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 == 3. Talk with your family ==
-Contact your family and friends. Record any useful information and stoies they provide. Ask about copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates as well as journals, letters, photos, and other records that might be available. Find out if they know other people you should contact. Be sure to record any new information.
+Contact your family and friends. Ask about family information and stories. Ask if you can make copies of any records or pictures that they might have. Find out if they know other people who might have family information. Write down everything new that you learn, while it is still fresh in mine. As confident as your are at the moment, in a year or two you will probably have forgotten important facts. And by then, it might be very difficult to get the information again. It is best to get it all recorded when the information is new.
-Although sometimes memories can be faulty, you can usually get some great clues as you interview older relatives. It's also important to remember that many family legends prove to be unreliable but usually there are bits and pieces, or perhaps one small thread in these legends that might prove to be true.
+Stories handed down in your family are important to your family. But do not take those stories as fact, many times over the years the wording gets changed. If you hear a family story, write it down so its not forgotten. Then check the facts in the story. You should be able to verify the kernel of truth, even though the wording might not be right.
 == 4. Preserve and share what you have gathered ==