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This page has a few things to keep in mind before you get started. A little care in the beginning will pay big dividents later on. | This page has a few things to keep in mind before you get started. A little care in the beginning will pay big dividents later on. | ||
You may want to watch the tutorial, [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/ancestors-season-1-getting-started/157 "Ancestors Season 1: Getting Started"] at FamilySearch Learning Center. | You may want to watch the tutorial, [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/ancestors-season-1-getting-started/157 "Ancestors Season 1: Getting Started"] at FamilySearch Learning Center. | ||
=== Don't Get Overwhelmed === | === Don't Get Overwhelmed === | ||
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=== Set Specific Goals === | === Set Specific Goals === | ||
It will help you focus on your family history if you set some specific goals about what you are trying to accomplish. It could be a mixture of several things. Writing these down fill give you a perspective and give you guidance on where to concentrate. Here are some things you might want to consider: | It will help you focus on your family history if you set some specific goals about what you are trying to accomplish. It could be a mixture of several things. Writing these down fill give you a perspective and give you guidance on where to concentrate. Here are some things you might want to consider: | ||
*If you're LDS, finding information to complete temple work for your ancestors | |||
*learning more about your heritage | |||
*discovering family traditions | |||
*memorializing contributions made by those who went before you | |||
*finding out what connections you have to various historical events | |||
*documenting your family's contributions<br> | |||
*preserving your family's history for future generations | |||
== Start with What You Know == | == Start with What You Know == | ||
To begin your family history, its best to start with what you know and work backwards from there. | To begin your family history, its best to start with what you know and work backwards from there. | ||
Begin with your immediate family. What information can you find about significant events in your family and your parents family: | |||
*births | |||
*deaths | |||
*marriages | |||
*burials | |||
*relationships | |||
*adoptions | |||
*significant life events | |||
**education | |||
**military service | |||
**where people have lived | |||
**professional accomplishments | |||
*photographs | |||
*personal letters of historical significance | |||
*immigration records | |||
*family bibles | |||
*journals | |||
=== Living Relatives === | |||
Contact living relatives asking them for information they are willing to share. Even though people's memories may be unreliable, these stories give clues about where to start looking. Family traditions may be the needle in the haystack which helps you locate records you may otherwise be unable to find. | |||
It is particularly valuable to contact living relatives as soon as you can. If you put it off, memories may fade, photographs may disappear, or people may pass on without giving you a chance to learn their story. | |||
== Keep Good Notes == | == Keep Good Notes == | ||
== Rules of the Road == | == Rules of the Road == | ||