
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Finding
Naturalization Dates with Census Records (2-9-2002) |
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How
to Determine an Immigrant's Origin - Fast Facts (9-18-2006) |
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Information
for Researchers: Immigration and Passenger
Arrival Records (November
2002) |
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Immigration
and Naturalization Records (December 1997) |
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Immigration
and Naturalization: An Overview |
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Immigration
Research - Fast Facts (September 2002) |
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Naturalization
Records (2-9-2002) |
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Our
Immigrant Ancestors: The Departure Process from Europe (2-1-2002) |
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Ports
of Exit from Europe and Britain (September 2002) |
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Ports
of Entry Into the United States (9-12-2002) |
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Passenger
Ships Into New York (April 1998) |
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Using
Alien Registration Records (7-18-2007) |
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Pre-1820 Immigration to America (10-27-2007) |
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Genealogical Research in
the New England States
Colonial Era Through 1820 (8/16/2007) |
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Immigration
Research Outline: Basic Facts and Important Dates (5-20-2007) |
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Immigration & Naturalization Records (9-18-2007) |
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Settlements,
Immigration, and Naturalization to North America
Chronology of Major Events
1562-1820 ( 2-6-2007) |
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Determining Immigrant Naturalization
Dates Using Census Records (3-31-2007) |
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Our
Immigrant Ancestors - The Departure Process from Europe and the
British Isles (2-13-2008) |
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Immigration Across The U.S.
Canadian Border (3-25-2008) |
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Indexes to Passengers Arriving At Minor Ports (4-26-08) |
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| Internet Genealogy |
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Ten
Tips to Get the Most Effective Results from Internet Genealogy |
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Genealogical
Websites (April 2003) |
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| Jewish Genealogy Research |
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Beginning
Jewish Research (7-15-2007) |
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| Land Records &
Maps |
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Bounty
Land Records (10-17-1997) |
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Focusing
On the Place and Redrawn Boundaries (9-8-2005) |
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How
to Determine Property Ownership Using Plat Maps (7-20-1998) |
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Land
Records: Their Genealogical Value (9-11-2007) |
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Land
Records Research: State Land vs. Public Land States (11-5-2002) |
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Maps
and Genealogical Research (5-6-2002) |
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Importance of Deed Books (9-11-2007) |
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Land Acquisition and the Public Domain (8-24-2007) |
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Land Records and Silent Transfers (January 2007) |
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Land
Speculators and Genealogical Research ( 11-12-2006) |
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Genealogical Problem Solving
Using Land Records (9-29-2007) |
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Locating Land Records Using the Bureau of Land
Management and the National Archives Databases (7-30-2007) |
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Indexes for Passengers Arriving at Minor Ports (4-26-08) |
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| Library Research |
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Ancestry
Library/Heritage Quest (1-12-2007) |
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Ellen
Payne Odom Genealogical Library (2-12-2007) |
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Genealogical
Research in Libraries (11-30-2001) |
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Genealogical
Collection Research Guide
Fort Myers-Lee County Public
Library
and
Bonita Springs-Lee County Public Library (10-25-2007) |
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Fort Myers
Lee County Library Genealogy Collection
Guide (10-25-2007) |
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Libraries
with Major Genealogical Collections (8-23-2002) |
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LDS
Family History Centers: Suggestions to Maximize Your Research
Success (July 2001) |
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National
Archives Branch Library System (5-7-2002) |
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| Military Records
Research |
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A
Guide to the U.S. Military History Institute (12-6-2001) |
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Armed
Conflicts, Wars, and Genealogical Research (1-4-2000) |
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Civil
War: Prisoners of War (2-16-2007) |
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Genealogical
Research Using Military Records (7-15-2002) |
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Military
Records Research &-15-2002) |
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World
War I Draft Registrations (7-13-1998) |
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World War II Concentration Camp Records (2-21-2007) |
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| Native American Research |
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The Dawes Commission and
Native American Genealogical Research
Allotment of the Five Civilized Tribes 1893-1914 (2-23-2007) |
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| Oral History |
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Oral
History and Genealogy (5-28-1997) |
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Oral
History and Interview Discussion |
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| Other Records Useful
in Genealogical Research |
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City
Directories (9-15-2007) |
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Epidemics
(2-3-2005) |
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Family
Bibles (2006) |
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Freedman’s
Bureau Records as a Family Resource (9-15-2007) |
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Genealogical
Research Using Business Records (7-12-2007) |
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Genealogical
Research Using Chamber of Commerce Records ( 3-12-2007) |
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Genealogical
Research Using FBI Files (9-26-2007) |
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Under-Utilized and Overlooked
Sources in Genealogical Research
Funeral Home and Coroner’s Records (2/21/2007) |
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Genealogical
Research Using Newspapers - Fast Facts |
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Genealogical
Research Using Railroad Records (8-2-2001) |
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LDS
Family History Centers - Suggestions to Maximize Your
Research
Success (9-21-2007) |
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Newspapers
and Genealogical Research (8-7-2001) |
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Probate
Records - Their Purpose and Value to Genealogists (4-10-2002) |
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Research
Using Education Records (2-27-2007) |
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Social
Security Death and Railroad Retirement Board Indexes (2-9-2002) |
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Voter
Registration Records and Great Register Records (7-12-2002) |
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Diaries, Journals and Letters (2006) |
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Being Careful About Discarding
Old Family Possessions (2/25/2006) |
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The
Potential Importance of Coroner or Medical Examiner Records (2-25-2007) |
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Fraternal Organizations & Genealogical Research (9-22-2007) |
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Using the Internal Revenue
Service as a Genealogical Research Tool (9-26-2007) |
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Hidden Gems: The 10 Most
Overlooked Sources
Family History and Genealogical Research (7/23/2007) |
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The Holiday Season and Genealogical
Research (12-15-2007) |
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The Holiday
Season and Genealogical Research (11-17-2007) |
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| Vital Records |
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Vital
Records: How to Obtain Certificates of Birth,
Marriage, Divorce and Death (12-17-2001) |
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Death Certificates (7-20-2007) |
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