These submitted pedigrees are also placed on a computer disc by. The submitter’s name and address is also provided in case you wanted to contact them. It becomes a starting point to see if the information is correct.
Where the help is providing the name of a spouse or a hometown you have no knowledge of. This is an example of a secondary source. The does not verify the information submitted. Only keep I mind these pedigrees are ones done and submitted by family searchers on their ancestors and there can be some mistakes. Using the Family Pedigree Files can also be extremely helpful to get you on the right track. If you are using the computer at a Family History Center they can assist in saving any finds for you to take home.
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If you want you can print out that findings or download to your computer. Again it doesn’t mean all that information is available on each person searched, but never know what might show up. Some of the results can be when the person was born and where, their parents name, any marriage or a death date as well as a family listing showing the parents and the siblings. You can change which state you are searching also, so try different locations. You will not place an exact state or province, but anything you can add does help. On the location, it starts with a region of the world, then a country and the name of a state, province or territory for that country. If you have an idea of their spouse, place they were born or lived that can be placed in the search to narrow down the results.
The information comes from original documents, files of records, books of records or from microfilmed records.You search using an ancestor’s name rather than just a surname. Not every record ever created is on this database but it is being added to all the time. The IGI is an index of vital records from across the globe. They can also be accessed at any of the Family History Centers across the country or overseas.
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Both of these are and have been for decades available free through. Two sources many times overlooked by researchers are the IGI (International Genealogical Index) and the Pedigree Resource File (PRF).