| When going back through time to see just who | | | | happens often. When you find out where that |
| was in your family, you may run into some very | | | | great-aunt was born, you may be able to find out |
| tricky characters. These are the ones that are | | | | where others were born, from where the family |
| the hardest to trace and that are going to give | | | | came if they had moved, and many more great |
| you the most trouble. Though you won't have to | | | | bits of information. A family tree branches out, |
| have each and every person and child in each | | | | but it also has small interconnected branches that |
| generation, at times, this is great to know about | | | | help when nothing else does. |
| them. Someone from their immediate line may | | | | If you have any idea of the names of your great |
| hear you did a family tree in the future, and might | | | | relatives, you can search for them through |
| contact you to see if you can help them out. It's | | | | Google, Yahoo, or whatever search engines you |
| always good to know what you can about | | | | prefer. Don't forget about or If you don't want to |
| anyone. | | | | pay the membership fees through those two |
| Your 'great' relatives are the ones that you may | | | | larger sites, find some of the smaller ones with no |
| have never met, or only saw at very special | | | | fee. They have less information, but they may |
| occasions like Thanksgiving, weddings, and baby | | | | have what you want. Obituaries are great places |
| showers. These are people that probably know | | | | to look so search them online as well. |
| more about you than you know about them. | | | | Those wanting to know where to look when |
| What you may not realize is that even if they are | | | | thinking about where my great, great aunt was |
| not essential in your family tree information, what | | | | born, where she lived, and what that can tell |
| you know about them can help you with other | | | | them about others in the family, the search can |
| people that must be entered. | | | | be hard. When that happens, and you think this is |
| For example, you may not find any mention of | | | | your only lead at the time, see what a public |
| parents when you search your grandfather, but if | | | | records locator can do. You may get everything |
| you search his sister, that may come up. This | | | | that you need through them. |