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Abbreviation for Obituary
What is an OBIT
An occasion when many members of an extended family congregate
What is a FAMILY REUNION
Word for line of descent traced from the mother's side
What is MATERNAL LINE
Compilation of the names and information about ancestors who arrived on ships into the United States
What is a PASSENGER LIST
What is a COUSIN
Word for last name or family name
What is SURNAME
Abbreviation for Social Security Death Index
What is the SSDI
Computer programming that attempts to mimic human intelligence
What is AI, Artificial Intelligence
Abbreviation for unknown
What is UNK
A section of the federal census listing information about persons who died during the census year
Word for a citizen of another country
What is an ALIEN
The new manager of Clayton Library
Who is CARL SMITH
Word for phonetic algorithm that indexes names by sound, rather than spelling
What is SOUNDEX
Immigrants who passed through these now quiet halls from 1892 to 1954
What is a ELLIS ISLAND
Opened to immigrants in 1855 on the eve of a dramatic wave of European immigration
What is CASTLE GARDEN
A group that has requirements to join based on your ancestry
What is a LINEAGE SOCIETY
NGS stands for what organization
What is the NATIONAL GENELOGICAL SOCIETY
Person who is bound into the service of another person for a specified period, usually seven years in the 18th and 19th centuries, to repay the passage to the new country.
What is an Indentured Servant?
A book that alphabetically names and describes places in a specific area.
What is a GAZETTEER
A website that provides a categorized and cross-referenced list of links to genealogical resources on the internet
What is CINDI'S LIST
Detailed maps for the purpose of indicating dwellings and their proximity to fire fighting equipment
What are SANBORN INSURANCE MAPS
The abbreviation for William
What is WM
The abbreviation For John
What is Jno.
A Person who has reached the age of 100 years
What is a Centenarian
Abbreviation for self addressed stamped envelope
What is SASE
The full name of this government entity -- BLM
What is the BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Paleography is the study of . . .
What is HANDWRITING
Another word for Farmer . . .also, petty clerical officer in the navy, servant or lesser official in a noble household
What is a YEOMAN
Supplement or addition to a will, not intended to replace an entire will
What is a codicil