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QThere are so many things I need help with. These are my grandfather family records. What I can tell you is his son, Henry Thomas LINDSEY was my dad and grandmother was Rowena Ollie Everett LINDSEY. Dad was born August 5, 1926 in Ripley,TN. Pleasee-mail me back at gilindsey@aol.com

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The Beginners' chat room is hosted from 3-4 pm ET on Tuesdays; from 7-8 pm ET on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and from 8 pm - midnight ET every night. There are 29 hosts that staff this chat room. Their purpose is to help you with tips and hints to assist you with your genealogy quest.

To use the Keyword paths shown in red, click on the Keyword button at the top of your AOL screen and type in the word "ROOTS." This will take you to the main page of the Genealogy Forum, your gateway to our FREE genealogy resources. If the reference is Keyword: ROOTS > Beginners, you would then click on the Beginners button, which is the word after the ">" in the path. If the path is Keyword: ROOTS > Beginners > Beginners Chat, you would then click on the word Beginners Chat, which is the word after the next ">" and so on, until you reach the site.

The Beginners' Center portion of the Genealogy Forum can be accessed using the following path: Keyword: ROOTS > Beginners. We add new data frequently; you will want to check this area often.

As you gather information, work backwards. Start with you, and go back one generation at a time. This is how you form your family tree.

What do YOU know about your family? Write down everything you know about your family. This includes: first names, middle names, last names (maiden, married, adopted, or changed), nicknames, dates & places of all family events (births, marriage, deaths, burials, adoptions, graduation, baptisms \ christenings, divorces), occupations, military service, everything you can remember about each person. There are specific forms designed to help you keep all this information organized. Family Group Sheets and Pedigree Charts are two of the most common. You can find free blank forms, such as a Research Checklist, a Census Substitute list, a 1930 Census Abstract Form, and more, to help you organize your research at: Keyword: ROOTS > Beginners > Printable Genealogy Forms.

What does YOUR FAMILY know? Talk to the members of your family. If you are unable to visit each relative in person, contact them by the telephone or by mail. For more information about talking to relatives, go to Interviewing Relatives at Keyword: ROOTS > Library > New File Uploads > New File Uploads.

VERIFY your information. Names \ dates \ facts you have gathered may not be accurate. Make notations of any discrepancies or variances in your documentation. Record where you found the information. There are many great places to begin your research: Family History Centers, State Archives, Genealogy Societies, Historical Societies, Public Libraries, and the County Court Houses are a few. You can find addresses for many of the various libraries at: Keyword: ROOTS > Resources > Addresses. There is a file about "Researching at the LDS FHCs" at Keyword: ROOTS > Library > Logs, Newsletters and More > Beginners.

What RECORDS do you need? Some of the most useful records include the Federal and State Census, Vital Records (birth, death, marriage), cemetery records, church records, wills, probate records, military records, newspapers, and land records. There are files in the forum library about Federal Census, State Census, Birth, Death, Church, Probate, Cemetery, Land, and others at: Keyword: ROOTS > Library > Logs, Newsletters and More > Beginners. You can find blank census forms to help you with the census info at: Keyword: ROOTS > Library > Software and Tools > Genealogy Tips and Resources > Blank Census Forms 1790-1920. A file about Military Records, and Newspapers can be found at: Keyword: ROOTS > Library > New File Uploads > New File Uploads.

DOCUMENT your research. Document every place that you look for information. Include the date, name of the book, the name of the person you talked to, and any other data that will help you to find that information again in the future if you need to investigate further. It is always a good idea to get copies of all documents that help to prove your information. Note that many times the cost of copies of birth \ death \ marriage certificates can be minimized by asking the person making the copies for an "unofficial \ genealogy" copy, which is usually cheaper than a "certified" copy. Documentation will serve two purposes: (1) to show where and when you found your information, and (2) to remind you where you have already searched so you won't repeat that search unnecessarily, down the road. There is a research log in the forum library that will help you to organize this information at Keyword: ROOTS > Library > New File Uploads > New File Uploads.

How do I FIND OTHERS researching my family names? You will not find your entire family tree online, but you may find other researchers working on your surnames. The Forum chat rooms are a great place to meet other researchers. There are chats specifically for subjects and locations. The chat schedules are shown at Keyword: ROOTS > Chat Schedules. Chats that have DIH listed are Drop In Hours, and are not hosted. You can find all of our chat rooms at Keyword: ROOTS > Chats > Chat Center. To learn more about chat room etiquette, or chat room abbreviations, check out the articles at Keyword: ROOTS > Beginners. If you would like to learn how to log the chats to be able to read them again later, the instructions can be found at Keyword: ROOTS > Beginners > How-To Tutorials.

The Forum's Message Boards are another great place to make family connections. There are Message Boards for particular regions of the world, all 50 states, various events and time frames in history, and specific surnames. There is a file that explains thousands of Message Boards at Keyword: ROOTS > Library > Logs, Newsletters and More > Beginners. You will find the Message Boards at Keyword: ROOTS > Messages.

You might also make connections by joining free e-mail mailing lists for various regions, states, or surnames. These lists can be very helpful when you have a question, or need a lookup. Learn more about the mailing lists at Keyword: ROOTS > Library > Logs, Newsletters and More > Beginners.

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Anna Kosman Austria Polich from Bishujsic, Austria arrived US June 13, 1913 form the Adriatic. Would appreciate any links or info after that. judpil@msn.com Thank you.

Bishujsic Austria arrival June 13, 1913. 19y old any info would be helpfull judpil@msn.com

Forwarded to the Mailbag:

I just viewed all the how to tutorials. I have found them excellent, all of them. They also seem so easy the way you have decribed them. Thank you.

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