SERVING GENEALOGY PATRONS

Katie Quick Derby – Culpeper County Library

Types of Genealogy Patrons

Beginner

Novice

Experienced

Professional

Getting StartedNo Specific Objective

Family LegendsForensic /

Genetic Interest

Beginner

Forms

Pedigree Chart Family Group Research LogPedigree Chart Family Group Research Log

Specific Objectives

Database Research

DNACompiled Records

Novice

Know YourAncestry

HeritageQuest

Sanborn Maps

DatabasesFamilySearch

Fold 3

Library of Virginia

Caution with Compiled Records

PaleographyReference Materials

MethodologyOriginal Records

Experienced

Evidence Explained Mastering Genealogical Proof

Professional Genealogy

Essential Reference Books

Paleography Help

Script Tutorial

Brigham Young University

Palaeography Tutorial

UK National Archives

Books

Reading Early American Handwriting

Database Access

Reference

Microfilms Local Records

Professional

• Finding Aids

• Modern Equipment

• Reference

Your Collection

• Inter-library Loan

• Databases

Access to other

Collections

• Family History Centers

• Archives

• Courthouse

Send them elsewhere

Helping Professional Researchers

Know Your Local History

https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Culpeper_County,_Virginia_Genealogy

Know Your Genealogical Sources

Working a Genealogy Reference Question

KATIE QUICK DERBY

katiederby@gmail.com