Information & assistance family historians require

Guidance

Provides:

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  information on and links to a number of Queensland family history societies
  
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  directories of resources, indexing projects and relevant addresses
  
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  a local, relevant site from State Library of Queensland
  
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  constantly updated
  
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  boolean and proximity operators allow a search to be refined
  

Useful information on:

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  civil registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Queensland
  
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  Queensland State Archives records - probate files and finding a cheap death certificate, mental asylum records, old age pensions
  
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  Family history events
  

This covers an extensive range of sites including:

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  free genealogy classes
  
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  how to create a web page
  
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  LDS centres and their library
  
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  general guides, hints and tips
  
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  mailing lists
  
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  methods and techniques
  
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  citations
  
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  specific topics: passenger lists, census records
  
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  research tools
  

A number of the major sites present a series of tutorials. The best are easy to assimilate.

Guides accessed here include those of:

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  Ancestry.com
  
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  Genealogy.com
  
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  Rootsweb.com
  

A comprehensive site including;

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  organising paper files
  
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  research logs
  
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  online tutorials
  
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  charts guides books
  
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  genealogy software
  

Numbering systems are important in indicating the numerous members of multi-generational families. Richard A Pence, an editor of various printed and computer-based genealogical publications outlines a variety:

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  ancestor numbering systems
  
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  descendant numbering systems
  
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  numbering systems in commonly used software
  
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  his views
  

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  genealogical publisher’s site so advertising is a feature
  
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  tips on a variety of genealogical research topics are useful despite the American slant
  

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  genealogy lessons
  

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  http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/ht/surname_query.htm
  
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  simple, clear advice for the family historian on the best way to request information
  
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  emphasises specificity and clear setting out
  

Practical advice provided on:

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  verifying sources
  
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  keeping reliable records with sources recorded
  
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  organising records
  
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  ways of seeking information including the internet
  
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  pitfalls including mail-order promotions
  

It tackles one obstacle for the genealogist and covers:

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  the different “s”
  
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  old style abbreviations
  
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  marks
  
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  numbers
  
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  good examples
  

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  cross-generational relationships at a glance
  

It includes:

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  storage, conservation and preservation
  
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  old paper documentation, photographs, research notes and memorabilia
  

There are a number of sites here with some useful explanations for reading:

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  death certificates
  
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  surgeon-superintendents’ reports
  
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  but sources not referenced
  

This covers a mixture of terms:

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  old occupations
  
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  Latin terms
  
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  old expressions
  
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  genealogical terms
  
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  old disease names
  
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  sources not referenced
  

This site provides codes for a variety of countries and their counties.

Chapman codes are:

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  three letter abbreviations
  
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  used extensively in genealogical research when seeking or providing information eg Genealogical Research Directory, Rootsweb, members research in family history magazines
  

Although this is an American site it provides such a comprehensive range of genealogical coverage which is also well organised. It is a good starting point.

It provides genealogical links:

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  by location
  
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  by surname
  
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  by family histories
  
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  by other genealogical subjects
  

This site provides the possibility of translating foreign words on birth, shipping and other documents.

Useful when you need to know when Easter, Christmas and other cyclical events occurred. Find out what day of the week