FHGEN 120 ALL QUIZZES, MIDTERM AND
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Source Availability Handbooks - Answer-Source Availability Handbooks Contain
information about when records were created and where they can be accessed. The
Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources (Links to an external site.)
contains information about when states, counties, and towns (for New England) were
established and began recording vital records.
Methodology Handbooks - Answer-Methodology Handbooks Contain how-to's or
techniques that you can use in your research. They are often tied to a certain ethnicity,
such as German, Scandinavian or Italian research.
Some articles on the FamilySearch Research Wiki fit this category--such as the articles
in the Research Analysis category of the wiki.
Portals - Answer-Portals Organize many links alphabetically or categorically so you can
quickly find the site you want.
Cyndislist is probably the most popular portal site for genealogy. Use the categories to
browse links about record types, topics, countries, states, counties within states, ethnic
research, etc.
The genealogy portion of Linkpendium also contains many links to genealogy
resources.
Geographical Sources - Answer-Geographical Sources Consist of maps, atlases, and
gazetteers, which can all be used to find more information about locations.
Maps - Answer-Maps Can be used to determine the boundaries of jurisdictions, locate
the exact location where an ancestor lived, or to measure the distance between two
places.
Atlas - Answer-An Atlas is a collection of maps bound together. Early migration maps
can help determine the route people traveled and show areas where ancestors may
have settled along the way. Different uses apply to current versus historical maps.
Animap - Answer-Animap is an extremely robust program available at Family History
Centers. You can use it to determine where a county, city or town was at any given
time. Most (if not all) of their maps are also available for free online. You can access
them by Googling "County Formation Map" along with the name of the state. The
, disadvantage of using the online maps versus the program at the family history centers
is that you cannot plot a city on the website map to see if it changed counties.
Davidrumsey.com - Answer-Davidrumsey.com is an extensive collection of historical
maps. Most historical U.S. maps were drawn by state. Use a state search and then
zoom in to your county and town.
Ancestry.com Has hundreds of historical maps- know where to find them - Answer-
Ancestry.com Has hundreds of historical maps. Go to Search>All
Collections>Reference, Dictionaries and Alamacs>U.S. Map Collection 1513-1990. You
can also use a keyword search from the ancestry catalog. Be sure to check out the U.S.
Indexed County Land Ownership Maps 1860-1918
Google Maps for use in Family History locations - Answer-Google Maps Can be used to
locate places, or to estimate the distance between two places.
Gazetteers - Answer-Gazetteers are Geographical dictionaries packed with area-
specific information. Historical gazetteers tell us basic information about a village or
town the way it existed at the time of printing. Schools, churches, post offices, factories
and industries are usually included--which can be a great help to genealogists.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Answer-The Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS) An online gazetteer. If you use the advanced search, you
can enter the State and county and (in the Topo Map Name field) the city or town. You
can also select features such as churches, post offices, schools or hospitals. The
system indexes lakes, streams and natural landmarks such as hills and plateaus.
Historical Gazetteers - Answer-Historical Gazetteers Can be found online. Use a portal
such as Cyndi's List, or use a Family Search wiki, Google search or the reference
section from the search page on Ancestry.com to find historical gazetteers.
Histories - Answer-Histories contain information about people and places.
Local, County or Organizational Histories - Answer-Local, County or Organizational
Histories include information about a town, city, county, church, service organization, or
company at the time of printing.
Many U.S. county histories were written in the latter part of the 19th century and contain
a wealth of information about early settlers, local soldiers, established churches, ethnic
immigrants, and local industries, natural disasters, etc.
Biographies - Answer-Biographies are usually printed and organized by state or county
and include prominent men in local communities. A single biography can be just as
useful. Biographies can be a valuable reference pointing to other record groups, such
as military, church, burial, etc. We may find our ancestor mentioned in the biography of
another person.
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2024|2025 UPDATE 100%
ACCURATE; UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Source Availability Handbooks - Answer-Source Availability Handbooks Contain
information about when records were created and where they can be accessed. The
Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources (Links to an external site.)
contains information about when states, counties, and towns (for New England) were
established and began recording vital records.
Methodology Handbooks - Answer-Methodology Handbooks Contain how-to's or
techniques that you can use in your research. They are often tied to a certain ethnicity,
such as German, Scandinavian or Italian research.
Some articles on the FamilySearch Research Wiki fit this category--such as the articles
in the Research Analysis category of the wiki.
Portals - Answer-Portals Organize many links alphabetically or categorically so you can
quickly find the site you want.
Cyndislist is probably the most popular portal site for genealogy. Use the categories to
browse links about record types, topics, countries, states, counties within states, ethnic
research, etc.
The genealogy portion of Linkpendium also contains many links to genealogy
resources.
Geographical Sources - Answer-Geographical Sources Consist of maps, atlases, and
gazetteers, which can all be used to find more information about locations.
Maps - Answer-Maps Can be used to determine the boundaries of jurisdictions, locate
the exact location where an ancestor lived, or to measure the distance between two
places.
Atlas - Answer-An Atlas is a collection of maps bound together. Early migration maps
can help determine the route people traveled and show areas where ancestors may
have settled along the way. Different uses apply to current versus historical maps.
Animap - Answer-Animap is an extremely robust program available at Family History
Centers. You can use it to determine where a county, city or town was at any given
time. Most (if not all) of their maps are also available for free online. You can access
them by Googling "County Formation Map" along with the name of the state. The
, disadvantage of using the online maps versus the program at the family history centers
is that you cannot plot a city on the website map to see if it changed counties.
Davidrumsey.com - Answer-Davidrumsey.com is an extensive collection of historical
maps. Most historical U.S. maps were drawn by state. Use a state search and then
zoom in to your county and town.
Ancestry.com Has hundreds of historical maps- know where to find them - Answer-
Ancestry.com Has hundreds of historical maps. Go to Search>All
Collections>Reference, Dictionaries and Alamacs>U.S. Map Collection 1513-1990. You
can also use a keyword search from the ancestry catalog. Be sure to check out the U.S.
Indexed County Land Ownership Maps 1860-1918
Google Maps for use in Family History locations - Answer-Google Maps Can be used to
locate places, or to estimate the distance between two places.
Gazetteers - Answer-Gazetteers are Geographical dictionaries packed with area-
specific information. Historical gazetteers tell us basic information about a village or
town the way it existed at the time of printing. Schools, churches, post offices, factories
and industries are usually included--which can be a great help to genealogists.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Answer-The Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS) An online gazetteer. If you use the advanced search, you
can enter the State and county and (in the Topo Map Name field) the city or town. You
can also select features such as churches, post offices, schools or hospitals. The
system indexes lakes, streams and natural landmarks such as hills and plateaus.
Historical Gazetteers - Answer-Historical Gazetteers Can be found online. Use a portal
such as Cyndi's List, or use a Family Search wiki, Google search or the reference
section from the search page on Ancestry.com to find historical gazetteers.
Histories - Answer-Histories contain information about people and places.
Local, County or Organizational Histories - Answer-Local, County or Organizational
Histories include information about a town, city, county, church, service organization, or
company at the time of printing.
Many U.S. county histories were written in the latter part of the 19th century and contain
a wealth of information about early settlers, local soldiers, established churches, ethnic
immigrants, and local industries, natural disasters, etc.
Biographies - Answer-Biographies are usually printed and organized by state or county
and include prominent men in local communities. A single biography can be just as
useful. Biographies can be a valuable reference pointing to other record groups, such
as military, church, burial, etc. We may find our ancestor mentioned in the biography of
another person.
