{"id":53583,"date":"2019-10-25T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=53583"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T15:28:10","slug":"10-genealogy-tips-for-10-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/10-genealogy-tips-for-10-days.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Genealogy Tips for 10 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives 10 genealogy tips because, as she says, \u201cwe can all use some new ideas, or even reminders, once in a while.\u201d Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What family history research are you working on right now? We can all use some new ideas, or even reminders, once in a while \u2013 and the following 10 tips are just the thing to help you get a start on your family history project.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t try to tackle everything at once. Take a tip a day and work on incorporating it into your family history research.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which ancestor will you research next? Before you skip back in time to that 18th century ancestor, take some time to fill in the details of your more recent family. Commit to finding your first four generations in old newspaper articles, order vital records certificates, and make sure you\u2019ve documented their lives before you move on to earlier ancestors.<\/li>\n<li>How do you start a family history research project? Choose one ancestor and write down everything you know about them. Then ask one question about that ancestor, such as: \u201cWhere was Jane Smith born?\u201d Concentrate on answering that one question before you move on to the next.<\/li>\n<li>Start your research with a timeline. As you research, add dates and events important to your ancestor. Include historical events and dates that might have impacted their lives, such as wars and financial depressions.<\/li>\n<li>Identify milestone events in your ancestor\u2019s life. Consider what newspaper articles might exist that report on these events. For example, a 25th or 50th wedding anniversary, or living to be 100 years old. On your timeline, note the possibilities of these events and then search for them in the newspaper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53589\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2:11A73E5827618330@GB3NEWS-11B9BE576D44AB38@2418387-11B9BE57E13192E8@27-11B9BE5A62EF4878\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oregonian-newspaper-0321-1909-ann-monroe.png\" alt=\"An article about Ann Monroe, Oregonian newspaper article 21 March 1909\" width=\"373\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oregonian-newspaper-0321-1909-ann-monroe.png 373w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oregonian-newspaper-0321-1909-ann-monroe-155x300.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 21 March 1909, page 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Start a research log for your project. It\u2019s too easy to get started and excited about your finds and then later forget what you found and where you found it. On your research log, note the information you were looking for, what you found, and where.<\/li>\n<li>Create a Names\u2019 List for your ancestor to write out all the versions of their name, including likely misspellings of their first name and surname. Don\u2019t forget to include nicknames, professional and marital titles (Mrs. John Smith), as well as initials.<\/li>\n<li>Join the genealogy society in the place where your ancestor lived. This membership often provides you access to online databases, publications, and research assistance.<\/li>\n<li>Have an ancestor who was famous or had a brush with fame? One of the first things you should do is determine the probability that they were actually involved. Research the history of the place, the famous person and era, and consult maps and newspapers. Is your ancestor in the right place at the right time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53591\" style=\"width: 963px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2:114CE9E74A478FB0@GB3NEWS-15193911B8AF40F4@2429083-1518EABEA548549D@5-1518EABEA548549D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0703-1938-jesse-james-granddaughter.png\" alt=\"An article about the granddaughter of Jesse James, Lexington Herald newspaper article 3 July 1938\" width=\"963\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0703-1938-jesse-james-granddaughter.png 963w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0703-1938-jesse-james-granddaughter-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lexington-herald-newspaper-0703-1938-jesse-james-granddaughter-768x580.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky), 3 July 1938, page 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Not finding your ancestor in the census or a vital record? Try searching by using one of your name variations from your Names\u2019 List. Then think about what other records might provide similar information. Can\u2019t find her in the census? Try a city directory. No death certificate? Look for an obituary or a burial record.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhere should I look?\u201d can be a difficult question to answer once you\u2019ve exhausted the websites you are familiar with. Use a link portal like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyndi\u2019s List<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkpendium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkpendium<\/a> to find other websites with information for a region or on a specific topic like a religion or occupation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Did these 10 tips give you some ideas for your research? Let us know in the comments section below what you are going to use to enhance your research.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with your family history research!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives 10 genealogy tips because, as she says, \u201cwe can all use some new ideas, or even reminders, once in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12713],"tags":[12,2719],"class_list":["post-53583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genealogy-research-tips","tag-genealogy","tag-genealogy-search-tips"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/illustration-0215-2017-featured-graphic-computer-user-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53583"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94793,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53583\/revisions\/94793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}