We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.
The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/Gm274RwaG4hgwMxj7.
Today’s Challenge
Did you know that there are over 4 billion (yes - BILLION) images on FamilySearch that have not yet been indexed? So, how do you find these records? Under Search choose Images or visit directly with https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/. You can see how quickly images are being added to the FamilySearch database. In the search field, look for records from Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida. Select the first record set (it should say Journal, 45 images). This is the NewsBank collection of obituaries from the Vero Beach Press Journal.
Questions
- Select image #1. Who’s obituary is this?
- Select image #16. What cemetery was this person buried in?
- Select image #27. What was the occupation of this person?
- Select image #34. What company did this person work for?
- Select image #36. What city was this person born in?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- Go back out to the results page and go to the set of images with 304 images. This should be for the year 1999. Go to image 304. What is the claim to fame for this person?
Hints
These records are not indexed and the record types may vary so you might have to explore many different sets when you research your own area.
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/Gm274RwaG4hgwMxj7). All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 10 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-year subscription to Internet Genealogy Magazine.
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