Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, West Palm Beach, FL

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Preparing for Your Ancestor Hunt

To start your family history research go over the things that you know...

  • Jot down everything you know about your family.
  • Document names, dates and places
  • Write down things that you remember hearing about your family    
Go on a treasure hunt, search for...
  • Birth, marriage and death certificates
  • Newspaper clippings
  • Family bible and religious records
  • Letters, diaries and journals
  • Photo albums
  • Naturalization and citizenship papers
Enlist your relatives in the search...
  • Consider recording as you talk with your relatives
  • Relatives may suggest others to talk to
  • Check to see if a relative has started researching your family


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