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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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