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How to Find Descendants in the United States (view source)
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=== '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | === '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | ||
Each time you find information about an ancestor, document as you go. Good documentation will increase the value of your work when you share it with others. | Each time you find information about an ancestor, [[Document_AS_YOU_GO!|document it as you go]]. Good documentation will increase the value of your work when you share it with others. | ||
'''Record what you find. '''As you identify the members of your ancestral families, you should record the information you find. The family group record is the most universal means for recording information about parents and their descendants. | '''Record what you find. '''As you identify the members of your ancestral families, you should record the information you find. The family group record is the most universal means for recording information about parents and their descendants. | ||
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Although PAF requires some computer experience, the program is not hard to learn. PAF includes numerous tutorials. For additional help, visit '''www.familysearch.org/eng/paf''' | Although PAF requires some computer experience, the program is not hard to learn. PAF includes numerous tutorials. For additional help, visit '''www.familysearch.org/eng/paf''' | ||
'''Conclusion''' Finding the descendants of your ancestors can be rewarding. This approach to family history research will help you find hundreds of relatives you would have missed had you focused your research only on your ancestors. It might also provide the clues and information you need to get past dead ends in your search for ancestors. Descendancy research will help you locate living relatives you didn’t know about. You can collaborate with living relatives and share the workload with others. Learning about the children, grandchildren, and even the great-grandchildren of your ancestors gives you a more complete picture of your family.</div> | '''Conclusion''' Finding the descendants of your ancestors can be rewarding. This approach to family history research will help you find hundreds of relatives you would have missed had you focused your research only on your ancestors. It might also provide the clues and information you need to get past dead ends in your search for ancestors. Descendancy research will help you locate living relatives you didn’t know about. You can collaborate with living relatives and share the workload with others. Learning about the children, grandchildren, and even the great-grandchildren of your ancestors gives you a more complete picture of your family.</div> <!--{12023362618280} --> | ||
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