Ancestry: How to Research Your Family History and Climb Your Family Tree: Genealogy tips, Honor Your Heritage, Celebrate Family (Ancestor Research, Family Tree) by Trina Boice & Tracey Long

Author:Trina Boice & Tracey Long [Boice, Trina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2018-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

Planting Trees

While you are climbing your family tree you can also drop fruitful seeds along the way. Your paper trail of research notes may become the well-marked path for another researcher in the future. Someone once said, “Take nothing but ancestors. Leave nothing but records.”

Genealogists are known for many positive qualities, such as persistence, faithfulness, and dogged tenacity. One quality that should not be overlooked is their impressive spirit of sharing. This trait is the foundation of many genealogical societies, including www.rootsweb.com.

Research groups are made up of people researching similar surnames or looking in specific geographical locations for their ancestors. www.rootsweb.com is one of the most effective and well-known Internet sites for genealogists to connect with others who are researching the same surname. At this site you can subscribe to a surname list and begin conversations that may lead you to new family connections.

Other well-known sites for research groups are:

GeneaSearch Surname Registry located at www.geneasearch.com

SurnameWeb at www.surnameweb.com

Geographical societies include the Federation of Genealogical Societies at www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/

Federation of Family History Societies at www.ffhs.org.uk

Sharing information benefits all of us. Joining formal family associations may lead you to a group that has formally organized its research efforts. It might even result in finding some long-lost cousins. What you consider basic information on your immediate or extended family could be the long-lost treasure of someone else. As wonderful as sharing can be, be cautious when you share personal information about people who are still alive—you want to make sure you are protecting both their privacy and security.

A GEDCOM file (Genealogical Data Communications) is a text file that organizes genealogical data into charts and forms that can then be shared with other computerized genealogical programs. It can even be transferred over the Internet, saving time and money. The genealogy program you choose to use will give you personalized directions on how to create and share a GEDCOM file. Instead of spending hours copying pages of pedigree charts to share with a distant relative, a GEDCOM file can be created, saving the selected data within seconds. Your GEDCOM of specially selected information can then be shared with other researchers and index programs. You can post your information to be shared on forums, mailing lists, geographical sites, and other genealogical websites.

For the really adventurous researcher, you can even create your own genealogical website and advertise your site on the Add Me Site Submission at www.addme.com/submission.htm. This will list your website on over a dozen search engines for free. For designing your own website, check out Yahoo!’s World Wide Web beginner’s guides at dir.yahoo.com/computers_and_Internet/Internet/world_wide_web/beginner_s_Guides; or simply hire someone to create your site so you can spend more time researching your family history!

It is important to give back to the genealogy community and share what you have found. USGenWeb is such a wonderful resource for information; it also provides opportunities for you to be of service to others. There are so many interesting and helpful projects that you and your family can get involved with. Here are a few

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