Last year I briefly touched on Genealogy. Here’s more of the meat of the subject. I never knew when I first started my journey some thirty plus years ago that I would still be working on this. Yes there have been time I just pushed it aside to do other things but I somehow keep coming back to this huge puzzle.
If you are not familiar with the subject watch the movie “Roots”. While there is a lot in the movie I don’t agree with and some down right untruths, it is what initially motivated me to explore my own roots. It was how they conducted the search that interested me.
Fortunately for me our local community college that has a library dedicated to genealogy and family history. Lets begin at the beginning. Let me just say, if you plan on just using Ancestry or one of the other online sites they are helpful but you won’t find everything there. I started my search before Ancestry went online so I went to a lot of courthouse and walked a lot of graveyards.
Here are some great links to begin your research:
This site is great for beginners and has downloadable forms you can print. One in particular you will need is the family group sheet. This site gives a lot of detail. You also might want to visit the following sites
https://www.ancestry.com,https://www.cyndislist.com and https://www.pdffiller.com/jsfiller-desk18/?flat_pdf_quality=low&mode=force_choice&requestHash=1a4b6441fad602df5076b9b3b8de4db4d7d87ff9a4af340a0a1a0769a64d6b4e&projectId=1441784578&loader=tips&MEDIUM_PDFJS=true&PAGE_REARRANGE_V2_MVP=true&richTextFormatting=true&isPageRearrangeV2MVP=true&jsf-page-rearrange-v2=true&LATEST_PDFJS=true&jsf-document-scroll-zoom=true&jsf-redesign-full=true&act-notary-pro-integration=false&jsf-dss-v2=false&routeId=e2eb102734cb1c24fb2836d9cc9bfab3#9b9794ea705f4efa9a21318c84c23213
This link will get you to an online fillable ancestry chart that you can either fill in online or print out and use. Also, https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy,https://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-resources/50-free-genealogy-sites
You can begin now by filling out the following form:
The family group sheet is the first sheet you will need. Start with your family and complete as much information as you have then do one for your parents, grandparents, etc.
As you collect your data keep a research log to keep up with where you found the information.
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Have a great day.
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