YES!! A.I.S. is good too, and I have used it and found MANY OF MY ANCESTOR'S NAMES ON IT!! Would you like to (in a new post to the list, without our added stuff below) post a brief EXPLANATION OF THE A.I.S.? Thanks for bringing that up! It's a great resource that many overlook! TINA/CA List Mgr. At 07:01 PM 9/23/99 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Tina, This is very good advice! I have something to add, I don't >believe you mentioned the AIS. I find it an excellent place to narrow down >your search , if you are just beginning. I go through and make copies of >all of the surnames that I am researching . Then I know where to start >looking. This won't work if you have a surname like Smith or Jones or >Brown, of course, but it is a big help. I think a lot of people overlook >this resource when they are just beginning! What do you think? >Thanks Pat >-----Original Message----- >From: TINA PEDDIE (by way of TINA PEDDIE <tina@tcsn.net>) <tina@tcsn.net> >To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com <GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 2:45 PM >Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] Beginning Help > > >>**This email was sent to someone on my LEMASTER list who is just beginning >>to do her genealogy and she needed some pointers for BEGINNERS--- if you >>are not a Beginner, don't bother reading this as you will already know it!! >>But if you are a BEGINNER and need a little ADVICE, read on! *TINA/CA >>List Mgr.* >>HELLO PAULA: >> Let me go thru your email and see what I can advise...... >> First of all, you will want to get VERY FAMILIAR with your local FHC >>(Family History Center.....which will be located in many buildings of THE >>CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAYS SAINTS....you can call a church in >>your area and ask them "Where is your church's Family HIstory Center in >>this area?" they will be glad to tell you! You do not have to be LDS to go >>there, there is no charge (except for films you may order sometime, or >>copies, etc., but no charge to use the FHC)...and non-members are more than >>welcome there!! In fact, the MAJORITY of people/patrons who use the FHC >>are NON-MEMBERS.... >> OK---- you will want to get copies of the CENSUS RECORDS for the people >>who lived in the early 1900s, back to the 1800s. This can easily be done >>by going to the FHC and showing them WHICH of your ancestors you want to >>search for, and show them the info you posted below (preferably, on a >>FAMILY GROUP SHEET or PEDIGREE CHART so they can see WHO LIVED WHERE, WHEN) >>--- There are excellent CENSUS RECORDS for the years 1850-1920, and you can >>get copies of all of them that pertain to your ancestors! You will first >>(with their help) view or order the film for SOUNDEX for the 1920, 1910, >>1910 census. They will explain that further, but the SOUNDEX will tell you >>exctly WHERE your ancestors lived and on what PAGE of the CENSUS RECORD >>your ancestors appear...then you know exactly WHICH CENSUS FILM to order. >> These years, of early 1900s back to 1800s are THE GREATEST FOR >>SEARCHING!!! ALOT of info available! >> FHLC - Ask at the FHC about look'g at this...it stands for FAMILY >>HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG ..... they will show it to you and how it can help >>you. You can look up your ancestors' AREA OF RESIDENCE FOR PARTICULAR >>YEARS, AND IT WILL SHOW YOU WHAT IS AVAILABLE THRU THE GIANT FAMILY HISTORY >>*LIBRARY* (the "mother library" of all the FHCs worldwide), on your area of >>interest, and you can order most films from SLC to have sent to your FHC >>locally...alot of research can be done right from your own FHC. >> IGI and ANCESTRAL FILE....look up your ancestor's names on this! You can >>do it at your FHC (it's there on cd's), AND/OR you can look it up online >>now, at the FamilySearch site of the LDS CHURCH.... >> Go to: www.FamilySearch.org >> TYPE IN THE NAME OF INTEREST, and it will bring up anyone with that name >>who appears in the IGI and ANCESTRAL FILE (AF)... you then look at the info >>with it, dates, etc.,, and decide if that is your ancestor or not. >> Hope this helps ...... PRINT THIS OUT, if you need to, and take it with >>you to the FHC and show it to them, and ask IF THEY WILL HELP YOU LOOK >>THESE THINGS UP. They will!! In fact, I work/volunteer at my local FHC >>every Thurs nite, and that's tonite! I love it! I love helping others do >>their genealogy, and if not busy, I do some of my OWN!!! >> IF you ahve any other questions, or anyone else does, feel free to Email >>me.... >> Best to all, >> TINA/CA List Mgr. tina@tcsn.net >> >> >> > > > He who says 'it cannot be done' should not interrupt he who is doing it. - Chinese Proverb