GALILEO Support Services

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• GALILEO Support Services
• December 2008

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Getting Started withGenealogy Research

• Step 1
• Create an ancestral chart
• List what you already know

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Getting Started withGenealogy Research

• Step 2
• Interview family members
• Keep records for what you find

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Getting Started withGenealogy Research

• Step 3
• Find death records for deceased ancestors

• Step 4
• Follow up on death record clues

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Getting Started withGenealogy Research

• Step 5
• Search census records

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Getting Started withGenealogy Research

• Step 6
• Search county and state sources
• Newspapers
• Court records
• Voter registrations
• Military records
• And more!

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• ProQuest product designed for genealogical
  research 4 billion names indexed
• Databases are continually being added and
  expanded, including user submitted content
• Collection is organized into three categories
  Historical Records, Stories Publications, and
  Photos Maps

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• Historical Records
• U.S. Federal Census every name indexed
• UK, Ireland, Scotland, and Canada Censuses
• Death, Birth and Marriage records
• Military Records
• U.S. Immigration Collection

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• Stories and Publications
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• Slave Narratives
• Newspapers and other periodicals
• Books
• Family and local histories

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• Photos and Maps
• U.S. Yearbooks
• Ancestry Map Collection
• Library of Congress Photo Collection
• User-submitted photo collections

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Additional Resources

• Ancestry Library Edition Vendor Information
• http//www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/d
  etail/ale.shtml
• ProQuest Training Materials
• http//www.proquest.com/en-US/support/training/mat
  erials.shtml

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Please use the Contact Us form on the GALILEO
homepage if you have any questions or
feedback. http//www.galileo.usg.edu