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#Contact your oldest living relatives and ask them for information and to see old family papers. | #Contact your oldest living relatives and ask them for information and to see old family papers. | ||
#Transfer information about your family to well-documented family group records using as a guide the Wiki article Family group record: roadmap for researchers at [[wiki.familysearch.org/en/ | #Transfer information about your family to well-documented family group records using as a guide the Wiki article Family group record: roadmap for researchers at [[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Family group record: roadmap for researchers|wiki.familysearch.org/en/Family_group_record:_roadmap_for_researchers]] | ||
#Find each of your ancestors, and their siblings on each census from 1870 to 1930, and earlier if possible. Add each census you find to the appropriate family group record. | #Find each of your ancestors, and their siblings on each census from 1870 to 1930, and earlier if possible. Add each census you find to the appropriate family group record. | ||
#Continue your genealogical education by reading, attending classes, and traveling. Glance through the African American Research Wiki articles listed below. | #Continue your genealogical education by reading, attending classes, and traveling. Glance through the African American Research Wiki articles listed below. | ||