Want to know more about yourself, where you came from your ancestors? How do you get started? Actually, the internet has made tracking your family tree easier than it has ever been. You can find many resources on the WEB genealogy supplies, templates, research sites, forums You may find that the internet becomes the most useful tool in your search; however, you will not want to limit your research to the internet alone.
The place to start is at home. Start writing down everything you already know, your siblings names, birth date, birthplace, their spouses and children s names and vital statistics, your spouse s name, sibling and parents information, your mother
s maiden name, her siblings and their information, your cousins information, etc. Go as far as you can this way. As you do this, document how you know the information, such as, interview with father or family bible, maternal grandmother stories, birth certificate, death certificates, obituary, newspaper articles, letter from Aunt Mabel, photographs, grandfather s diary, baptismal records, etc. You will find as you get further into the search that there will sometimes be conflicting information and you can use this documentation to help evaluate the information s validity. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation presented on the internet and, unfortunately, not all family stories are accurate as memory fades.
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