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Church records of baptism, marriage and burial are an important source of genealogical information, particularly for years prior to the beginning of civil registration.

Books, microfilms, online resources and more at the Vancouver Public Library and beyond.

In this section: Getting Started Information to help get you started with family history research. Genealogy Charts Using charts to record key details of your ancestors' lives. Standards and Proof Documenting your family history to create an authentic record. Project Organization Managing the genealogical paper flow. Genealogy Software Selecting specialty software to record data and track research. Reading Old Records Find resources to help you decipher old handwriting and terminology. Family Histories Checking to see if someone has already worked on a branch of your family tree. Research at VPL Prepare for

This guide provides information on how to set up the video recordning equipment in the Inspiration Lab.

Unsure of what that REAPER term means? This is a list of terms you might encounter while recording and editing with REAPER. Basic definitions are provided.

This section provides basic instructions on how to save and render files in REAPER.

The following information has instructions and descriptions on some basic audio editing tools in REAPER.

This section covers a couple of quick start up reminders on how to use REAPER.

This guide provides a glossary of audio terms common in Audacity.

This guide provides information on file formats and data compression