Genealogy For Beginners - How To Get Started
HOW TO GET STARTED How To Get Started The most asked question I'm asked by many people is 'How do I get started'. My response is always, 'Start with yourself'. You need to begin with the information that you know and documentation that you have. Gather all the documents that you have and record the information. This can be done in a word document, a spreadsheet, or a special software program just for family history. Documents that you might use - includes the following: Birth Certificate Baptism Certificate School Reports, Photos, Artworks (Check if there are any 'special' items stored in a memory box) Old Photographs Letters Newspaper Articles Diaries/Journals Military Service Occupation/s Decide which part of the family you are going to research to begin with. People tend to rush in and start gathering all the information that they can find, but fail to record their ow