Family History Research 101 - Oct. 8 2024

Presented at Saugatuck-Douglas District Library, October 8, 2024

1. Family History
Research 101
Presented by
vSaugatuck-Douglas District Library
vSaugatuck-Douglas History Center

2. Presenters:
vChris Clark
vJudi Thomas

3. Session Outline
1.How to get started
2.General advice
3.Resources
4.Ancestry Library Editiondemo

4. Write down
what you know.

5. Self
Father
Paternal
Grandfather
Paternal
Grandmother
Mother
Maternal
Grandfather
Maternal
Grandmother
Begin with yourself
and work back in time

6. Decide what you
want to learn.

8. Contact your relatives.

10. Find out what others
have already done.

12. Get organized.

17. Verify what you have
Add new information
Write down the source.
Document everything!

18. WWI Registration Card

21. Advice
•Records may contain mistakes –
find multiple records to corroborate.
•Avoid copying from other people’s trees
without verifying the information yourself.

22. EXPECT to find mistakes and variations
Dates:
•Birth vs. christening
•Banns vs. marriage
•Death vs. burial

23. Surname
Chamberlain, Chamberlin
Smith, Schmidt, Smit
Carpenter, Zimmerman
Given Name
Mary, Marie, Maria
Sarah, Sara
Place Name: Newark, Saugatuck Twp., Dudleyville, Douglas
Clarke, Clark, Cleary
Boulez, Bullet, Bullit
Garmey, Garney, Gamay
Nickname
Maisie, May, Polly, Mamie
Sadie, Sally

24. 18351830

25. RecordAge ReportedCalculated Birth Year
1870 Census21868
1880 Census121868
Son’s Birth221868
1900 Census31Aug 1868*
1910 Census401870
1920 Census501870
1930 Census611869
1940 Census721868
Funeral Bulletin6 Aug 1866*
Tombstone1866 -1949

27. mysdhistory.org/fh101

29. Questions?
Help in the Library
ØTuesday, October 15, 2:00-4:00 PM
ØTuesday, November 19, 2:00-4:00 PM

30. Ancestry Library Edition