Social Security Sleuthing
NGS offers Social Security Sleuthing, a five-lesson course on CD.This course familiarizes you with the history of the Social Security Act in the United States and how this determines when and where someone may have obtained a Social Security number. It also briefly describes the Social Security numbering system and the clues a number may hold for a genealogist.
In this course, you'll learn the facts about what is available for genealogists from SSA records and why these twentieth- and twenty-first-century records can be so helpful to earlier research.
What Will I Learn?
After completing the five-lesson online course, you will be able to- look for a Social Security number for a deceased individual if he/she had one;
- analyze a Social Security number for clues to the owner’s possible residence at a given time;
- use several online Social Security Death Index (SSDI) search engines effectively and know limitations of the data found in various SSDI versions;
- order a copy of an Application for Social Security Account Number (SS-5) from the Social Security Administration (SSA); and
- order a Social Security Administration claim file for someone who received benefits.
To learn more about Social Security Sleuthing, see the Table of Contents for the Course.
Requirements & Fees
Social Security Sleuthing is available on PC- or MAC-compatible CDs, so you will need a computer with a CD drive. An Internet connection is also recommended so that you can take advantage of the hyperlinks that appear in the lessons. The course tuition is $45.00 for members, $70.00 for non-members. Join today to receive the member price.
Register online for the Social Security Sleuthing course now.
