| If you are just starting your
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| | stories from more distant ancestors?How
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| Genealogical Research it can be puzzling
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| | have these relatives described their
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| how to start! These are questions which
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| | lives to you?What have you learnt from
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| from working with members of our
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| | them about their childhood, adolescence,
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| Genealogy Websites over the year we have
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| | schooling, marriage, work, religion,
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| discovered are an excellent starting
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| | political activity, recreation?Do they
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| point for your research.If there is one
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| | enjoy discussing their family history or
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| piece of advice that every genealogist
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| | their own past or are they reluctant
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| should take to heart it is make sure that
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| | to?Do their memories tend to cluster
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| you talk to the living members of your
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| | about certain topics or time periods and
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| family before they become your
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| | avoid others?Are there things in your
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| ancestors!Here are a whole range of
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| | family history that you would like to
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| questions that the you can answer for
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| | know, but no one will tell you?Do various
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| yourself and may be able to use when
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| | relatives tell the same stories in
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| "interviewing" family members. Part of
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| | different ways and how do these versions
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| the fascination of genealogy is not only
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| | differ?Do you have a notorious, famous or
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| finding out "where we have come from" but
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| | indeed infamous character in your
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| also "what it was like" when our
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| | family's past?Do you relish stories about
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| ancestors were alive and the sort of
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| | him/her?Do you feel that the their fame
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| lives they and their families lived.What
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| | or infamy may have grown as stories
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| do you know about your family surname?
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| | passed down about him/her have become
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| Its origin?What do you know about the
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| | elaborated?How did your parents,
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| meaning of your family names?Did the
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| | grandparents, and other relatives come to
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| family name undergo change over the years
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| | meet and marry?Are there family stories
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| and are there stories about the
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| | of lost love, jilted brides, unusual
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| change?Are there any traditional first
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| | courtships, arranged marriages,
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| names, middle names, or nicknames in your
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| | elopements, runaway lovers?Have your
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| family?Is there a tradition in naming
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| | family played a part in the bigger
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| children? This might be always giving the
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| | historical picture?With the answers to
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| firstborn son the name of his paternal
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| | these questions from various relatives
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| grandfather or a traditional family name
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| | and your own answers to them you have the
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| as one of their first names?Can you
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| | start of a great Family History and a
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| determine if there are traditions in
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| | very personal and living one!Paul is Head
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| different branches of your family?Does a
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| | of Training for a major UK Charitable
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| specific ancestor's name reappear in many
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| | Organisation with a wealth of experience
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| branches of your family?What stories have
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| | in personal development, management
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| come down to you from or about your
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| | development, e-learning and operational
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| parents and/or Grandparents?Are there
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| | management.
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