GETTING STARTED
A form where you fill in the names of two parents and their children.
What is a Family Group Sheet?
"Finding your Roots" or "Who do you Think you are?"
What are television shows about celebrities learning their genealogy?
Paper or Electronic or both
What are the ways to organize your family records/photos?
Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage & FindmyPast
What are the top 4 Genealogy Websites?
Four most popular DNA Test Sites
What are AncestryDNA, 23andme, FamilyTree DNA, MyHeritageDNA?
A chart that typically shows five generations of a person's family tree.
What is a pedigree chart?
Group that requires a documented genealogy of potential new members
What is DAR- Daughters of the American Revolution?
C: GENEALOGY / HART ROBERT 1898 to 1972
What is a computer file folder?
Genealogy standard that shows what the minimums are that a genealogist must do for his or her work to be credible.
What is "The Genealogical Proof Standard"?
The number of pairs of chromosomes a human has
What is 23?
DD MMM YYYY
What is the standard Date Format?
based on occupation (like Baker or Weaver), based on place names or geographical features, based on nicknames or appearance, and based upon the father’s name.
What are 4 general groups of surnames?
Method used to organize & identify Family Lines
What is Color Coding?
A record that is created every 10 years, beginning in 1790.
What is the US Census?
Amount of DNA shared by Siblings (not identical twins)
What is 50%?
You, your parents, grandparents birth dates, marriage dates.
What information would you use to start your tree?
Between 1824 and 1924, there were 34 million.
What is the number of immigrants that came to the U.S. between 1824 and 1924?
Computer file format that allows you to easily move your family free from (or fo) Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast or a desktop genealogy application
What is a Gedcom File?
Birth, marriage, divorce, and death records
What are vital records?
3 types of DNA tests that can be taken
What are Autosomal, YDNA, mtDNA?
Document used to keep your research focused on your genealogy gaps
What is a Research Log?
The relation of your grandmother's cousin's son to you?
What is my 2nd cousin, once removed?
A good idea to store in multiple locations, including:
What is backing up digital/computer genealogy records?
Any record created during the time you are researching - an eyewitness account.
What is a primary source?
Common ancestor when DNA matches me with a 3rd cousin
What is a 3rd generation grandparent?