Uncover Your Roots Its Fun and Easy

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• Uncover Your RootsIts Fun and Easy!
• Strengthening the Family Seminar
• Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of
  Latter-day Saints

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• Why Family History?
• A sense of belonging
• Memberships (i.e.DAR)
• Proud of ancestry
• Understand family traits
• Find Who to blame!
• Health history
• Captivating hobby
• Love detective work
• Families Are Forever (LDS view)

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• "In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep to
  know our heritage -- to know who we are and where
  we have come from. Without this enriching
  knowledge there is a hollow yearning. No matter
  what our attainment in life, there is still a
  vacuum, an emptiness and the most disquieting
  loneliness." ---- Alex Haley, author
  of Roots

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• The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
• Families Are Forever..Love Never Dies
• Families
  Temples
• Jesus saidwhatsoever thou shalt bind on
  earthshall be bound in heaven.. Matthew 1617-19

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• How do I learn ?
• Where to start
• How to start
• What are the basics
• Where to find data
• How to involve family
• How to overcome obstacles

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• Where to start ?
• Start With .
• YOU !

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• How to start?
• Start at Home First
• Involve Family Members
• Seek help from Relatives and Friends
• Away from Home Next

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• AT HOME

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• Suggestions at home
• Make a list of what info you want have a Family
  Activity to Find the information
• Interview older family members and relatives
• Have a single place to put what is found, such as
  a card board box. Have the family decorate it
  like a treasure chest.
• Post empty charts on the refrigerator or
  elsewhere and enter the information as it is
  found

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• Away from home
• Family Research Trips to
• Cemetery
• Library
• County Building

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• Suggestions-Away from home
• Interviewing Relatives
• Tape Record or video tape
• Use a Checklist
• Fill in forms on the spot
• Make it fun

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• Another Idea
• Build Your Own Family History Scrapbook

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• The Basics are
• FORMS
• Pedigree Charts
• Family Group Records
• Research Logs
• RECORDS
• Vital Records, Census, etc.
• Primary vs. Secondary sources

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• Pedigree
• Chart

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• Family
• Group
• Record

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• Research
• Log

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• RESOURCES to Find Data
• Family History Library (FHL) Salt Lake City, Utah
• Family History Center (FHC) 3600 (everywhere)
• Public Libraries
• Genealogy Societies
• National Archives (NAIL) 12
• DAR, SAR, etc.
• Internet

Family History Center
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• What Is A Family History Center?
• ( FHC )
• Free Public
• Volunteer run
• Resources include
• Microfilm
• Microfiche
• Books, Maps, etc.
• Computer Resources
• Locate via 1-800-346-6044 ww.kbyu.byu.edu/ancestor
  s.html

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• Mission Viejos
• Family History Center
• http//genweb.net/Family_History_Center/
• 27976 Marguerite Pkwy, [phone]
• SUN. CLOSED
• MON. CLOSED
• TUE. 930AM - 430PM, 600PM - 900PM
• WED. 930AM - 430PM, 600PM - 900PM
• THU. 930AM - 430PM, 600PM - 900PM
• FRI. 930AM - 430PM
• SAT. 930AM - 100PM

HOURS OPEN
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Family History Center Computers

• Family Search databases on CDs or network
• Ancestral File
• International Genealogical Index
• Family History Library Catalog
• Scottish Church Records (1500s-1850)
• Social Security Death Index
• Military Death Index (Vietnam Korea)

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• Other data bases on CDs or networks
• Vital Records Index North America 1700-1888
• Vital Records Index British Isles 1500-1888
• Vital Records Australia 1788-1905
• Vital Records Europe
• Mayflower Crew, Passengers, Descendents
• Royal Houses of Europe
• Place Finder
• Hammond World Maps
• 1851 British Census
• 1881 British Census

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• Non-Computer Special Collections
• Loiselle Collection - Quebec, Canada marriages -
  film
• Chicago Illinois Naturalizations Name Changes -
  film
• Accelerated Indexing System (AIS) - microfiche
• Family Registry - microfiche
• Passengers And Immigration Lists Index - books
• England, Wales, Scotland 1881 Census - microfiche
• England Wales birth,marriages,deaths 1837-1983
  fiche
• Mexico Baptisms, Marriages Deaths 1690-1914 -
  film
• P.E.R.S.I. on microfiche
• California Death Index microfiche

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• Personal Genealogy Programs
• What are they?
• Why would you want one?

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• Genealogy Software Features
• Import Export GEDCom files
• Enter individuals families
• Track sources of information
• Record notes points of interest
• Print forms, reports, charts
• Pictures
• Automatic tools like Soundex
• Voice or music Recordings
• Internet interface Web Pages
• Searchable databases
• Technical support

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• Personal Genealogy Programs
• Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
• Family Tree Maker
• Ultimate Family Tree
• Family Origins
• Ancestral Quest

Free!!
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• Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
• Minimum System Requirements
• Windows 95/98/NT/2000
• IBM compatible 486/66 processor (Pentium
  recommended)
• 16 to 32 MB memory
• 20 MB hard disk space
• 256-color display adapter supporting 640x480
  screen resolution or better

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• PAF 4
• Desktop Icon
• Startup Choice

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• PAF 4
• WindowsLike

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• Need Technical Help? Its close by

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• PAF 4
• Ownership

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• PAF 4
• Family View

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• Data Entry

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• Buttons
• Notes
  Source Stories
  Information
• Address
  Pictures, Phone
  Sound, Email
  Video

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• Notes

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• Pictures

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• PAF 4.0
• Pedigree

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• PAF 4.0
• Search

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• PAF 4.0 Sharing Information
• GEDCOM FILES
• This is the file format used in exchanging
  information between Genealogy programs. GEDCOM
  stands for
• "GEnealogical Data COMmunications."

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• LET US GET YOU STARTED
• Bring PAF 4 CD to you
• Install it for you
• Just Call
• Andy Mortensen
• [phone]
• OR BETTER YET
• Sign Up Tonight!

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• And now
• The
• INTERNET

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• FamilySearch.Org

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• Questions?
• ?