2. “ Who, What, When & Where: Introductory Perspectives on Beginning Ancestral Research” Perspectives Difficulties Examples

3. Where does your news come from? What’s better: books or databases?

4. Things to look for in sources Authority Reliability Accuracy

5. Where can I find it? Internet Print sources

6. Internet and Family Tree programs

7. Books and print sources Where do we go from here?

8. Basic Questions Reasons for digging up the bones

9. Pitfalls Is it on Ancestry? Is it in print form? Is it somewhere? What am I looking for and when?

10. Historic perspective on records All records have a purpose… Follow the money…. They went that away…. Records recording articles of faith, involving money or land will lead you on the right path

11. Start with basic history…. Know the area… Use the Internet...not snailmail

12. 1880 U.S. Census, St. Tammany Parish

13. Our example What is the Census good for? Counting people, things in places

14. The universal tool Know the trends in history…. Know the migration routes…

15. Immigration….Why leave? Survival (Pilgrims, Huguenot, Irish) Population Pressure/War (Central Europe) Trying to make a better life (All)

16. American documentation American conspiracy Union catalogs

17. Other types of Documentation DNA Archaeology (Dig near James town….)

18. DNA

19. DNA Continued

20. Where can I find it?

21. Paper trails to you….