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Some family members may know quite a lot about your ancestors. | Some family members may know quite a lot about your ancestors. You will not know unless you ask. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm Use these sources and methods] when gathering genealogical information from them: | ||
== Family Records == | == Family Records == | ||
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Great-grandpa had only one rifle, however, now has several hundred descendants. | Great-grandpa had only one rifle, however, now has several hundred descendants. If at all possible, obtain a photo of the item and record who currently possesses the item. When writing this information on the photo, be sure to place it on a label then attach it to the back of the photo. Writing on the back of photos can bleed through. Archive responsibly. | ||
<br>• If it is a carving or design, ask what it means and how it relates to our family.<br>• Make copies of them, photograph them, or write a description of them and where they are kept if we can’t keep the original. <br>• Return the original to the owner.<br>• Write where we got them on the back of the copy.<br>• Keep the papers we write and photos we take in a safe place. | <br>• If it is a carving or design, ask what it means and how it relates to our family.<br>• Make copies of them, photograph them, or write a description of them and where they are kept if we can’t keep the original. <br>• Return the original to the owner.<br>• Write where we got them on the back of the copy.<br>• Keep the papers we write and photos we take in a safe place. | ||
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