How to Create Your Family History

1. A Straight-forward Approach

2. GATHER TOGETHER EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN A BOX
Certificates (birth, death, marriage), wills, obituaries, photos, family Bibles, diaries, journals,
old letters, etc.

3. OBTAIN SEVERAL PEDIGREE CHARTS
Starting with yourself, fill in the sheet with what you know and find out about your
ancestors within your box.

4. OBTAIN SEVERAL FILE FOLDERS
Begin by sorting the materials in the box into an organized and manageable format so that
each item is sorted by each couple, i.e., parents, grandparents, etc.

5. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?
Speak with relatives.
Take what you have, and ask everyone to help fill
in information that they are aware of.
Visit local cemeteries.
Search for the graves of your ancestors, and copy
down their information for your records.

6. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
Visit the library.
Look for books written about your
ancestors, and births and obituaries.
Visit the County Clerk.
Search the public records for birth,
marriage, and death certificates.

7. CONSIDER USING A FAMILY HISTORY FACILITY.
A local family history library has additional resources to further
research your family history.

8. NOW THAT YOU ARE INVOLVED:
You would be well-advised to obtain a computer program to enter your
family history into a database.
There are many programs out there, but FamilySearch is free from The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at familysearch.org.

9. THE REST IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU!
Whether you are happy with a basic pedigree chart or an intensively
researched family history is completely up to you. Whatever you
decide, there is a great satisfaction in discovering and knowing your
ancestry.
Happy Hunting!

10. WORK CITED PAGE
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