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=Searching Genealogy Names=
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The Research Wiki provides this guide to enhance your genealogy experience when searchin for your ancestors. '''If you want to search for the names you have collected the wiki can help you
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The Research Wiki provides this guide to enhance your genealogy experience when searchin for your ancestors. '''If you want to search for the names you have collected the wiki can help you
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When first starting out to look for your ancestors or if trying to find those last few you are looking for, using the wiki can be as easy as ''One Two Three''. This article is a quick guide to getting you pointed in the right direction with your online genealogy searches, building your family history, and eventually learning many well proven research methods.
When first starting out to look for your ancestors or if trying to find those last few you are looking for, using the wiki can be as easy as ''One Two Three''. This article is a quick guide to getting you pointed in the right direction with your online genealogy searches, building your family history, and eventually learning many well proven research methods.
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This wiki has collected a comprehensive list of the online resource links you should thoroughly check out first to see if your ancestor’s names appear there. Then, if you do not find what you are looking for you should come back to the Research Wiki for more help in finding the locations of records that are not yet online.
This wiki has collected a comprehensive list of the online resource links you should thoroughly check out first to see if your ancestor’s names appear there. Then, if you do not find what you are looking for you should come back to the Research Wiki for more help in finding the locations of records that are not yet online.
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<div style="font-size: 18px; color:black;">'''Step One'''</div>
<div style="font-size: 18px; color:black;">'''Step One'''</div>
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:*Enter the country (USA) or state name of interest into the search box, click on the map, or click the Countries link at the bottom of the map.
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:*Enter the country (USA) or state name of interest into the search box, click on the map, or click the Countries link at the bottom of the map.
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:*Once you are on the page for your location you can
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jump to the list of links for the online resources that are available. For many of the links, you will be
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directly to a search specifically for that state while others will be a general database..
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:*Once you are on the page for your location you can jump to the list of links for the
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online resources
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that are available. For many of the links, you will be
taken
directly to a search specifically for that state while others will be
to
a general database..
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:*When ready - [[Main Page|Return to the Main Page]]
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<div style="font-size: 18px; color:black;">'''Step Two'''</div>
<div style="font-size: 18px; color:black;">'''Step Two'''</div>
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:*As a example, go to a state page such as Illinois where you will notice a blue tab that says “online resources” or on older format pages you will see a green colored box that also says ''(state) online genealogy records''.
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Watch for similarly colored boxes on state pages.
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Check out this active link to see a records table.
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:*Clicking either of these links will bring you to a page showing a table that gives a comprehensive list of links that you should work through when searching for your ancestors. <font color="maroon">Eventually you will also be able to find a link associated with each of the resource links that helps explain how to use those resources to maximize your efforts and to help if you encounter difficulties.</font>
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:*As a example, got to a state page such as Illinois where you will notice a blue tab that says “online resources” or on older format pages you will see a green colored box that also says “(state) online genealogy records”
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:*Clicking either of these links will bring you to a page showing a table that gives a comprehensive list of links that you should work through when searching for your ancestors. Eventually you will also be able to find a link associated with each of the resource links that helps explain how to use those resources to maximize your efforts and to help if you encounter difficulties.
:*You should find one of these tables associated with every state and the District of Columbia in the United States of America. Available on other countries?
:*You should find one of these tables associated with every state and the District of Columbia in the United States of America. Available on other countries?
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<div style="font-size: 18px; color:black;">'''Step Three'''</div>
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:*If you can pinpoint your state of interest, you can evaluate all the provided online links for each ancestor you are searching for. Many of these links will allow you to broaden you search to multiple states or the entire country.
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:*The wiki's Online Genealogy Records cover a wide variety of information such as, Vital records (such as Births, Marriages, Deaths), Biographies, Cemetery records, Census records, various social groups records, History links, Land records, Military records, Naturalization records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate and tax records, and websites for other state databases.
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:Note that there is also a link to a United States resources page (shown above) which lists websites with online immigration records.<br
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:*If you can pinpoint your state of interest, you can evaluate all these online links for each ancestor you are searching for. Many of these links will allow you to broaden you search to multiple states of the entire country.
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:*Note:
The dollar sign
($) means
that
a paid subscription is required to access
that particular
database. In the case of Ancestry.com your local
[https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Center] (
FHC
) does
have
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free
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access to this cite
(available to the public)
and the volunteers at these centers will gladly assist you
. See the [[Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers|FHC introduction]] article to get some background information
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:*These tables cover: Vital records (such as Births, Marriages, Deaths), Biographies, Cemetery records, Census records, various social groups records, History links, Land records, Military records, Naturalization records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate and tax records, and websites for other state databases.
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:*Note:
there is also a link to a United States resources page which lists websites with online immigration records.
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:*Note: a
($) means a paid subscription is required to access
the
database. In the case of Ancestry.com your local FHC
do
have free access to this cite and the volunteers at these centers will gladly assist you.
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<div style="font-size: 15px; color:black;">'''Step Four, come back for more'''</div>
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<div style="font-size: 15px; color:black;">'''Step Four, come back for more'''</div>
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:*Once you have totally exhausted all these search avenues you should return to this Research Wiki to help you find the location of records and archives that are not currently available online.
:*Once you have totally exhausted all these search avenues you should return to this Research Wiki to help you find the location of records and archives that are not currently available online.
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:*'''''New to Genealogy''''' - The wiki can get you or someone you know off to the best start toward building your family history by providing knowledge based on years of experience.
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:*'''''New to the Wiki''''' - The wiki has extensive articles and help pages to get you up and running to enhance your searching or even learning to contribute to the wiki.
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[[User:Luccagenes/Sandbox/TestPage22|
New to the Wiki
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:*'''''Research Methods''''' - The wiki can help you learn from the experience of others and teaches you how to use time honored and well established methodologies.
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[[User:Luccagenes/Sandbox/TestPage23|
Research Methods
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That is it in a nutshell so Good Luck with your online searches and please come back to see if the Wiki can help you further in your genealogy research or help you learn from our numerous topics and articles..
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That is it in a nutshell so
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Good Luck
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with your online searches and please come back to see if the Wiki can help you further in your genealogy research or help you learn from our numerous topics and articles..
'''See also:''' Links to next
'''See also:''' Links to next