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Some family members probably know a lot about the most recent generations of your ancestors. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm Use these sources and methods] when gathering genealogical information from them: | Some family members probably know a lot about the most recent generations of your ancestors. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm Use these sources and methods] when gathering genealogical information from them: | ||
== Family Records == | == Family Records == | ||
Search all the | Search all the family storage areas, in and out of the home. Include the attic, storage closets, garage, trunks, safe, deposit boxes, and so forth. Encourage your relatives to make similar searches in their storage areas. | ||
Your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative may already have gathered some family information. Most families have at least one relative who keeps track of cousins’ birthdays, anniversaries, or deaths. Learn who that relative is. Be sure to ask your parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends of the family for help in finding— | Your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative may already have gathered some family information. Most families have at least one relative who keeps track of cousins’ birthdays, anniversaries, or deaths. Learn who that relative is. When information is found, offer to pay for the cost of photocopying and postage. Be sure to ask your parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends of the family for help in finding— | ||
'''''Official Documents''''' | '''''Official Documents''''' | ||