FHGEN 120; LESSON 10 EXAM
REPORTED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Source Availability Handbooks - Answer- These reference sources contain information
about when records were created, where the sources are available.
Dictionaries - Answer- These can be used to define words within a genealogical
document, such as the cause of death.
Biographies - Answer- These are a summary of the most important events in a person's
life and will typically include the names of many people.
If you need a map of Texas, which online sites below are the best choices for
reference.. - Answer- Peyy-Castenada Library Map Collection.
DAvid Rumsey Map Collection
NOT CYNDI's LIST
If a client needs help with dating photgraphs, which site would you direct them to for
assistance - Answer- Cyndi's List: Photgraphs and MEmories
If Grandma died from consumption, which online references can definte what
conumption is? - Answer- Archaic Medical Terms , Genealogy Quest Glossaries
What sites are best used to help a client locate information for membership in
genealogical societies? - Answer- General Society of Mayflower Descendants, NAtional
Scoiety of the Sons of the American Revoluction, NAtional Society of the Daughters of
the AMerican Revolution
If you need to determine what the abbreviation GAR means where would you search -
Answer- Insider's Guide to genealogy acronyms on familytreemagazine.com
Geneaology Abbreviations on rootsweb.ancestry.com
T/F: All reference sources work the same - Answer- False
Which of the following reference sources from Ancestry.com contains a list of every
state in the United States and which records are available from the state? - Answer-
Red Book: American State, County and town sources
T/F: Government documents and abstracts are the same - Answer- FAlse
REPORTED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Source Availability Handbooks - Answer- These reference sources contain information
about when records were created, where the sources are available.
Dictionaries - Answer- These can be used to define words within a genealogical
document, such as the cause of death.
Biographies - Answer- These are a summary of the most important events in a person's
life and will typically include the names of many people.
If you need a map of Texas, which online sites below are the best choices for
reference.. - Answer- Peyy-Castenada Library Map Collection.
DAvid Rumsey Map Collection
NOT CYNDI's LIST
If a client needs help with dating photgraphs, which site would you direct them to for
assistance - Answer- Cyndi's List: Photgraphs and MEmories
If Grandma died from consumption, which online references can definte what
conumption is? - Answer- Archaic Medical Terms , Genealogy Quest Glossaries
What sites are best used to help a client locate information for membership in
genealogical societies? - Answer- General Society of Mayflower Descendants, NAtional
Scoiety of the Sons of the American Revoluction, NAtional Society of the Daughters of
the AMerican Revolution
If you need to determine what the abbreviation GAR means where would you search -
Answer- Insider's Guide to genealogy acronyms on familytreemagazine.com
Geneaology Abbreviations on rootsweb.ancestry.com
T/F: All reference sources work the same - Answer- False
Which of the following reference sources from Ancestry.com contains a list of every
state in the United States and which records are available from the state? - Answer-
Red Book: American State, County and town sources
T/F: Government documents and abstracts are the same - Answer- FAlse
