GETTING STARTED
FUN FACTS
ORGANIZE
RESEARCH
DNA
100

A form where you fill in the names of two parents and their children.

What is a Family Group Sheet?

100

"Finding your Roots" or "Who do you Think you are?"

What are television shows about celebrities learning their genealogy?

100

Paper or Electronic or both

What are the ways to organize your family records/photos?

100

Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage & FindmyPast

What are the top 4 Genealogy Websites?

100

Four most popular DNA Test Sites

What are AncestryDNA, 23andme, FamilyTree DNA, MyHeritageDNA?

200

A chart that typically shows five generations of a person's family tree.

What is a pedigree chart?

200

Group that requires a documented genealogy of potential new members

What is DAR- Daughters of the American Revolution?

200

C: GENEALOGY / HART ROBERT 1898 to 1972

What is a computer file folder?

200

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"?

200

The number of pairs of chromosomes a human has

What is 23?

300

DD MMM YYYY

What is the standard Date Format?

300

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?

300

Method used to organize & identify Family Lines

What is Color Coding?

300

A record that is created every 10 years, beginning in 1790.

What is the US Census?

300

Amount of DNA shared by Siblings (not identical twins)

What is 50%?

400

You, your parents, grandparents birth dates, marriage dates.

What information would you use to start your tree?

400

Between 1824 and 1924, there were 34 million.

What is the number of immigrants that came to the U.S. between 1824 and 1924?

400

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?

400

Birth, marriage, divorce, and death records

What are vital records?

400

3 types of DNA tests that can be taken

What are Autosomal, YDNA, mtDNA?

500

Document used to keep your research focused on your genealogy gaps

What is a Research Log?

500

The relation of your grandmother's cousin's son to you?

What is my 2nd cousin, once removed?

500

A good idea to store in multiple locations, including:

  • External hard drives
  • Paper
  • Cloud (online storage)

What is backing up digital/computer genealogy records?

500

Any record created during the time you are researching - an eyewitness account.

What is a primary source?

500

Common ancestor when DNA matches me with a 3rd cousin

What is a 3rd generation grandparent?