Getting from an index to the original document

DearREADERS,
Tonight's chat in Second Life around the fire pit at JUST GENEALOGY will revolve around the necessity of taking it a step further than merely locating a mention of an ancestor in an index.

Using the example of a marriage index entry on CD, we will go through the steps Ol' Myrt here used to locate the marriage entry for two of her ancestors.

Pictured above:

Lorenzo J. FROMAN and Cecelcernam GIST marriage entry from the Clay County, Missouri Recorder of Deeds. Marriage Record Book A, FHL microfilm #955303 page 43 dated 27 Aug 1831 but filed with September 1831 entries.

Link to the handout:

http://www.dearmyrtle.com/09/GettingFromIndexestoOriginalDocuments.pdf

You'll find me online as the svelte blond Clarise Beaumont.

Happy family tree climbing!

Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,

Your friend in genealogy.

Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com