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= Welcome to Beginners Grin and Dare It | = Welcome to Beginners Grin and Dare It = | ||
[[Image:Pottery Making.JPG|right|230x200px|Pottery Making.JPG]] Sometimes Genealogical research can be intimidating to a beginner. The object of this page is to simplify the process as much as possible including links to assist you in your new adventure. | [[Image:Pottery Making.JPG|right|230x200px|Pottery Making.JPG]] | ||
Sometimes Genealogical research can be intimidating to a beginner. The object of this page is to simplify the process as much as possible including links to assist you in your new adventure. | |||
== Gathering == | == Gathering == | ||
*Contact relatives for information. Begin the writing pyramid by starting with known relatives and, after gleaning the information they know, ask them for addresses or phone numbers of other relatives who might be helpful. If relatives say "I don't know anything", try the Rudyard Kipling approach "I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all I knew. Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who." | *Contact relatives for information. Begin the writing pyramid by starting with known relatives and, after gleaning the information they know, ask them for addresses or phone numbers of other relatives who might be helpful. If relatives say "I don't know anything", try the Rudyard Kipling approach "I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all I knew.) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who." Make your questions specific such as: Who is oldest relative you can remember? Where did your family live? What funerals do you remember going to? How do you know this information? Do you have old letters or documents? Why do you think your family moved? What did your family do for a living? What religion do you think they were? Were there any war heroes? | ||
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