Facts

Photographer's information with photos

In the 19th and early 20th entries, photographers could order cards preprinted with their name and address which they used to mount their customers' photographs.

Scan and Transcribe documents

Always scan original documents and transcribe them to preserve the data.

Collecting information

You need to start to collect pictures of your family and the places they have lived.

Importance of source details

The details from a source are the skeletons of our family tree.

Be Consistent

Enter sources and notes in a consistent format.

Using discretion and sensitivity

Use confidential information with discretion and sensitivity.

Identify theresearchers

Identify all researchers by name for all contributions, including your own.

Document it NOW

Document as you go.

Citation defined

A citation is a reference to a source of information.

Verify, Verify, Verify

Verify your information with primary documents.

Since there are a lot of categories, please choose a category to see just those FACTS!

We are indebted to Lee County Genealogy Society (FL) for a large majority of the "Facts" available on this page. Their list originally contained just over 490 facts. We have reduced that number for our site but will add some as we continue to build our new website.