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Research Guides Now in the FamilySearch Wiki

Need help with U.S./Canada Research? Ever struggled with U.S. Military Immigration and Naturalization records? Are you a descendant of American Indians or Quakers? Did your ancestor buy land in Ontario? The Research Specialiists at the Family History Library have created Research Guides on thse subjects and more just for you? All of these guides are available for free and can be accessed on the Internet through the FamilySearch Wiki.

American Indians

 * Dawes Commission Enrollment Records list Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, or Seminole Indians alive in Oklahoma between 1896 and 1905.
 * Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll look for ancestors who were alive 28 May 1906, descended from Eastern Cherokees (GA NC SC TN), and not associated with any other tribe.
 * Finding Your Indian Ancestor identify the tribe, find where they lived, find tribes located there, search all the record types for your ancestor’s time period and location, find records in the FHL Catalog, and search the records.

Canada

 * Ontario Land Records are the best tool for locating residents before 1851, search strategies, records with surname indexes, records arranged by land description, probate and other record types.

Church Records

 * U.S. Quaker Research (Society of Friends) records are organized by geographic area, how to identify where their meetings were held, find the records, and contact appropriate repositories.

Immigration and Naturalization

 * U.S. Immigration – Before 1820 over 1 million arrived before 1820, using the primary index, sources cited in the index, and additional sources on the Internet and elsewhere.
 * U.S. Immigration – After 1820 Passenger arrival lists: New York, Other U.S. ports, Canadian border crossings, published lists of immigrants by nationality, additional information, and Internet sites.
 * U.S. Naturalization Records the process before 1906, after 1906, finding records in an index, on the Internet, in the FHL Catalog, contacting the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Military Records

 * DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) and SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) Using the DAR Patriot Index, Rolls of Honor, Lineage Books; using the SAR Patriot Index, membership records, and using the FHL Catalog to find SAR records.
 * Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestor search strategies to find a military unit, military service records, pension and bounty land records, and veterans or lineage organization records.

• Loyalist Ancestors in the U.S. Revolutionary War Loyalist sources, those who lost property, those who fought, additional information, and helps on the Internet. • Locating a Union Civil War Soldier (1861-1865) search strategies to find a person’s military unit, military service records, pension records, and veterans or lineage organization records. • Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861-1865) search strategies for finding the military unit, compiled military service records, pension records, soldier home records, and veterans or lineage organization records. • World War II (1939-1945)—United States Military Records home sources, Social Security records, discharge papers, Veterans Affairs, associations, personnel/ medical records, message boards, Cyndi’s List, search engines, casualty lists, cemeteries, POWs, draft registration.

How to Find the FamilySearch Research Wiki In the Internet URL address box type wiki.familysearch.org and tap [Enter]. What is the Wiki? FamilySearch Wiki is a free online encyclopedia of how-to-do genealogical research. It teaches how to find and use genealogical records. This includes insights into geographic places and record-keeping jurisdictions. Some pages teach methods for finding, interpreting, analyzing, and using genealogical records. Researchers will find descriptions of archives, libraries, and museums which house family history material. Abundant links to related Internet pages are a major strength of the Wiki. It is not a place to find information about a specific ancestor, post queries, or advertise products. The Wiki Helps Researchers to: 1. Find answers to your genealogical questions. 2. Learn about the availability of online records and resources. 3. Locate information about other libraries, archives, court houses, and other repositories. 4. Promote your library and its genealogical records and resources. 5. Share your knowledge and expertise of your local area, its history, records, and unique resources.

Examples of Wiki page titles Records “England, Norfolk, Bishop’s Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records),” “United States World War I Draft Records,” “Hamburg Passenger Lists,” “Zimbabwe, Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records),” “Social Security Death Index (SSDI)” Resources “International Genealogical Index,” “Traditional Nicknames in Old Documents,” “Surname Distribution Maps,” “Old Fulton NY Post Cards,” “Hispanic Genealogy Resources Online,” “African American Online Genealogy Records,” “Hiring a Professional Researcher” Localities “Barbados,” “Boston, Massachusetts,” “Edøy, Norway,” “London,” “Czech Republic,” “Australia,” “Perthshire Scotland,” “Sweden,” “Argentina ,” “Cook County, Illinois,” “Württemburg – Königreich (kingdom)” Repositories “National Archives at Philadelphia,” “Handley Regional Library,” “Peabody Essex Museum,” “National Orphan Train Complex,” “Bancroft Library,” “The National Archives of the United Kingdom” Migration Routes “Kings Highway,” “Fall Line Road,” “Erie Canal,” “National Road,” “Union Pacific Railroad,” “Santa Fe Trail,” “Mormon Trail,” “US Migration Rivers and Lakes,” “Oregon Trail,” “Illinois Central Railroad” Topics “United States Naturalization and Citizenship,” “England Civil Registration,” “Germany Church Records,” Norway Farm Books,” “American Indian Genealogy,” “Sexton Records,” “Henrico County, Virginia Genealogy,” “Homestead Records,” “Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States”, “Cherokee Indians,” “Jewish Genealogy Research,” “Germans from Russia,” “Gretna Greens in the United States” Calendars “French Republican Calendar,” “Julian and Gregorian Calendar,” “Japan Calendars,” “Scandinavian Feast Day Calendar,” “England Calendar Changes,” “Moveable Feast Day Calendar for: Denmark” Methodology “Solving Tough Research Problems,” “Principles of Family History Research,” “Burned Counties Research,” “How to Guess Where to Start,” “How to Find New York City Birth Records,” “Tracing Immigrant Origins” Language Helps “Latin Genealogical Word List,” “French Genealogical Word List,” “Germans from Russia Language and Languages” Handwriting “Denmark: Handwriting Examples,” “Germany Handwriting,” “Handwriting: Online helps for reading Old English Handwriting,” “Italy Handwriting,” “Netherlands Handwriting” © 2014 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reprinted or reproduced in any form for any purpose without prior written permission.