GALILEO Support ServicesDecember 2008

Getting Started withGenealogy Research

Step 1

•Create an ancestral chart

•List what you already know

Step 2

•Interview family members

•Keep records for what you find

Getting Started withGenealogy Research

Step 3

•Find death records for deceased ancestors

Step 4

•Follow up on death record clues

Getting Started withGenealogy Research

Step 5

•Search census records

Getting Started withGenealogy Research

Step 6

•Search county and state sources

•Newspapers•Court records•Voter registrations•Military records•And more!

Getting Started withGenealogy Research

• 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

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

Stories and Publications

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Slave Narratives

Newspapers and other periodicals

Books

Family and local histories

Photos and Maps

U.S. Yearbooks

Ancestry Map Collection

Library of Congress Photo Collection

User-submitted photo collections

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ProQuest Training Materialshttp://www.proquest.com/en-US/support/training/materials.shtml

Additional Resources

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