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Extracting Information - Getting the Most From Genealogical Sources

Organize your information and analyze what records you need
Categories of documents and what you'll find there
Where and how to locate genealogical documents
Recognizing valid sources
Source citation: boring but necessary
The challenges of incorrect information
Reading and understanding U.S. records:
1. Why they were produced and by what entity
2. Censuses: each one unique and useful, the best place to start a search
3. US Military Records, Immigration & Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Census Schedules
4. Understanding the information in U.S. records and knowing what to do with it
5. Knowing what laws, if any, governed the data
6. Is information missing? That's important too.
Analysis, comparisons and conclusions - the key to accurate research
Handouts

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Professional Genealogical Research in U.S. and Italian Records

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Researching Your Italian Ancestors
Researching Your Northeastern US Ancestors
European Immigrants: getting back to your European Roots
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The Internet: Going Beyond Commercial Sites
Internet Basics: Commercial Sites
Italian Genealogy for Beginners 1
Italian Genealogy for Beginners 2
Italian Genealogy: Understanding Italian Records-experienced
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