| In the United States today, genealogy is
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| | or spouse, chances are that the child
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| rapidly becoming an interest for many
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| | will become interested and join in.
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| families. Genealogy and ancestry sites
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| | As you get further into the genealogy of
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| are popping up everyday.
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| | your family, your research will take you
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| Genealogy can be made into a family
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| | to the library. This is an incredible
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| activity. Children as young as five years
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| | place for your children to find
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| old can participate. Genealogy can be a
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| | information. There are thousands of books
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| fun way for children to learn about their
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| | on genealogy and family crests; the
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| heritage. Once your children have started
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| | meaning of last names and some can also
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| creating a family tree, they will want to
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| | contain logs from ships that their
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| continue finding out more about their
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| | ancestors sailed on when they first came
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| family.
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| | to America. Older children can also be
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| To start out, have your children create
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| | taken to the records department of local
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| fact sheets on everyone in the immediate
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| | courthouses where information can be
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| family. Mom and dad can provide
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| | researched and documented. Once you have
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| information on themselves and their
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| | done all this with your children, you can
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| brothers and sisters such as names and
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| | go online to the courthouses of countries
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| birth dates.
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| | from which your ancestors came. By
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| Once this step is finished, have your
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| | sending a simple email requesting
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| children talk to their grandparents. They
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| | information regarding your family
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| are a wealth of information, full of
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| | members, your children can find out if
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| facts and stories that will keep your
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| | they still have family relations in their
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| children enthralled and anticipating more
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| | country of origin.
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| information. The stories that your
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| | By encouraging your children to
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| children get from their grandparents will
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| | participate in genealogy, you are opening
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| last a lifetime and can be passed down to
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| | up the door to the world. If your
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| their children. By starting the tradition
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| | children find that they have relatives in
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| of genealogy today your children can pass
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| | their country of origin, encourage them
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| the knowledge down to another generation.
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| | to write letters and establish a line of
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| Be prepared to answer an onslaught of
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| | communication to new found family
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| questions. Once your children start with
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| | members.
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| genealogy, their fascination will grow.
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| | By getting your children involved in
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| If your child appears not to be
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| | genealogy, you are giving them the
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| interested, do not force him or her to
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| | knowledge of their heritage and they will
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| participate. As you discuss and create
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| | pass this incredible gift down to their
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| your fact sheets with your other children
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| | children.
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