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New to Genealogy - Help for Beginners

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Step 2. Talk to Family Members & Relatives

You've completed your family Pedigree Chart. Now you can see what is missing and what other ancestors and facts you need.

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  • Talk to other family members - your brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, parents, anyone who might have new information or be able to confirm or correct what you already have written down
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  • Be sure you write down (record) what others tell you.
  • Ask where your ancestor went to school, met his/her spouse, got married. Remember Location is important for more research
  • Fill in a Family Group Sheet so you can keep track of family groups - husband and wife, plus all children
Olive Tree Genealogy Suggests Record your interviews on tape, or video, or just write them down in a notebook or on loose leaf paper and keep them in a binder.




Genealogy Guide For Beginners

Step 1. Start with yourself
Step 2. Talk to Family Members & Relatives
Step 3. Find Death & Burial Records
Step 4. Find Ancestors in Census Records
Step 5. Find Marriage Records
 Step 6. Find Birth or Baptism Records
Step 7. Contact other descendants in Genealogy forums
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Step 10. Search the LDS Family History Library website
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