Which Genealogy Course is right for you?

Please complete all of the following questions. We'll review your responses and make a recommendation on which of the two genealogy courses would be the best fit for you.

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* 1. Please provide your contact information:

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. What are your genealogical goals? Select the response that best represents your objectives.

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* 3. How many years have you spent researching your own family history?

Just starting/less than one year

2 to 5 years

6 to 10 years

More than 11 years

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* 4. What is your level of participation in genealogical conferences and institutes? (Choose all that apply.)

I have attended one or more genealogical institutes (weeklong events focused on one topic, such as SLIG, GRIP, IGHR, etc.)

I have attended three or more regional or national conferences (multi-day events with many lecture options)

I have attended one or two regional or national conferences

I have attended local genealogical conferences or meetings

I have not yet attended a genealogical conference or institute

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* 5. I seek out and read genealogical articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The Genealogist, or the American Genealogist.

Monthly

Quarterly

Occasionally

Never

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* 6. I am an active member of a local genealogy group (county-level) or state genealogy group (state-level).

Yes, I am an active member

I belong, but I am not active

No, I do not belong to any genealogical group

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* 7. I have experience with courthouse research (examining deeds, mortgages, probate records, and court case files).

I have located over ten of these types of records at a courthouse

I have located less than ten of these types of records at a courthouse

I have located a deed or probate record online only

I have no experience locating or interpreting deeds or probate records

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* 8. I have researched at a state archive, county courthouse, the National Archives (or a regional branch), local historical or genealogical society, or Family History Library/Family History Center (select all that apply).

State Archive

National Archives or regional branch of NARA

Historical or genealogical society

County Courthouse

Family History Library/Family History Center

None of the above

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* 9. I regularly locate and use government issued records like military and immigration.

I use online sources only to access military and/or immigration records

I have accessed military and/or immigration records onsite at repositories and libraries, or ordered them from record-issuing agencies

I have not used military or immigration records in my research

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* 10. When I find information, I create a citation so that I can find the record again.

I always create a citation and use the guidelines from Evidence Explained to ensure my citation is correct

I always create a citation and use my own notation such as "census 1920 Ancestry.com"

I sometimes create a citation

I do not create citations

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* 11. What is your experience with DNA tests?

I have asked other relatives/potential relatives to take DNA tests

I have taken multiple DNA tests

I have taken autosomal AND either Y-DNA or mitochondrial DNA tests

I have taken an autosomal DNA test

I do not have experience with DNA tests

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* 12. Joshua, Delan, and Samar took autosomal DNA tests that confirm they are full brothers. Their respective daughters, Tenisha, Latonya, and Shanetta think of each other as first cousins. Joshua’s daughter Tenisha had four daughters: Mandy, Bella, Gabrielle, and Tanya. What genealogical relationship is Bella to Samar?

Niece

First cousin once removed

Grandniece

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* 13. (Using the same family composition from question 12)
Joshua and Mandy take autosomal DNA tests with the same direct-to-consumer testing company. They both opt in to matching on that company's website, but neither sees the other in the matches at any level. Why don't they see each other?

Joshua is not Tenisha’s genetic father

Mandy is not Tenisha’s genetic daughter

Either of the above are possible

Neither of the above is possible

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* 14. Genealogical family trees and genetic trees are different. Y-DNA, autosomal DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and X-DNA are inherited differently. Delan’s father’s father Stefan left touch atDNA on an envelope. It has been loaded into a special database with high quality atDNA utilities. When Gabrielle’s son’s child Fred does a buccal swab atDNA test on his twenty-first birthday and uploads his kit to this same special database, what will Fred see?

Stefan will not appear

Stefan at a high level of shared cM (about 800-1000 cM)

Stefan at a low level of shared cM (about 200-300 cM)

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* 15. Please review the following citation: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, “Bear Brook: The Trailer,” Jason Moon voice over, recorded broadcast, aired 7 November 2018, MP4 file, New Hampshire Public Radio ( https://www.bearbrookpodcast.com/episodes/bear-brook-trailer : accessed 1 June 2019). The preceding citation means:

That the podcast is owned by Jason Moon

That the episode was first aired by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

That this site was visited 7 November 2018

That the person writing this citation visited the site on 1 June 2019

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* 16. After 1906, every naturalization petition included information of the immigrant’s lawful entry into the U.S., which was verified by the government. This prevented:

Applicants from leaving the country and returning during the naturalization process

Applicants from escaping their military service in their home countries

Applicants from applying for naturalization prior to being eligible, as there was a minimum residence timeframe required

None of the above

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* 17. You are told that your great-grandparents came to America from Germany in 1904. They had a large family of sons who all claimed to be born in America, yet some were born before 1904. You decide to discover where each of the sons were born. You:

Check the censuses; check the naturalization. Look for death records of each son; see they each claimed to be born in New York between 1900 and 1915; look for birth records of each son, but find none before 1904; look for NY baptisms for each son and found none before 1904; believe that the naturalization is right and conclude the records just have gaps; conclude the arrival date tradition must be wrong.

Check the censuses for 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940; learn that they all consistently claimed to government enumerators to be U.S. born between 1900-1915; learn from the censuses that their father immigrated in 1900 and naturalized in 1905; check their father’s naturalization record and see he claimed to have arrived in 1900 on the SS Cincinnati to Ellis Island; problem solved. The arrival date tradition must be wrong.

Check the censuses; despite census info, search for the family arriving in 1904; find the family with three sons and wife on the SS Bedford from Germany in 1904; note the ages of the sons born 1900, 1902, and baby in arms; find birth records in Germany; conclude grandfather purchased the identity of a man with his name who arrived in 1900 in order to quickly gain citizenship for himself and his minor sons, freeing them from military service requirements in their former country.

Check the censuses; check the naturalization; search for the passenger manifest for 1900 arrival; find the manifest which looks complete and find someone with father’s name but somewhat older; find no wife or children with father. Problem solved, conclude both arrival date tradition is wrong and grandfather lied about his age.

Which Genealogy Course is right for you?

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* 1. Please provide your contact information:

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* 2. What are your genealogical goals? Select the response that best represents your objectives.

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* 3. How many years have you spent researching your own family history?

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* 4. What is your level of participation in genealogical conferences and institutes? (Choose all that apply.)

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* 5. I seek out and read genealogical articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The Genealogist, or the American Genealogist.

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* 6. I am an active member of a local genealogy group (county-level) or state genealogy group (state-level).

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* 7. I have experience with courthouse research (examining deeds, mortgages, probate records, and court case files).

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* 8. I have researched at a state archive, county courthouse, the National Archives (or a regional branch), local historical or genealogical society, or Family History Library/Family History Center (select all that apply).

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* 9. I regularly locate and use government issued records like military and immigration.

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* 10. When I find information, I create a citation so that I can find the record again.

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* 11. What is your experience with DNA tests?

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* 13. (Using the same family composition from question 12) Joshua and Mandy take autosomal DNA tests with the same direct-to-consumer testing company. They both opt in to matching on that company's website, but neither sees the other in the matches at any level. Why don't they see each other?

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* 16. After 1906, every naturalization petition included information of the immigrant’s lawful entry into the U.S., which was verified by the government. This prevented:

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* 17. You are told that your great-grandparents came to America from Germany in 1904. They had a large family of sons who all claimed to be born in America, yet some were born before 1904. You decide to discover where each of the sons were born. You:

* 13. (Using the same family composition from question 12)
Joshua and Mandy take autosomal DNA tests with the same direct-to-consumer testing company. They both opt in to matching on that company's website, but neither sees the other in the matches at any level. Why don't they see each other?