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Lesson 3
FHLC
Handybook
PERSI
Mesa Regional
Family History Center
Research Consultant Training
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Learning Objectives
At the completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
1. perform the 8 search options in the Family
History Library Catalog (FHLC)
2. locate state and county records in the
"Handybook for Genealogists"
3. understand the PERSI system
4. order articles using PERSI
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1. IDENTIFICATION
2. KNOWN TO THE UNKNOWN
3. LOGS AND DOCUMENTS
4. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
5. “BEST EVIDENCE”
6. RECORDS FAMILIARITY
7. FAMILIAL FRAMEWORK
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Family History
Library
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Judith Mehr: The Eternal Family through Christ
(Painting hangs in entrance lobby)
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Family History Library Catalog
”FHLC”
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, provides
access to the world's largest collection of genealogical records,
including the names of more than 2 billion deceased people.
Use the Family History Library
Catalog when you want to:
•Search the Family History
Library’s collection of over
2.5 million microfilms and
300,000 books
•Find descriptions of records
that may contain information
about your ancestors.
•Locate call numbers for
records in the library.
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http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/
Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
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http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
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8 ways
to
search
http://www.
familysear
ch.org/Eng
/Library/FH
LC/framese
t_fhlc.asp
Choose from the various searches including:
•Place: used to locate records for a certain place such as city, county, state, etc.
•Surname: used to locate family histories which include that surname.
•Keyword: used to search for a record using any word or phrase.
•Author: used to search for a record by author.
•Subject: used to search for a certain topic.
•Call number: used to identify the corresponding book.
•Film/fiche number: used to identify the corresponding film or fiche.
•Title: used to locate records or books according to their titles.
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Place or
“Locality”
Search
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Place Search Flow
#1 CLICK “Place Search”
on catalog menu
#2 Enter Location
CLICK “Search”
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#3 Select from “Search Results”
#4 Select from “Place Details”
"When a place search is made,
a list of topic subjects are
listed alphabetically."
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#5 Select from
“Topic Details”
#6 CLICK on
“View Film
Notes”
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#7 Note FHL film
number (also
note item
number) of
desired film and
check for
availability at the
MRFHC
Order in the
Copy Room if
not here
NOTE: Processes for other
searches are similar
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Surname
Search
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Keyword
Search
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Title
Search
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Film/Fiche
Search
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Author
Search
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Subject
Search
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Call
Number
Search
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•Many books in the FHLC are now
“Digitized”.
•If you encounter a reference to
digitized books in the notes, CLICK to
go to the digitized book.
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http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.ph
p?CISOROOT=/FH1&CISOPTR=31025
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After finding a film number, fiche
number, or book call number, check the
Mesa Regional Family History Center
web site to see if the material is available.
http://www.mesarfhc.org/
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“The Genealogists’ Bible”
973
D27e
11th Edition
10th Edition
2006
Dec 2002
Both the 10th and 11th editions are available at
the MRFHC. The 11th edition is referred to in
the training for examples. There are errors in
the 11th edition. Therefore referencing both
editions is recommended.
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“Handybook”
What is it?
•Since 1947, the Handybook for Genealogists has been a “must have” for
researchers. It contains a vast amount of information on U.S. counties, which
is critical to family history research because the greatest amount of vital
records are kept at the county level
•Records are kept by individual jurisdictions. Each country keeps records on
its citizens, and a state government holds different record types than the local
county government. Using each jurisdiction will help you find your ancestors
more effectively. Using the sources listed in the Handybook can save you
hours of research.
•With the Handybook, you can quickly identify which records are held by
each county and the kinds of information contained within each record type.
You also have at your fingertips addresses, phone numbers, email addresses,
and website URLs that make it easy to contact county record keepers.
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State Information
• Records held by the state include:
• Land
• Tax
• Birth
• Marriage
• Death
• Some records, such as immigration, emigration and
naturalization records, can be located at all levels of
jurisdiction – national, state and county.
• The Handybook gives contact information for offices that
maintain records which allow you to quickly locate and
request copies of valuable documents. Where known, internet
addresses have also been included.
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The Handybook includes the following
information for each state in the U.S.:
•A brief history of each state
•Information on vital records held at the
state level
•A list of societies and repositories within
each state
•An extensive bibliography of publications
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County Information
•After the general information, there is an alphabetical
listing of counties, including those that no longer exist.
•You can trace a county by its parent county or the
territory it was created from.
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Illustration of an AZ family
• "The Shelley family was early
in St. Joseph, Navajo
County. They buy land in 1877
. Where is the land records
located.
• "The family buys more land in
1882 and the 1st child marries
in 1894. Where is the land and
marriage records located."
• "The father sells land in the
1900's and dies. Where is the
land and death records
located."
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•1900 residing in Navajo County
•1894 marriage of 1st child
•1882 land purchase
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•1877 land purchase
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PERSI
AN ACRONYM FOR
PERIODICAL SOURCE INDEX
PERSI iS AN INDEX OF GENEALOGICAL
PERIODICALS AND JOURNALS
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PERSI
is the largest and most widelyused subject index covering
genealogy and local history
periodicals.
