About Genealogy .... correction definitions of commonly used words

Ancestor: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended

Ancestry: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : one's family or ethnic descent

Census: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : an official count or survey of a population or of a class of things, typically recording various details of individuals

Clan: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a group of close-knit and interrelated families; especially associated with families in the Scottish Highlands

Coat of Arms: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : the distinctive heraldic bearings or shield or a person, family, corporation or country

Descendant: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a person, etc. that is descended from a particular ancestor

DNA Genealogy : genetic genealogy provides the ability trace the path of ancestors and find out who they were, where they lived and how they have migrated throughout the world

Emigration: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : the action of leaving one's own country in order to settle permanently in another

Family History Society: (Wikipedia 2009) : is a society, often charitable or not-for-profit, that allows member genealogists and family historians to profit from shared knowledge

Family Bible: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a bible designed to be used at family prayers, typically one with space on its flyleaves for recording important family events

Family Tree: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a diagram showing the relationship between people in several generations of a family

Family Historian: (Oxford Dict. 2001) : an expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon

Family Pedigree: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry of a person or family

Family Reunion: (Wikipedia 2009) : a social gathering between relatives that strengthen bonds of the branches of your family, particularly across generations

GEDCOM: (Wikipedia 2009) : an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication, is a specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software

Genealogy: noun (pl. genealogies) (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor; the study of lines of descent

Heraldry: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described and regulated

IGI: International Genealogical Index: (www.familysearch.org 2009) : a computer file that lists several hundred million names of deceased persons from throughout the world. It also lists some vital information, such as a birth or marriage date and place. Many names in the index come from vital records from the early 1500s to 1885. Others have been submitted by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The International Genealogical Index is available on the Internet, on compact disc, and on microfiche.

Immigration: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country

Microfilm: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a length of film containing microphotographs of the pages of a newspaper, catalogue or other document

Microform: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : microphotographic reproduction on film or paper of a manuscript, map or other document

Microfiche: noun (Oxford Dict. 2001) : a flat piece of film containing microphotographs of the pages of a newspaper, catalogue or other document

One Name Study: (Wikipedia 2009) : a collection of vital and other biographical data about all persons worldwide sharing a particular surname