1. LibGuides: Genealogy Paul Flagg + Group
LIS6603 Basic Information Sources & Services (Spring 2016)

2. URL: http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/genealogy
LibGuides Structure
The Basics: Getting Started
Organizing Your Family Tree
Popular Resources
Local Resources
Beyond the U.S.
Help, I’m Stuck!
FAQ
Ask-A-Librarian
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3. The Basics: Getting Started
What is genealogy?
Study of family
Desire to trace back lineage, discover ethnic background, possibility of royal connections, and common ancestors
Better understand family in a historical and social context
What kinds of records are we looking for?
Birth and death certificates; marriage licenses; land, census, and travel records; personal accounts (journals and diaries); family Bibles
Where do I find them?
At home
At the library
In other information repositories

4. The Basics: Getting Started
Where to begin
Gather relevant records.
Do your research.
Ask questions.
Books – “How to Do Everything: Genealogy”
Internet – WorldCat.org, Google Genealogy
Repositories – National Archives & Records Administration

5. Organizing Your Family Tree
Charts, forms, pedigrees, trees, etc.
Organizing genealogical research
Outlining what to do next

6. Popular Resources

7. Local Resources Libraries
Hillsborough County Public Library – History & Genealogy Department (home of the Bugert Brothers Photographic Collection)
Universities, colleges, and other academic institutions
USF Libraries – Florida Studies Center
UF Libraries – Florida History & Heritage Collections
Museums and other cultural institutions
Tampa Bay History Center
Government agencies
City of Tampa Archives
Local genealogy societies
The Florida State Genealogical Society
Florida Genealogical Society (Tampa)
Florides, No. 62, 1827
A detail of Vandermaelen’s 1827 map showing peninsular Florida. Digitization provided by the USF Libraries Digitization Center. Rare Maps.

8. Beyond the U.S. Immigration records
Ellis Island, New York
Angel Island, California
Castle Garden, America’s First Immigration Center
Specific countries or groups of people
Doukhobor genealogy (Russian immigrants in Canada)
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Harvard University Libraries (individuals of African descent)
National Archives of Ireland
Hong Kong Cemetery

9. Help, I’m Stuck! Genealogy Guys Podcast DNA Testing Adoption
Discusses genealogy-related topics, often issues confronted in conducting family research
Features USF academic librarian and genealogy instructor Drew Smith
DNA Testing
Family Tree DNA
AncestryDNA
MyHeritage
Adoption
“Black Sheep”
Genealogy Guys Drew Smith & George Morgan

10. FAQ That can't be my family, the spelling is wrong.
Human error
Misspelling due to illiteracy, translation error, hearing, illegible handwriting
Changes of surname to avoid persecution
Why can't I access this record?
Lost or destroyed
Time limitation before available
U.S. Census – 72-year rule
Why can't I find my family on the census?
Error due to census-taker
Initials instead of full name
Transcription error

11. Ask-A-Librarian Dewey Decimal Classification
929    Genealogy, names, insignia (incl. cemetery records)
.1    Genealogy
.2    Family histories
.3    Genealogical sources
.4    Personal names
.6    Heraldry
.7    Royal houses, peerage, orders of knighthood
.8    Orders, decorations, autographs
.9    Forms of insignia and identification
Subject Headings
Collection development (libraries)
Bibliography
Genealogy.
Genealogy Libraries.
Hobbies.
Information behavior.
Learning tools.
Leisure studies.
Library of Congress Classification
Class C – Auxiliary Sciences of History
Subclass CS – Genealogy

12. Questions?

13. Note to the Reader — Paul Flagg + Group
Genealogy is one of the most-loved hobbies in the U.S. and throughout the world. There are so many resources available for individuals of all levels of research capabilities, whether you are planning on building a minimal family tree or going back centuries and placing each of your ancestors in a very detailed historical context. This subject guide for genealogy can be utilized by genealogists ranging from beginners to veteran researchers because the resources we have compiled are useful and relevant at various stages.
Our main target audience would have to be amateur genealogists that may be somewhat intimidated by the research process. Since there are so many genealogy resources available, and at times many of them seem practically impossible to navigate, it is important to lay out the necessary content in an easy-to-understand manner, while also offering the best possible sources of information.
We hope you enjoy this subject guide as much as we have enjoyed creating it!
— Paul Flagg + Group