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eHow Relationships & Family Editor
Difficulty: Moderately challenging
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Write down everything you know about your family history. Begin with yourself and work backward to your parents and their parents.
Step2
Search for documents that can verify family stories - birth certificates, military records, wills, marriage licenses, deeds, etc.
Step3
Plan a family reunion or visit with relatives to obtain all the information you can.
Step4
Look at genealogy books and find a simple beginner's handbook. Some books contain genealogy software.
Step5
Purchase genealogy software. Most software companies offer free samples that you can download and test. Find the software that works best for you.
Step6
Visit your local Latter-Day Saints Family History Center. Centers are located in most major cities and have a wealth of ancestral information. Databases include records dating to A.D. 1100 in Europe.
Step7
Visit your local courthouse and learn about researching public records.
Step8
Visit genealogy search Web sites and look through their databases for your family information.
Step9
Hire a professional genealogy search company to find missing ancestors when your own leads are exhausted.
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