Baby Steps to a Family Tree
How do you begin?
With baby steps, of course. Family history can be overwhelming if you let it. Don't let it!
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Find a box. Wander through your home and find any relevant pieces of paper. Diplomas, copies of birth certificates, copies of marriage licenses, report cards, anything that gives you a name and a date.
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Sort the paper by person. Give each person their own folder.
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From any number of websites print out a free family group sheet and a pedigree chart. (Check the links page if you need help finding a site)
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Transfer information from the papers you gathered to the appropriate spaces on the family group sheet and the pedigree chart.
Congratulations!
You have started your family history.