HOW TO CREATE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

A Straight-forward Approach

GATHER TOGETHER EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN A BOXCertificates (birth, death, marriage), wills, obituaries, photos, family Bibles,

diaries, journals, old letters, etc.

OBTAIN SEVERAL PEDIGREE CHARTSStarting with yourself, fill in the sheet with what you know and find out

about your ancestors within your box.

OBTAIN SEVERAL FILE FOLDERSBegin by sorting the materials in the box into an organized and manageable format so that each item is sorted by each couple, i.e., parents, grandparents, etc.

NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?Speak with relatives.

Take what you have, and ask everyone to help fill in information that they are aware

of.

Visit local cemeteries.Search for the graves of your ancestors, and

copy down their information for your records.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?Visit the library.

Look for books written about your ancestors, and births and

obituaries.

Visit the County Clerk.Search the public records for birth, marriage, and death certificates.

CONSIDER USING A FAMILY HISTORY FACILITY.A local family history library has additional resources to

further research your family history.

NOW THAT YOU ARE INVOLVED:You would be well-advised to obtain a computer program to

enter your family history into a database.There are many programs out there, but FamilySearch is free from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at familysearch.org.

THE REST IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU!

Whether you are happy with a basic pedigree chart or an intensively researched family history is completely up to you.

Whatever you decide, there is a great satisfaction in discovering and knowing your ancestry.

Happy Hunting!

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