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Come meet Cyndi Howells and learn more
about Genealogy Research in Pennsylvania on
Tuesday, October 16, 2001.
Free Online
Lecture
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Presented
by Cyndi Howells
Sponsored by the Genealogical Society
of Pennsylvania
October 16, 2001
8pm to 10pm, Eastern
About Genealogy Chat Room #1
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Learn About
Research in Specific Localities
If you are new to genealogy or just new to research in a specific locality,
you will find an abundance of tutorials, guides and helpful articles online.
When a new question pops up during your research, visit some of the following
sites to look for possible answers and new ideas on how to pursue new topics:
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Locating Records
Where can you find birth, marriage or death records? Where can you access
census or probate records? Some records can be ordered from records offices and
archives, while others can be found through your local LDS Family History
Center. Following are online resources that will help you find what you need
both online and offline:
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Meeting Other Researchers
The Internet is a natural meeting place. Cousins and researchers with similar
interests and experience meet one another each day. Success is found by
researchers through e-mail mailing lists, chat rooms and web sites with message
boards and surname queries. And the best news is that most of these resources
are free to use.
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Reference Material
Much of the time spent in genealogical research is devoted to learning the
history of the area in which your ancestors lived. The Internet is loaded with
helpful reference material including maps, gazetteers, locality histories,
timelines, genealogical dictionaries, language translation tools and more.
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People in Pennsylvania
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Participating and Sharing
The genealogical community has always been sharing and giving. Genealogists
have always helped one another through open sharing and participation in
volunteer projects, and in genealogical and historical societies. The Internet
has made the world a much smaller place. It is much easier to find a society of
interest, to join the society and to participate in projects sponsored by the
society, no matter where you live nor how far away the society is located.
Volunteer projects and personal home pages with help offered to others abound.
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Howells. All rights reserved.
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