 Genealogy
101
Course Materials
(All downloadable items on this
page require Adobe
Reader)
In these course materials you will find helpful tips and
hints, research guides, downloadable charts and articles on genealogy
extracted from The New Searchlight, our quarterly newsletter.
We are planning to add more charts and articles to this page on a
regular basis so come back often for a visit to see what's new. New to Genealogy? See Getting
Started by instructor Bob Dawes.
Ontario
Immigration Records **NEW**
Reproduced
with kind permission from Fawne Stratford-Devai
A guide for locating emigrant and immigrant records at Library
and Archives Canada, the Archives of Ontario, Family History
Centres (includes AO and FHC microfilm number listings) and on the
internet.
Genealogy
101 Course Outline
by Bob Dawes
This handout for the Quinte Branch OGS Beginners Course discusses using
basic charts and forms, the seven golden rules of research, what records
are useful, local area repositories, computer programs and using the
internet.
Family Charts
Compliments of
Quinte Branch OGS
Family
Information Checklist
Reproduced
with kind permission from Fawne Stratford-Devai
A guide to various sources of information
you may find in your home or the home of a family member. Carefully check
each type of source record for clues to your family connections.
Using
a Spreadsheet to Record your Research Findings
By Bob Dawes, reprinted from "The New Searchlight", Vol. 1,
No. 1, March 2006
How to use a spreadsheet to organize your growing collection of
disjointed research information about each of your family groups.
Relationship Chart
By Bob Dawes
Find the relationship between two individuals with a common
ancestor.
Record
Selection Table
Reproduced
with kind permission from Fawne Stratford-Devai
This table can help you find which records to search for
particular events. Most helpful for post-1800 research in
Canada.
Ontario
Records
Reproduced
with kind permission from Fawne Stratford-Devai
A guide to using Ontario Vital Statistics records (post 1869);
locating modern records for births, marriages and deaths; and
where to find information about other Ontario genealogy resources.
Early
Ontario Birth, Marriage and Death Records
Reproduced
with kind permission from Fawne Stratford-Devai
How to find pre-1869 Vital Records in Upper Canada / Canada
West
The
Canadian Vital Records Closure Gap
By Bob Dawes, reprinted from "The New Searchlight", Vol. 1,
No. 3, Sept.
2006
A look at what rules the difference provinces employ with regard to
the privacy of their vital statistics.
Researching
Canadian Military Records
Reproduced with
kind permission
from Rick
Roberts
An introduction to researching military records using
traditional and online methods.
Starting
Out on the Internet
By Bob Dawes
How to make best use of the internet for genealogical research.
The
Risks and Rewards of Pay-per-View Websites
Presented by Bob Dawes at the March 18, 2006 Quinte Branch Meeting
The rewards associated with using commercial genealogy websites far
outweigh the risks which can be controlled by using some simple,
common sense precautions.
For more research resources explore
the links to other websites in
the Tool Kit for
up-to-date genealogy news, finding aids, resource and research guides,
"how-to" articles and helpful reference.
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