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Start with yourself. Use a worksheet such as a pedigree chart or family group sheet to write down the information you already know about yourself and your family.  
Start with yourself. Use a worksheet such as a pedigree chart or family group sheet to write down the information you already know about yourself and your family.  


Use a [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/getting_started '''pedigree chart'''] to record information about yourself, your parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. If you do not know exact dates and places, estimate them.  
Use a [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/getting_started '''pedigree chart'''] to record information about yourself, your parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. If you do not know exact dates and places, estimate them.  
 
Download software for [[PAF and Other Genealogy Software|Personal Ancestral File (PAF)]], [[Windows Genealogy Software|Windows]] or [[Mac Genealogy Software|Mac]] to help you organize and share your genealogy.
 
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'''Beginning July 15, 2013, PAF will be retired and will no longer be available for download or support. '''For full details and for information on alternative products, please visit http://familysearch.org/PAF.
 
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== Step 2. Review What Is Missing  ==
== Step 2. Review What Is Missing  ==
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