Ten Genealogy Tips from WIllie Braudaway
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When you have completed this course, you will be able to teach other staff members in your library five steps to answer genealogy questions, describe genealogy records, explain how genealogy forms are organized, create useful genealogy research notes and show your library users how to use some specific online genealogy resources
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Ten Genealogy Tips from WIllie Braudaway
- 2. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 1 . You already know how to do this.
- 3. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 2. Have the Kleenex ready.
- 4. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 3. Take notes and interrupt politely to keep on track.
- 5. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 4. This is not "instant answer" reference.
- 6. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 5. Share the tools of the trade .
- 7. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 6. Willie's “Search-For-Everyone-You-Can Think-Of” Method
- 8. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 7. Teach quality and accuracy: Primary vs Secondary sources
- 9. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 8. Leave them with a lead.
- 10. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 9. Look smart. Link to Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites ProGenealogists' Genealogy Sleuth (US) and (International)
- 11. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher 10. Collaborate with your local genealogical/historical societies
- 12. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher This might turn out to be fun !
- 13. Willie's Ten Tips for Effectively Serving the Genealogy Searcher Willie Braudaway Librarywillie Pat Wagner Pattern Research
- 14. © 2011 Lifelong Education @ Desktop University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #310560 ~ Denton, Texas 940.565.2502 http://www.leadonline.info/
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- 1. A genealogy question is just a specialized reference question. Use the same skills and tools you already have.
- 2. However, a genealogy question is different - you are dealing with a subject that is near and dear to the searcher's heart and things can get emotional
- 3. Searchers are invested in their quest - try to keep searchers focused on their particular quest in your library or they may just get carried away telling you their family history stories
- 4. Sometimes you will feel like a "deer caught in the headlights" when you first hear the searcher's question - it's OK to not know the answer right away and to let the searcher hear you think out loud as you consider possible resources.
- 5. Keep blank pedigree charts, family group sheets, and research logs on hand - use them to help searchers focus on their quest and discover what they really need from you
- 6. Searchers who want to use your databases may benefit from "Willie's Search-For-Everyone You Can Think Of Method" - for instance, using one year of the census in one state, search for every name that may have lived there, keeping a record of hits and misses on a research log for that census year and state.
- 7. Know the difference between primary and secondary resources as well as original and derivative resources - you can save your searchers a lot of grief if you can help them evaluate resources on the basis of quality and accuracy.
- 8. Always give your searchers hope even when they could not find what they wanted in your library - every searcher should leave your library with a lead or two to a person, place, or resource that may have more information
- 9. Put links to Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites and ProGenealogists' Genealogy Sleuth (US and International) - you will find yourself going back to them often as you strive to give good service to your searchers.
- 10. Collaborate with your local genealogical/historical societies - they are good sources for volunteers, programming ideas, and advocacy for the library's genealogy service