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LDS Family Search
Doing our LDS Family Search is an important part of Latter-day life. Find genealogy resources, ideas, web sites and more to help you work on your Family Search.
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Lookup vital records and reports . Search lost loves, family, friends, relatives. And So Much More!!! You can Do all of this and More Without ANYONE finding out!
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How to find out about your family on family searchDo you often wonder who your ancestors are, which families you are affiliated with, and if there are still family members out there whom you haven’t met? Do you wish to prepare a family tree for your relatives or share family records so that other members of your clan can be informed and you’ll be able to reach out to them? Well now that’s all possible with family search, the most widely used genealogy website on the internet. Search for family members or trace your family lineage with millions of indexed records from censuses from different countries. The family search does not just let you do record searches, but it also allows you to join other people in providing free family records online through indexing.
How to begin? Easy, a search will only take 5 easy steps. The first step is to identify what you know about your own family. There is a pedigree chart online where you can place names and other vital information about your ancestors. This begins with yourself. Places and dates may be estimated in case you don’t know the exact information. A pedigree chart and a family group sheet may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from the site.
The next step is to decide what you want to know or learn about your family. Just choose and ancestor’s name from the pedigree chart and identify the questions you wish to know about your ancestors; death, marriage, birth, location, and what not. There is a research log where you enter the name, the
objective or question, and the approximate date and place of the event.
After which you will have to select records to search. There are two types of records to choose from. The first is the compiled records, which are previously researched by others such as biographies, genealogy, and family history. The second set is the set of original records, records created at a time or near the time of event, such as birth, death, marriage, or other census records. It is ideal to begin with compiled records.
Now you can obtain and search the record. You will receive a call number from the Family History Library Catalog and you will use it to locate a book, a microfilm, or a microfiche. You will learn how to use the second and the latter through the instructions on the machine. Look for information and some clues from then on. Record the results and use them for further searches.
The last step is to evaluate and use the information found. Check if you found the information you were looking for, if they were complete, and if the facts lead you to finding other related members of your family or not. Copy all the new information into your pedigree chart and organize fresh information. File photocopies and keep them for later use. To help enrich your search, share the information on family search. Who knows you might have other family members making similar searches and each of your researched and indexed information might just make a brilliant collaboration.
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