Family History Scavenger Hunt

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Family History Scavenger Hunt - 10 June 2020

All correct responses received before 8:00 pm EST on June 10 will be considered as entries in the door prize drawing. The prize today is a 1-year subscription to Internet Genealogy Magazine.

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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.

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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.

Question #1. Select image #1. Who’s obituary is this?

Question #2. Select image #16. What cemetery was this person buried in?

Question #3. Select image #27. What was the occupation of this person?

Question #4. Select image #34. What company did this person work for?

Question #5. Select image #36. What city was this person born in?

Bonus Question (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?

Comments. What did you think of this task? Was it too easy? Too difficult? Just right? Did you have fun exploring the unindexed FamilySearch images?

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