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Family History 101 #FamilyHistoryFriday

So family history is your new interest and you don't know where to begin; might I suggest hugging a tree. A family tree that is. When I started my first tree I talked to Ma and Pa and found out everything they knew about their Mas and Pas and their Mas and Pas and so forth and things started to come together pretty quick after that, plus there were a lot of other family history researchers in the family that had info on my tree and knowledge is power.

1. INTERVIEWS. The first thing you need to build a family tree is roots. Talk to people who know people. Take notes, literally. I have notebooks full of them. 

2. TREES. making your first tree in your notebooks is a start, but eventually you may heed something bigger and more organized. I bought the Family Tree for Dummies package which came with software that is very useful and user friendly. Also, you can get software online at MyHeritage and Ancestry. Oh, yeah and always download the GEDCOM for backup when you are done. You can get a free tree builder at http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder to work on offline or you can make a tree online at Ancestry or Geni or WikiTree of FamilySearch. I recommend using them all. GEDCOMs can be made and downloaded at MyHeritage and Ancestry and Geni and WikiTree too. It doesnt hurt to have more than one...

3. Save your sources and document them. Print them too if you can. Hard copies are always great for scrapbooks...   

4. Research. Family history sites like Ancestry and Family Search and My Heritage and Geni can help you find answers to the unanswered questions that pop up from time to time, and it does not hurt to have other researchers working on your lines to consult with. Look for genealogy groups at all your favorite social networks too.  

5. Take notes and lots of them. Those notebooks will come in handy later.  

Best of luck on your research and happy hunting. Now go grow that tree.

Family History and Genealogy Blogs online

http://questionsandancestors.blogspot.com by R.E. Nichols     

http://www.kinfolkdetective.com   by K.I. Knight

http://www.yvetteportermoore.com  by Yvette Porter Moore

http://www.theallengazette.com     by Susannah Allen

http://ancestorsinthenews.blogspot.com/  Leslie Ann

http://lostmementos.blogspot.com/ Leslie Ann

http://pursuitofjoe.blogspot.com/  Leslie Ann

http://ancestorslivehere.blogspot.com/ Leslie Ann

http://www.onebranchatatime.com Linda O'Donnell; personal genealogy blog & tips

http://6grantcounty.blogspot.com/  Mary Dutcher Knapp; Grant County, Wisconsin

http://littleoakblog.wordpress.com  Heather Lisa Dubnick

http://www.geneartistry.com  Sarah Svard Ashley

http://www.Ancestorsoup.blogspot.com  Karen Seeman

88 http://blog.genealogybank.com  Mary Harrell-Sesniak

**http://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/   Barbara Poole (covers New England)

http://genealogicaldetours.blogspot.com/ Rhonda Bridges Trueman NC, SC, TN, VA, and general genealogy

**http://historical-melungeons.blogspot.com/

** http://thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com/latest-news-from-the-history-interpreter/ Janet Braund Few

** http://rootsbranchesandnuts.blogspot.com   Beverly McGowan Norman

** http://zangarigenealogy.blogspot.com     Vincint Zangari / Zangari Genealogy / Maricopa Genealogy Experts 

** http://mytrueroots.blogspot.com                      True A. Lewis

** http://meandmyancestors.blogspot.com/    Mary Hartmann-Bowden

** http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/   Heather Wilkinson Rojo

** http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/  Janice Webster Brown

** http://www.Robineau.ca/                   Roger Robineau

** http://www.reflectionsfromthefence.blogspot.com/          Carol (Aka, Carol A. Bowen Stevens)

** http://www.oldbonesgenealogy.com/blog           Eileen Souza

** http://blog.transylvaniandutch.com   John Newmark

http://oldstonesundeciphered.blogspot.com/

** http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com  Pam Carter

http://cardermayes.weebly.com/blog.html  Deborah Carder Mayes

http://FamilyHistoryResearchByJody.blogspot.com   Jody Lutter

http://www.NoStoryTooSmall.com  Amy Johnson Crow

http://demancestralbones.wordpress.com Barbara Butts-Harakal

http://genealogicalhistoryresearch.blogspot.com/ Genealogical Research: past, present, future... Selma Blackmon

http://www.jenealogy.biz/blog  Jennifer Alford

http://yourjewishgem.blogspot.com/     Marilyn Robinson

http://talkingboxgenealogy.blogspot.com  Danni Altman-Newell

http://edesorbanfamily.wordpress.com/ Diane Edes

http://oldstonesundeciphered.blogspot.com/    Lisa Wallen Logsdon

http://OneRhodeIslandFamily.com    Diane Boumenot

http://ancestoryarchives.blogspot.com/   Melissa Berry

http://www.who-knew-it.blogspot.com  Debi Austen

http://frommainetokentucky.blogspot.com/    Elizabeth Handler

http://jewishgenealogyjourney.blogspot.com/    Elizabeth Handler

http://genealogybyginger.blogspot.com   Ginger R. Smith

http://branchingoutthroughtheyears.blogspot.com/ Fran Ellsworth

http://oldtrunkintheattic.blogspot.com/  Laura Mattingly

http://kanabel.blogspot.com/   Juli Whittaker

http://marshallgenealogy.blogspot.com/    Juli Whittaker

http://williamsfamilyroots.blogspot.com/    Juli Whittaker

http://cope-lemons.blogspot.com/        Juli Whittaker

http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/ Jana Iverson Last

http://openingdoorsinbrickwalls.wordpress.com/ Cathy Meder-Dempsey

http://footstepspast.blogspot.ca/  Kim Mills

http://bembryroots.com/ Kelly Bembry Midura

http://longwaytotennessee.wordpress.com Kelly Bembry Midura

http://howdidigetherefromafricatonc.blogspot.com Minnie Becton

http://www.lifestoriestoday.com/blog

http://gordonfamhistory.wordpress.com/  Penny Gordon

http://rootstories.wordpress.com/  Tiffiny Neal

http://genealogywithvalerie.wordpress.com/ Valerie Hughes 

http://oldbonessearch.com

http://so-many-ancestors.blogspot.com/  Beth Gatlin

http://myobsessivehobby.blogspot.com/  Chris Korstange

http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com / Travis LeMaster