The First Place To Start – Grandma’s Living Room So where do you start when you are looking for family history?The answer is no further than your grandmother’s living room. Don’t take living family members for granted.Go visit your parents, grandparents, great aunts and uncles or your favorite cousin.You’d be surprised at just how much they may be able to tell you. Family history isn’t just names and dates.Grab a pen and paper and find out things that may become lost. What was Great-Grandpa Bill’s favorite food? What did you grandmother’s grandmother look like? Don’t forget to ask after your female relative’s maiden names as those can be difficult to find in historical records. What Next? All that information you gathered from your family members is about to come into play.There are many avenues to take when doing research into your family tree.State records are always a great place to begin. If you know what town or city your family lived in,that will make the search even easier. Census records can be accessed at many local libraries, community centers, and county and state seats.Knowing what religion your family members were can also aid you in finding your family.Many places of worship keep records such as baptisms, funerals and marriages separate of those the government or township may have. Looking Online for Your Family Today there are many websites which make family research fun and easy.Many top websites have all sorts of different records compiled into a navigable database,making searching for your family much easier. There are also people who have websites on which they post their family trees. If it looks like you may have an ancestor in common, send an email introducing yourself and asking where they found their information and share where you got your own. The Rewards of Family Research Finding your family roots is a rewarding experience and exciting journey.Perhaps you’ll find an ancestor with the same likes as you. Maybe your great-great-great-grandfather looks exactly like you. You’ll never know until you get out there and start looking.Family history is a great way to garner a sense of self pride, of family pride and bring family closer together. stumbleupon/su/4dYoRf/family-pride.org/family-history/tips-about-how-to-find-information-about-your-family-history/
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