| Genealogy is the study of who is in a
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| | searches by land description. You may
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| family and whom they are related to. The
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| | also look for help from the thousands of
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| more general study of family history will
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| | genealogical societies around the world.
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| also try to determine important
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| | These societies are generally focused on
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| information about their lives and deaths
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| | a particular surname, geographic area, or
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| such as dates of birth and death and
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| | ethnicity. Most of the people who work
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| employment records. Genealogy has
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| | at these societies are volunteers. These
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| existed since ancient times.
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| | societies have large amounts of genealogy
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| Genealogical information was originally
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| | material. They may also publish a
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| transmitted orally and later, through
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| | newsletter, provide research assistance
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| written records. Genealogy was vital in
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| | to the public and offer classes in
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| determining the ancestry of rulers and
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| | genealogy. There are two other useful
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| nobles. Detailed genealogical records
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| | genealogical resources: International
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| ensured that the passing down of titles
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| | Genealogical Index (IGL) and DNA
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| would be done without error.
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| | analysis.
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| Genealogists helped people displaced by
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| | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
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| World War II find family members who
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| | Saints copied most of their available
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| remained in Europe. Many Irish families
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| | genealogical records onto microfilm. An
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| used genealogical records to help
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| | important part of the Mormon faith is
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| rediscover family members that have been
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| | tracing their family history, so there
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| separated for two or three generations
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| | are a lot of records. This resulted in
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| since their families emigrated from
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| | the creation of the IGL. The IGL
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| Ireland. James Dent Walker founded the
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| | contains hundreds of millions of records
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| Afro-American Historical and Genealogical
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| | of people that lived between the 1500s
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| Society in 1977. He aided Alex Haley
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| | and 1870s. These records can be viewed
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| with his book Roots. This book inspired
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| | at the Family History Library, which is
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| many African Americans to search for
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| | their main library, in Salt Lake City,
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| their ancestors.
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| | Utah. They can also be viewed at the
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| Major events in a person's life are
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| | more than 4,000 Family History Centers
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| usually recorded and stored at a local,
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| | located near their churches. If you
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| regional or national office.
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| | prefer the Internet, then you can view
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| Genealogists locate these records and use
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| | the IGL as well as the Ancestral File,
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| them to determine family relationships
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| | 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Social
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| and recreate timelines. Genealogists
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| | Security Death Index, Salt Lake City
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| generally start from the present and work
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| | Library Catalog and some American Army
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| backward in time. Genealogists may also
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| | Indexes to those who died in the Korean
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| conduct interviews with living relatives
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| | and Vietnam wars on the website
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| to determine the same information. The
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| | FamilySearch. This is especially useful
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| success of a genealogist may depend on
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| | because you can do multiple searches for
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| the volunteer efforts of complete
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| | names, parishes, dates, etc.
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| strangers. There are many helpful
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| | DNA analysis has proven to be useful to
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| message boards that will help you find
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| | the field of genealogy because the DNA
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| people with particular surnames or who
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| | from your earliest ancestors will be
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| lived in a particular region. Many
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| | passed down relatively unchanged. A
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| genealogists contribute their free time
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| | genealogical DNA test can estimate the
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| and participate in projects such as
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| | probability that two people are related.
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| preparing name indexes for records and
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| | The Molecular Genealogy Research Project
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| placing them online. Other genealogists
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| | is a collection of genetic test results
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| can then use the name indexes to find
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| | that will be used to match people
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| these records. There are other projects
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| | descended from a direct ancestor. The
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| that transcribe records so that
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| | Genographic Project is a collection of
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| genealogists can find records based on
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| | results that can be used to trace human
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| something other than a name. For
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| | migratory patterns and to determine
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| example, there are projects that
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| | biogeographical and ethnic origin.
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| transcribe deeds, which allows for
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