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| − | '''SURNAME TO BE ENTERED''' Buckinghamshire Hertfordshire boarders[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=128 Jessbowbag]<br><br>
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| − | Welcome to the research section of Family Tree Forum site.
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| − | It’s our jewel in the crown, where information is stored in various sections to help in the successful growing of your family tree.
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| − | Not only will the information in here help you to grow the tree, you will no doubt find links and sources of information to help you really feel what it was like to live in the times of those that went before us.
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| − | '''Going on into the research sections'''
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| − | Each of our section headings had a picture. That picture suggests what can be found in each section, and are pretty self explanatory. To enter the section, simply place your mouse pointer over the picture and click on it.
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| − | Before we actually click on anything and start going off into the sections, it would be as well to know how to get back to the main page- its one thing to go in to what might seem like a maze but possibly more daunting if you don’t know the way out.<br><br>
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| − | '''Finding your way out'''<br><br>
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| − | There are various ways of getting back out of the research section, depending on where you are at the time. <br><br>
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| − | If you are simply looking at a section,
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| − | On the left side of the screen there will always be the '''navigation box'''
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| − | '''Navigation''' <br>
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| − | Main Page ''(< Screen shot, circled in red'')<br>
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| − | Community portal <br>
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| − | Point your mouse cursor over the words '''Main Page''' and simply click your mouse, and you are straight back to the main page
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| − | At the bottom of each page you will also find a place which will take you back to either where you came from (back to a section) or back to the main page. Sometimes there will be both.
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| − | Again, just point and click.
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| − | Another option is to click on your green '''back''' arrow on your browser bar
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| − | Many page will have a table of Contents at the top - anything in that table can be clicked on to take you to the particular section you want - you down have to scroll down- and also serves to show what is in the section.
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| − | '''Research'''
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| − | Clicking on this, will take you to the forum part of the site, more specifically the boards that deal with family history research. Here you can ask Questions and opinions of other members, which will, hopefully, be answered in a matter of moments. If there is a question you want to ask, don’t ever feel it’s a silly question - if you don’t know the answer, it’s not silly.
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| − | Click on this picture, and you will learn all the fundamental steps in creating your family tree- who to ask, who is who and the logical way to go about growing your tree successfully.
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| − | '''Community'''
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| − | Click on this picture, and you will be taken to the community part of the forum, the parts where like minded genealogists take a break from their research and indulge in general conversation as well as interacting socially in the forum '''Street''' and much more. All are welcome- its open 24/7 so take some time out of research to relax and socialise too.
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| − | '''Records office'''
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| − | Click on this picture and you will be in the records office section. Here we discover all manner of information about anything that will usually be found associated with records, and information as to what we can expect to find on which records. If you are not sure what info you can find on a census return, for instance, this is the place to find out. The main page covers the basic records, on from this, in other records there are listed many topics from Coroners records to workhouse records. If you want to source a record of any sort, this is probably the page that will help you.
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| − | '''All about Certificates'''
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| − | The title of this heading says it all, really. here we can find out just about everything there is to know about certificates. The section devides into English and Wales/ Scotland sections part way down the page - click on the one most appropriate to your needs, which will take you on to specific infomation.
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| − | '''Census Search'''
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| − | Here we can learn all about the Census, what is recorded about whom and why. There is also an example of a census search - Following through a Lady called Martha. if you haven't done a lot of census searching, please have a look - Its certainly shows some tips and hints, not to mention the pitfalls.
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| − | '''Help pages'''
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| − | The help pages go into far greater detail about addition things you can do with the research section of our site. When you get to the point of wanting to add infomation or perhaps a link or two for an interesting website, Help pages are the place to find out how.
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| − | '''Online Research'''
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| − | Online Search Techniques
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| − | 4 main topics in this section, all guiding you through on-line searching.
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| − | Site Reviews- gives an insight into what you might find on the most popular research sites. if you come across a site you haven't heard of, this is the place to find out what its all about.
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| − | General hints and Tips - Just that!
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| − | Family History Detectives - A fantastic part of the site where you can follow through the hunt for James Sudder, with visual examples of things that were searched and results found.It really does help to understand what you are looking for , and what various record actually look like.
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| − | Searching for Hatches, Matches And Dispatches - Exactly how to search for births death and marriages on various sites. Every site is different and needs a slightly different technique - all you need to know is in this section
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| − | '''World Index Page'''
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| − | '''Surname Directory'''
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| − | '''General History'''
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| − | '''Big Book'''
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