Researching Family History is a task that is both fulfilling and rewarding. Discovering information about a family member not previously known of by other family members will stimulate you to want to discover even more. Family Research is not just listing names, dates of birth, dates of death, dates of marriage, or other statistics, it also includes migration patterns, where someone worked, how many times someone married, why someone never married, and much more. You have to begin with the statistical part and as you progress you will be stimulated to discover the non-statistical part. You will want to know why someone lived where they lived, why they never married, why they married five times, and much more. This book will guide you through the process of researching your family history by first collecting data and then putting the data together into a format that will both stimulate and delight you and your family members. You will learn how to fill out a Family Group Sheet and a Pedigree Chart. You will learn how to interrogate the United States Census Records from 1790 all the way up to 1940 which is the latest Census available for public viewing. You will be introduced to the types of documents available to you in order to perform your research such as Last Wills and Testaments, Probate Records, Property Appraisals, Auctions, and many other sources available for research. You will learn that direct conversations between you and your family members is the best source for the most accurate information for your family history. You will also learn that when a direct source is unavailable due to death, that obtaining information from your eldest family members becomes an invaluable source. Researching family history is both rewarding and time consuming and this book should help you to gain a better understanding of the task you are about to attempt. Once you start, it will be hard to stop. Have fun discovering your family and then sharing it with both your current and future family members.
Product details
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DDY42FDP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 22, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 163 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8336587746
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.56 x 11 inches