• Beginner’s guide
  • 1. Start in the present
  • 2. Talk to your family
  • 3. Keeping your own records
  • 4. Looking at official records
  • 5. Life events
  • 6. Using the Internet
  • 7. Family history societies
  • Related links
  • Further reading
• Geneology Software
• Internet Guide
• Book Reviews
• Reading List

Beginner’s guide

If you are just starting to research your family’s history you might be wondering just where to begin.

We hope that our seven step guide provided in this section will help you on your way:

1. Start in the present
2. Talk to your family
3. Keeping your own records
4. Looking at official records
5. Life events
6. Using the Internet
7. Family history societies

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