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How to Find the Information for Your Timeline
How
to Find the Information for Your Timeline
If
you don't know the dates of the events you want to include
on your timeline ask everyone in your family for documents
that might relate to you. Then, look around your home
and see what you can find. (Ask your parents for permission
before you borrow any documents, though.) Some documents
to look for include:
- Information
from the family Bible
- Family
letters, diaries, journals
- Scrapbooks
- Photographs
- School
Yearbooks
- Wedding
announcements of your parents
- Old
report cards
- Diplomas
- Birth
certificate
- Passport
- Maps
of where you used to live or live now
- Old
clothing, memorabilia
Beyond
Your Family: Records to Look for Outside your Home
Sometimes you will have to look for records outside
of your home. By consulting organizations in your area
such as historical societies and public libraries you
may be able to find documents that will provide additional
information. Research
record resources in the Boston area.
- Census
Records
- Church
and Synagogue records
- Land
Records
- Military
records, pension records
- Naturalization
records
- Newspapers
(obituaries, marriage notices, advertisements, etc.)
- Passenger
lists
- Social
Security death Index
- Tax
records
- Town
Meeting Minutes
- Vital
records (birth, marriage, death)
- Wills
and Probate Records
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