Research Tools
We offer the following explanations, forms, charts and information to assist in your family research.
As in medicine and business, abbreviations and acronums are used in genealogy to keep things simple. Some common abbreviations and acronyms are in this is helpful list.
Bibliographies
Indenture, Bastardy, and Poorhouse Bibliography, prepared by Carolee Dunivan, 21 September 2017
Over 290 pieces of information and suggestions to help in your family research.
Downloadable forms like Ahnentafel charts, Family Group Sheets, Research Logs, Pedigree Charts and more, to help with your family research.
From time to time while researching our families, we come across words and terminology that we don't understand. Some are no longer used in today's world and some have quite different meanings. We hope these will assist you in your family research.
Genealogy Terms - genealogy words you may encounter while doing genealogy.
German Glossary - some words you may encounter in searching German records.
Occupations - occupations that your ancestor might have engaged in.
Old Medical Terms - a collection of old medical terms that were used on many documents, including
death certificates.
Immigration/Emigration
(provided by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian, Fort Myers Regional Library)
Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian, Fort Myers Regional Library)
Military Research
Have some other terminology and definitions to add? Please send them to genhelp@lcgsfl.org.
