Sunday, 20 November 2011
Document Searches To Fill Your Family Tree
Finding the bits and pieces of your family history can seem like a daunting task when you first begin to assemble a family tree. A lot of people fill in the parts they know and then sit there looking at the list in front of them unsure of where to go from there for more family research.
Well, if you know anything about those who are the furthest back in your family tree, and even some of the more recent entries, you may be able to glean a lot of information from a few document searches. Let's take a look at some of the easier ones to do that you may not have thought of:
Newspaper Articles – There are all sorts of newspaper articles out there that can help you get quite a lot of family history information. From articles on a person in your family to birth notices and obituaries, these nuggets in print may be able to offer you a lot of family research information. Many newspapers today have online search capabilities so if you know where that person in your family lives or lived you can just search their name and see what pops up.
Church Records – Do you know the church that your family members belonged to? Quite often churches keep impeccable records of all sorts of things relating to their members. From family information (siblings, children and parents) to service records (military, associations, etc.) you may be able to not only get more names to add to your family tree, but you also may get ideas for more places to look for more of your family history.
Military Records – Was someone in the military? Well if they were you may want to look into military records to see what family research information you can pull from their enlistment, discharge and promotion records.
Census Records – You have probably done your fair share of government census forms when they were mailed to you. Well, chances are other members of your family tree that came before you did as well. There could be a lot of information involved in these census records from addresses to names of additional family members and other pieces of family history that could help you in your continued search.
Deeds – Another good place to do a little family research is in deeds. There are deeds for a number of reasons. You may find home ownership deeds, home sale deeds, rental agreements and other items relating to the place a person lives and pays for. These can be a source of a lot of information. First you will obviously get an idea for where the person in your family lived or owned property. This is family research information that can help you find even more documents that relate to them in that area. Additionally, items like estate settlement deeds will also have the names of other relatives that will be a part of your family tree and may help you begin a few new branches.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
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Monday, 28 March 2011
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