SERVING THE GENEALOGY PATRON: A LIBRARIAN’S GUIDE Presented by Toni Raptis November 28, 2006
Agenda Ø Genealogy as Legitimate Research Ø Reference Interview Ø Document Types Ø Components of Genealogy Ø Methodology Ø Ancestry Chart Standards Ø Steve Morse Website
Genealogy as Legitimate Research Ø Ø More than just a hobby Mathematical components Scientific components Historical components
Reference Interview Ø Ø Ø Welcome the Patron Determine Level of Expertise Ask Critical Questions Select Resources Educate the Patron Referrals
Types of Documents Ø Primary – documents created at or very near the actual event Ø Secondary – documents created after the fact Ø Primary/Secondary Documents Ø Original Documents Ø Derivative – documents extracted from the original
mp on e nts of Ge ne alo Census Vital Records Church/Synagogue Passenger Lists Declaration of Intent Naturalization Records Military Records Cemetery Records Obituaries Surnames Land Deeds City Directories Wills/Probate Records School Records Employment Records Voting Records Name Changes gy Re sea rch
Common Question #1 I’m interested in genealogy – but I don’t know where to begin… ØGetting Started Packet ØStandards in filling out an ancestry chart ØFamily Record Sheet ØImportance of Documentation ØCensus Records
Common Question #2 I can’t find my family on the census… Ø Ancestry/Heritage Quest Database Ø Spelling variations Ø 1850+ - Every name census Ø Check print indexes Ø State Census Records
Census Records Ø Ø Ø US Federal & State Census 1890 Police Census Special Censuses 1850 -1880: AIMS DDD Census – 1880 Canadian & British Census European Census Records
Common Question #3 I don’t know where my grandparents were buried… Ø Death Certificate Ø Obituary Ø Ecclesiastical Record Ø Municipal Cemeteries
Vital Records Ø Birth Ø Marriage Ø Death Ø Adoption Ø Divorce www. vitalrec. com www. cdc. gov/nchs/howto/w 2 welcom. htm www. collectionscanada. ca/genealogy/022906. 006 -e. html
Marriage License
Common Question #4 I want to know when my great-grandparents immigrated to this country… Ø Castle Garden/Ellis Island Website www. castlegarden. org www. ellisislandrecords. org Ø Passengers & Immigration Lists Index Ø Declaration of Intent/Naturalization Papers Ø Census Records – 1920 Ø Military Records Ø Alien Registration/Passports
Passenger Lists Ø US/Canada Ø Border Crossings Ø Print Lists
Common Question #5 My grandfather’s last name was changed at Ellis Island… v Petition ( 9 June 1864) of Henry, Charles, Henry, Jr. , William and Albert Steinweg, natives of Germany, naturalized U. S. Citizens, engaged in making and selling pianofortes under the name of ‘Steinway and Sons’. Weg in German means ‘way’ in English. They all wish to assume legally the name Steinway.
Naturalization Records Ø Declarations of Intent Ø Females – Pre 1922 Ø Military Naturalizations
Common Question #6 I don’t know the name of the town where my grandfather was born… Ø Birth Certificates Ø Census Records Ø Military Records Ø Passenger Lists – 1906+ Ø Naturalization Records
Common Question #7 My mother-in-law’s passenger list says she came from Austria but her naturalization papers say she came from Poland… Ø Historical Atlases/Gazetteers Where Once We Walked Genealogical Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Hungary Place Names of the World Placenames of Russia & the Soviet Union Ø History books about the area
Common Question #8 I found this document but I don’t know what it says – I think it’s written in Polish… Ø Following The Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide Ø Language Dictionaries Ø Translation Services Ø Cyndi’s List – Languages & Translations http: //www. cyndislist. com/ Ø Local Community of Polish People Ø Steve Morse Website
Common Question #9 I think my great grandfather served in the Civil War… Ø Request military records Ø NARA Website Ø Print Sources
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