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==Step 1. Identify What You Know about Your Family== | ==Step 1. Identify What You Know about Your Family== | ||
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*'''''Publishers.''''' You can purchase records from their publishers if the records are still in print. A local book dealer or library can help you identify and contact publishers. A helpful list of genealogical publishers and publications is: | *'''''Publishers.''''' You can purchase records from their publishers if the records are still in print. A local book dealer or library can help you identify and contact publishers. A helpful list of genealogical publishers and publications is: | ||
:Hoffman, Marian. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35098313&referer=brief_results Genealogical and Local History Books in Print, 5th ed]. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1996. (FS Library book 973 D23h.) | |||
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*'''''Bookstores.''''' Some bookstores carry newer family history books. Often you can obtain out-of-print books from the very large bookstores. For a small fee they can advertise nationwide for old books. | *'''''Bookstores.''''' Some bookstores carry newer family history books. Often you can obtain out-of-print books from the very large bookstores. For a small fee they can advertise nationwide for old books. | ||
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Share the information you find with others. Your family's history can become a source of enjoyment and education for yourself and your family. Helpful guides on how to write a family history are available, such as: | Share the information you find with others. Your family's history can become a source of enjoyment and education for yourself and your family. Helpful guides on how to write a family history are available, such as: | ||
:Gouldrup, Lawrence P. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17346781&referer=brief_results Writing the Family Narrative]. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1987. (FS Library book 929.1 G738w.) | |||
You do not have to use computers to do family history, but they can be very helpful. Genealogical software programs help you transcribe, organize, display, print, and transmit your findings to other researchers. | You do not have to use computers to do family history, but they can be very helpful. Genealogical software programs help you transcribe, organize, display, print, and transmit your findings to other researchers. | ||
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