GETTING STARTED
A document used to keep you focused on your research.
What is a Research Log?
Enumerator
What is the title given the census taker?
Birth, marriage, divorce, and death records
What are vital records?
Top four online sites to post family trees.
What are Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage & FindmyPast?
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?
FAN
What is the acronym for Friends, Associates and Neighbors?
A record created at the time of the event - an eyewitness account.
What is a primary source?
A form used to track your ancestors's life in sequence.
What is a timeline?
The number of pairs of chromosomes a human has
What is 23?
DD MM YYYY
What is the standard date format?
Jon, Juan, Jean, Jack, Giovany, Ivan, John
What are variations of a given name?
A record created every 10 years, beginning in 1790.
What is the U. S. Census?
"Old Stuff" - "New Stuff"
What is how not to name your files?
DNA is a __________ source.
What is Primary?
Information you would use to start your family tree
What are you, your parents, grandparents, birth dates, marriage dates.
Ephemera
What are those short-lived, personal items usually thrown away?
Who, What, When, Where, How, Why
What are the elements of a good source citation?
Estate planning
Backing up data
Family conversation
Posting online
What are actions to take to manage your research for future generations?
3 types of DNA tests that can be taken
What are Autosomal, YDNA, mtDNA?
Family Group Sheet
What is a form to record information on the parents and children of one family?
NEE
What is "originally called" or Maiden Name?
Death Certificate
What is a record that is both primary and secondary?
Paper or Electronic or both
What are the ways to organize your family records/photos?
Family secrets, law enforcement, unknown relatives.
What are common DNA test concerns?