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-To begin a search for your family, follow the steps below:
+To begin searching for your ancestors, follow the steps below:
-#Write down what you already know about your family. Talk to relatives and family friends, and look for memorabilia, such as letters or certificates, to learn the dates and places where your family lived.
+#Write down what you already know about your family. Talk to relatives and family friends. Look for documents and artifacts in your home, such as letters and certificates, to learn the dates and places where your family lived and events that happened within their lives.
-#Decide what missing information you want to learn about your family. You may want to know the date of your grandfather’s death or the names of his parents.
+#Decide what information is missing and what you want to learn about your ancestors. For example, do you want to know the date of your grandfather’s death or the names of his parents?
-#Find out what research has already been done. Search family sources, Internet information, and published books.
+#Find out what research has already been done. Check with living relatives to see if someone in the family has already do research on the family line. You can also check Internet family history sites and published books.
-#Search other records to find missing information. Search vital, church, and census records.
+#Search vital records such as birth, marriage and death records to find information about births, marriages and deaths of family members. Church and census records might also have additional information about your family.
-#Evaluate and share your information. Did you find what you were looking for? Was the information complete?
+#Evaluate the information you have found up to this point. Ask yourself these questions: <br>• Did you find what you were looking for? <br>• Was the information complete? <br>• Are there glaring inconsistencies? <br>• Are there clues that might help you find other useful information?&nbsp;
+#Preserve what you’ve found by sharing with others. The easiest way to do this is by internet sites such as FamilySearch™ and similar Internet sites. Millions of people search these sites every year. Perhaps others will see what you’ve found and can help provide you with additional information.
 [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=32916_How_Do_I_Start.ASP How Do I Start My Family History] is a step-by-step guide about this process that can be found on the FamilySearch™ Web site.
 Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org].<br>
 #Click '''Research Helps'''.