Family History Scavenger Hunt - Day 18

Overview & Purpose

We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur daily during the month of June.

The clues will be posted each evening 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.

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/M5RhkTGPB7jxXpEPA.    

Today’s Challenge

We are now on Day #18. I hope you were able to find some useful information yesterday exploring The Family History Guide (https://www.thefhguide.com/), a training site for family history researchers. Today we will explore the Catalog of FamilySearch.org.

Hint

The Search function on FamilySearch.org provides several ways to search for information. You can search the Records, Images, Family Tree, Genealogies, Catalog, Books, and the Wiki.

Questions

1. Search the Catalog on FamilySearch for Film/Fische Number 1030759. What is the title of Item #3 on this film?
2. Click on the camera icon for Film #1030759. Item #3 starts on image 392/479. What are the names and ages of the three siblings who were admitted on October 22, 1888?
3. Using the same film, find Bert McKee who was admitted on October 15, 1895. When did he leave the institution and what was the reason he left?
4. Search the Catalog for Gainesville, Florida. Find the yearbooks. What school’s yearbooks are online at FamilySearch?
5. Search the Genealogies on FamilySearch. How many individuals are listed in the International Genealogical Index (IGI)?

Bonus Points (Optional)

• Search Books for the “West Florida Rebellion”. For how long was West Florida a free and independent nation?

Action

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/M5RhkTGPB7jxXpEPA).  I will provide the answers to all who have completed the scavenger hunt by 8:00 pm EST on June 18.  Even though we no longer have any prizes, I hope that you will continue to participate and invite your friends to join in the fun.

Answers