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'''Document what you find. '''As you identify the members of your ancestral families, put the information on [[Research Logs|research logs]] and family group records. The family group record is the most widely-used means for recording information about parents and their descendants. | '''Document what you find. '''As you identify the members of your ancestral families, put the information on [[Research Logs|research logs]] and family group records. The family group record is the most widely-used means for recording information about parents and their descendants. | ||
Several computer programs make the creation and updating of family group records and descendancy charts easier | Several computer programs make the creation and updating of family group records and descendancy charts easier. You can download programs starting from the [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch home page]. <br> | ||
'''Share Your Research.''' There are many ways to share. You could put up a genealogical web page, publish a genealogical magazine article, or publish a book, or contribute to a genealogical databases like the [[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Pedigree Resource File]]. | '''Share Your Research.''' There are many ways to share. You could put up a genealogical web page, publish a genealogical magazine article, or publish a book, or contribute to a genealogical databases like the [[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Pedigree Resource File]]. | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
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