1. Helping Genealogists in Your Library Jean L. Cooper University of Virginia Library

2. DEFINING YOUR LEVEL OF SERVICE 8/16/20152

3. Should Your Library Serve Genealogists?... And at what level? 8/16/20153

4. Levels of Service Free online resources Collect local genealogical materials Become a center of genealogical resources in your area Provide advanced services, such as research guides or research assistance 8/16/20154

5. TRAINING LIBRARY STAFF TO HELP GENEALOGISTS 8/16/20155

6. Library Skills Using the online catalog Using the Internet and search engines Customer service skills Research skills 8/16/20156

7. Genealogy Skills Basic training in genealogy Principles of genealogy Typical charts & forms Terminology Using the U.S. Census 8/16/20157

8. Knowledge of Specialized Resources Library of Virginia Other libraries in Virginia Google books Cyndi’s List and other online indexes Heritage Quest Online & Family Search 8/16/20158

9. GENEALOGY REFERENCE INTERVIEW PROCESS 8/16/20159

10. Determine patron’s skill level 8/16/201510

11. Beginning genealogist How to do genealogy Beginning researcher How to use the library How to use the technology How to do research Specific problems by skill level 8/16/201511

12. Experienced genealogist/researcher May need special resources that the library does not have 8/16/201512

13. Determine patron’s skill level Pin down location and time period of interest 8/16/201513

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15. Determine patron’s skill level Pin down location and time period of interest Find sources of information 8/16/201515

16. 8/16/2015 What are genealogists looking for? Recorded evidence of the existence of a person (related to them or not), and facts about the person and that person’s relationship(s) with others. 16

17. Primary Sources U.S. Census Newspapers Vital records (Birth, marriage, divorce, death records) Court records Estate records Land records and maps Medical records Military records 8/16/201517

18. Secondary Sources Manuals and handbooks Guides Directories and Indexes Encyclopedias Histories Library Catalogs 8/16/201518

19. SOURCES OF INFORMATION 8/16/201519

20. U. S. Census 1790-1840, 1850-1930 1850 & 1860 Slave Census 1890 Veterans Schedules 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules 8/16/201520

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24. 1880 U.S. Census 1881 UK and Canadian Censuses U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) International Genealogical Index (IGI) Historical Books & Record Search Pilot 8/16/201524

25. South Carolina Death Certificates 8/16/201525

26. Immigration Castle Garden; America’s First Immigration Center (1820-1892) www.castlegarden.org Ellis Island/Port of New York Records (1892-1924) www.ellisisland.org/default.asp 8/16/201526

27. Land Records County and City Courthouses www.albemarle.org General Land Office Records (BLM) www.glorecords.blm.gov 8/16/201527

28. Military Records Library of Virginia – what we have www.lva.lib.va.us/wh atwehave/mil/index. htm 8/16/201528

29. War of the Rebellion - Online moa.cit.cornell.edu/moa /browse.monographs/wa ro.html 8/16/201529

30. National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System www.itd.nps.gov/cwss 8/16/201530

31. Where can I find additional genealogical materials? Library of Virginia www.lva.virginia.gov Virginia Memory (full text) www.virginiamemory.com 8/16/201531

32. Payroll from Lord Dunmore’s Expedition, 1774 8/16/201532

33. Confederate Disability Applications 8/16/201533

34. Local Historical Societies www.lva.virginia.gov/ public/historical.asp Public Libraries www.lva.virginia.gov/ public/libraries.asp 8/16/201534

35. University of Virginia Library www.lib.virginia.edu/genealogy Libraries on the Web lists.webjunction.org/libweb Academic_VA.html 8/16/201535

36. Virginia Heritage www.lib.virginia. edu/small/vhp 8/16/201536

37. Library of Congress www.loc.gov Library of Congress Digital Collections (full text) www.loc.gov/library/libarch- digital.html 8/16/201537

38. Sketch of the road from Charlottesville to Afton, and from Browns Cove to Afton, Albemarle County, Virginia. Hotchkiss, Jedidiah. 186-? 8/16/201538

39. National Archives www.archives.gov/genealogy Archival Research Catalog www.archives.gov/research/arc 8/16/201539

40. Define your level of services Analyze reference services for genealogists Train library staff to help genealogists Locate resources Summary 8/16/201540