| Getting started following your ancestor's trails is | | | | so I had to get my information hunting through |
| the easiest part; you start with yourself. You can | | | | public records right away. I missed out on a lot of |
| grow your research as large as you want, from | | | | stories about my family that friends of mine had |
| simply direct ancestors to hundreds and even | | | | about theirs. |
| thousands of cousins. The more I research the | | | | After you’ve entered your direct |
| more I’m convinced we’re all related at | | | | information either in your computer program or in |
| some point. Actually we are, we’re all part of | | | | genealogy forms, (follow my link at the end and |
| God’s plan from Adam and Eve on. A good | | | | I’ll show you where to get forms for free) |
| genealogy computer program will help keep your | | | | it’s time to branch out by exploring public |
| research organized and easy to work with. A file | | | | records. The first place I started to look for |
| box and folders for keeping hard copies of | | | | records was at my local genealogy society. Your |
| documents you have found is also a good idea. | | | | local public library might have a genealogy section |
| If you are lucky enough to still have your | | | | or know where the nearest genealogy society is. |
| grandparents; great nobody better loves to talk | | | | There’re two good places to start, most |
| about family than your grandparents. I | | | | societies are very helpful and will direct you to |
| unfortunately didn’t get interested in | | | | other places to find records about your family. |
| genealogy till after my parents had passed away, | | | | |