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The periodical collection
dates from approximately
1800. There are currently over
2 million searchable records
and over 6,500 different
periodicals, which library
staffers at the Allen County
Public Library have been
compiling for over a decade.
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PERSI
is widely recognized
as essential for highquality genealogy
research.
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PERSI
gives family historians access
to materials they would
otherwise not have available.
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The Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
is one of the most valuable family
resources ever created because it gives
you access to something most
repositories of statistical data simply
can’t--- which is living biographical and
historical information about your
ancestors and about the times and
places in which they lived.
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WHAT PERSI CAN NOT DO
• It does not index every name mentioned in the articles.
• It does not include the actual articles.
• It does not index queries, ancestor charts, family group
sheets, or book reviews.
• It does not index information of temporary usefulness,
such as society officers, membership lists, and meeting
notices.
• It does not index surname journals and newsletters.
• It does not provide page numbers.
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HOW PERSI CAN HELP YOU:
• PERSI has more than 6500 periodicals.
• PERSI provides subject access to about 2
million articles.
• PERSI includes nearly all English-language
and French-Canadian genealogical periodicals.
• PERSI indexes articles by locality, family
(surname), and research methodology.
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THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS TO
THE PERIODICAL SOURCE INDEX
• LOCALITY:
– STATE AND COUNTY
– CANADA:(PROVINCE)
– FOREIGN: ( COUNTRY)
• METHODOLOGY:
– HOW-TO RECORDS
• FAMILY RECORDS:
– SURNAME
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
•This section contains citations to articles which
identify and explain record types.
•Most methodology articles are encoded “Other”.
•If methodology articles pertain to a specific
geographical area they are indexed by place and
assigned “Other” as the record type.
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RECORD TYPES
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BIOGRAPHY
CEMETERY
CENSUS
CHURCH
COURT
DEEDS
DIRECTORIES
HISTORY
INSTITUTIONS
LAND
MAPS
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MILITARY
NATURALIZATION
OBITUARIES
OTHER
PASSENGER LISTS
PROBATE
SCHOOL
TAX
VITAL RECORDS
VOTER
WILLS
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Access to PERSI
•Call number books 973 D25per
Books are found on West
Reference Wall
•“ancestry.com”
•Heritage Quest
•Allen County Public Library
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Surname Index, Vol. 7
RGRN RIDGE
RUNNERS VA,
WV, NC, KY,TN
Estes/Estes Bible,
Culpeper Co., VA.
RGRN 15 2 1982
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Methodology
Index
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Sample Page from books
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From the beige notebook
that is with the PERSI
books. Ref Wall 973 D25per
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computer index/info
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computer index/info
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To obtain a copy of
an article, choose
one of the following:
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Local Libraries and
Inter-Library Loans
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The Family History Library in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Check the FHLCatalog under:
a. keyword search
b. author search
c. title search
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Allen County Public Library
All of the articles from PERSI
are available here. The
charge is $7.50 for each order
form (up to and including 6
articles), pre-paid, plus .20
cents per page copied to be
billed to you. No phone, fax,
or e-mail requests.
http://youtube.com/watch
?v=tcqDqc0SXgo
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Major Research Libraries
include:
•Library of Congress
•New England Historical &
Genealogical Society Library
•The Newberry Library
•Some University Libraries
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The Publisher:
Write to the current publisher of
the journal or periodical to obtain a
copy of the article. Most
publishers are genealogical or
historical societies.
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Form may be printed from
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/database/graphics/order_form.html
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Don’t let your ancestors miss the boat.
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Search PERSI!
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Appendix 3
1. PERSI on Microfiche
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Assignment
Date Submitted:____________
Lesson 3: FHLCHandybook-PERSI
Date passed to next lesson: _____________
Name:________________________ Teacher:______________________
1. Using the FHLC, perform a PLACE search for Cass County, Michigan. Print the
TOPICS or subject page for Cass County. Log the entry and add to your binder.
2. Using the FHLC, lookup and print the GENEALOGY subject. Log and add to binder.
3. Using the FHLC, lookup and print the VITAL RECORDS entries. Log and add to
binder. You will use this material when you study Vital Records. This part of the
assignment will be used in Lesson 5
4. Using the FHLC, lookup and print the VITAL RECORDS INDEXES entry for Early
Marriages 1831-1858. Log and add to binder.
5. In the Handybook for Genealogists look up and print the "Look for Vital Records in the
Following Locations" section of Michigan. You will use this material when we study
Vital Records.
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Assignment
Date Submitted:____________
Lesson 3: FHLCHandybook-PERSI
Date passed to next lesson: _____________
Name:________________________ Teacher:______________________
6. In the Handybook go to Michigan. What is Cass County's parent county and date created. List the
records in Cass County and where they are located.
7. Print the map of Michigan. Log and add to binder.
8. Using PERSI, find 6 entries that would be good for Cass County, Michigan. Use the Locality Index
and look at all of the entries. Obtain and complete the order form for the 6 entries. "DO NOT MAIL
THIS COMPLETED FORM."
9. Using one of your surnames, do a Surname Search and fill out the order form for six of your
surnames. They can be different surnames. If you would like, you may send for these.
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