| Record Source Exhibits | |
|---|---|
| Vital Records | Birth, marriage and death records are the foundation of verifying your family history. The Internet has original certificates and indexes more accessible and we will teach you how to find them. |
| Census Records Barbara Barnett |
In America census records began in 1790 and were taken every ten years. A 72 year privacy law means we Christiana Ward have access to censuses up to 1930. There are also state census records and censuses that have been taken in other countries. Many are found on the Internet for free. |
| Church Records Donn Devine |
Before civil registration, towns, counties and states kept vital records data in their churches. This exhibit will help you find various church sites that might list your ancestors in their congregations, from Catholic to Protestant, Jewish and LDS. |
| Probate Records | The county courthouse is where estate papers have been traditionally filed. This exhibit will highlight the various sections of a probate file (administration, will, etc) and help you find indexes and originals online |
| Maps & Land Records Louanne Barrett |
Want to learn a bit where your family lived and how it related to other local geographical areas. Maps are one way to see the whole picture of families in a given area. Land records give the details of ownership for these families. You might even find out whee they lived before the land was purchased. |
| Military Records LTC Wiley Blevins, John Reardon | Opportunities to learn details about your ancestors who served their country await you in World War I Draft cards, CivilWar and Revolutionary pension files. This are only the tip of the iceberg of what you can find online. |
| Family Bibles, Journals, and Letters Kathy White | Learn what the thoughts and feelings of your ancestors for a typical day in their life? What caused laughter and tears, traditions and skeletons in the closet? Check out the Internet to find original letters and journals, including oral history interviews. |
| Passenger Lists & Naturalization Records | How did your ancestors travel from New York to California in the 19th century. Passenger lists might hold the answers and they are found online in a variety of ways. Once they came to America they prepared anxiously to begranted citizenship. This “redtape” paperwork could give great details about your family. |
| Cemeteries & Tombstones | Final resting places of your ancestors can open doors to unraveling mysteries. A myriad of digitized photographs Salisbury Ward of original cemetery tombstones as well as indexes that can confirm where and when your ancestor was born and died. |
| Your Family Published Holly Siebach | At some point your collection of information is enough to write a book. Now you can write prepare that book for publishing from the comfort of your home on your own computer. This exhibit will teach you how! |
| Newspapers & PERSI Ron Maloney | Whether you need an obituary or an article about some pertinent event that describes a part of the life of your ancestors, newspapers give plenty of interesting details (i.e. who had mail waiting for them at the post office, who went to lunch with whom, etc). Today newspapers and genealogical periodical collections have been preserved online, many indexed and ready for you to search. |
| Books Online Dennis Flint | No longer do you have to search the libraries for a copy of a rare family history book, or a current ancestral story. Today many have been digitized online and are waiting you to open them up and read within the comfort of home. |
| Old Handwriting Regina Smith | Trouble reading the curly-q’s of German 17th century or British 19th century written documents. The computer can teach you how to transcribe what might have seemed impossible to read in days gone by. |
| Photo Preservation Debbie & Joseph Kitzmiller |
What do you do with all those stacks of photographs that tell your family history? How do you restore that scratched photograph so it looks like new? What information can you learn from tracking down the photography business where the photo was taken? Answers to this and more by attending this exhibit. |
| Scrapbooking Photos Jeannette & Amy Faber | Bring a few photos and learn to scrapbook so your personal histories and journal keeping efforts have your creative touch! |
| A Day In History Thelma Moudy | Want to find out what was happening on a key day in history to make your ancestral stories more than something to fall asleep by? This exhibit will help you find interesting details about the fashions of the day, the politics, the historical events, the daily routines, as well as the traditions that make your ancestors come alive! |
| DE, NJ, PA & MD State Archives Bruce Haase (DE) | What records can be found in these buildings that house the history of your state? How much detail can you find about an individual ancestor? What of those records are available online? And how much of those records are now found online? This exhibit will point you in the right direction for our local areas. |
| Delmarva Nabb Center Salisbury University Dr. Ray Thompson |
Family History is a give and take experience. Each library provides you with the assistance needed to help you learn Ray Thompson about your ancestors. And sometimes they need yourhelp. We’ve arranged for you to help create more record availability for the Delmarva Peninsula. By visiting this exhibit and taking a moment to scan an obituary or two; new “old” records that will shortly be up online to help others research throughout the world. |
| Family Search Indexing Marti Hubbard Linda Moyes Elaine Ward |
Another great opportunity for you to contribute your time for a few short minutes so that others will have access to records in searching their ancestors around the world. Take a few minutes to index a few names in our specially assigned family search indexing project. |
| “New” Family Search Wayne & Juanita Brumbley |
Have you intended to register for the “new” FamilySearch so you can submit names for temple ordinances? LDS members, stop by this exhibit and we’ll make it happen. Bring your membership number and confirmation date and we’ll send you on your way to glean what others have done on your family records. |
| Making History Today Suzan Bolingbroke, Bryan & Peggy Schroeder, Hud Whitenight | You will see these exhibitors taking photographs and video of the days events. Also, as attendees you will have the chance to fill out a survey giving your experiences being at this conference. We look forward to your input for future events of this kind. |
| Occupations Terry Keegan | Enhance your family history knowledge by learning about the occupations of your ancestors. This exhibit will provide researching information about your ancestors in the workplace using various types of employment. |
| Geographic Area Record Source Exhibits | |
| Area of the World | Countries Included |
| Asian & South Pacific Yoshiko Maloney, Eddie Mui, Marlene Eckery Sheldon Sumpter | Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam & Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia |
| Latin American Wilmington 3rd Branch | Mexico, Central America (Costa Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezula) |
| British Isles Nancy Lyons, Rick & Barbara Carey | England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland |
| Canada Jeanne Zimmerman, Linda & Rachel Moyes | French and English |
| African-American & Countries of Africa Regina Barry | Various types of research for America and countries such as Ghana, South Africa, etc. |
| European Louise Kirkpatrick, Shirley Arnell, Roslyn Bond, Maria Murphy, Russ Burnett, and Martine Green | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, and Turkey |
| Eastern Europe Crista Shukaitis John McKay | Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, etc... |
| Scandinavian Kurt Sundelin, Linda Lund | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland |
| Native American Marlene Eckery Rita Souther | Various Indian Tribes in US |
