GETTING STARTED
A document used to keep you focused on your research.
What is a Research Log?
"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 research 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?
A fraternal group that requires a documented genealogy of potential new members
What is the DAR- Daughters of the American Revolution? (SAR accepted)
1860_US Cen_Hanson_Albert family_New York
What is an example of naming a digital file?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is "The Genealogical Proof Standard" (NPS)?
The number of pairs of chromosomes a human has
What is 23?
DD MM YYYY
What is the standard date format?
Based on occupation, location, geographical feature, appearance and/or father’s name.
What are examples of origins of surnames?
Color coding
What is a method used to organize & identify family lines?
A record that is created every 10 years, beginning in 1790.
What is the U. S. 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 family tree?
Between 1824 and 1924, there were 34 million.
What is the number of immigrants who came to the United States?
Computer file format that allows you to easily move your family tree from (or to) 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?
A form you can fill in the names of two parents and their children.
What is a Family Group Sheet?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Ellis Island?
A good idea to store in multiple locations, including:
What is backing up digital/computer genealogy records?
A record created at the time of the event - an eyewitness account.
What is a primary source?
Common ancestor when DNA matches me with a 3rd cousin
What is a 3rd generation grandparent?