Adventures in Genealogy

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Preface		vii

Chapter 1.	Introduction Genealogy Push-Button Instant Pedigrees Genealogy and Computers About Ancestors and Descendants	1 1 2 4 5
Chapter 2.	Family Histories Alternative Approaches Manual Method Manual Structure Computerized Method Computerized Structure Naming and Sizing Multiple Family Histories	9 9 10 11 11 12 12 13
Chapter 3.	Types of Records Individual Records Relationship Records Household Records Source Records Printed Records	17 17 19 20 22 24
Chapter 4.	Numbering of Records Individual Numbers Relationship Numbers Household Numbers Source Numbers Linking Records Changing Numbers Alternate Individual Entries Alternate Relationship Entries	25 25 27 28 29 30 32 32 33
Chapter 5.	Data-Entry Guidelines The Danger and the Challenge Forms Preparation Keyboard Preparation Sequence of Record Adds Migration from Manual Systems Migration from Computerized Systems	35 35 36 36 37 38 39
Chapter 6.	Sources Royalty, Fantasy, or Fraud Basic Sources Source Reliability Source Sufficiency Family Sources Census Records Cemeteries and Headstones Birth Certificates Marriage Licenses and Certificates Death Records and Certificates Newspapers City, Town, and Business Directories Church Archives Ancestral File International Genealogical Index (IGI) Additional LDS Collections Passenger Lists Photographs Copyright Warning Recording Your Sources Recommended Reading	41 41 42 44 45 45 46 47 48 48 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 57 59
Chapter 7.	Keyboard Keys The Basic Keys Record Navigation Keys Lock Keys Function (F1 through F12) Keys Arrow Keys Control Key Alternate Key Delete and Backspace Keys Ditto Copying Keys Home Key	61 61 63 65 67 69 69 70 71 71 72
Chapter 8.	Commands Word Commands Mode Commands Record Type Commands Record Navigation Commands Printer Commands Other Commands	73 73 74 75 75 75 76
Chapter 9.	Menus Main Menu Sub-Menus Menu Selection Errors	77 77 79 81
Chapter 10.	The Four Options Benefit and Use Common Option Jewish Option Mormon Option School Option	83 83 83 84 84 84
Chapter 11.	Individual Names Name Records Individual Name Fields Full Names Name Standards Names Index and Aliases Names in Household Records Name Management	87 87 87 88 89 90 91 91
Chapter 12.	Place Names Location Recording Place Name Fields Addresses National and Local Variations Place Name Management	93 93 93 95 95 98
Chapter 13.	International Characters Foreign Letters Data Transfers	99 99 100
Chapter 14.	Dates The Alternate Calendars The Julian and Gregorian Calendars Old Style, New Style, and Double Dating The Jewish or Hebrew Calendar The French Republican Calendar Recording Conventions Date Input Rules Input of Mormon Dates Conversion of Dates Examples of Valid Date Entries The Eternal Calendar	101 101 102 105 106 108 109 110 116 117 118 120
Chapter 15.	Codes and Translation Tables Benefits of Codes Alternate Entries Philosophy of Coding Changing the Translation Tables	121 121 122 123 124
Chapter 16.	Special Situations The Double Challenge Name Changes and Aliases Common-Law Marriages Unmarried Parents Polygamous Relationships Family Associations Same-Sex Relationships Multiple Weddings and Remarriages Adopted, Foster, and In Vitro Children Stillborn, Unknown, and Unnamed Infants Boarders, Employees, and Slaves Convicts and Prisons Transsexuals	125 125 125 126 126 126 127 127 128 129 130 130 131 132
Chapter 17.	Printed Reports Printers and Paper Reports Index	133 133 133
Chapter 18.	Backing Up and Restoring Data Backup Philosophy Three Orbiting Backups Restoring a Damaged Family History Resizing a Family History	137 137 138 139 139
Appendix.	Preservation of Family Photographs The Ten Rules Recommended Reading	141 141 146
Index		147

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