Subj : Re: Where to start
To   : Scott Styles
From : Sparky
Date : Wed Jul 07 2021 17:07:40

 SS> Any suggestion on where to start with researching a family tree? 
 SS> Looking on line, it is a bit 
 SS> overwhelming.
 SS> Cheers,
 SS> Scott 

Scott, first thing to do is get a good list of all "family" members you can, 
brothers, sisters, grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, 
nephews, cousins, etc. Then take your list and add date of birth to every name 
(and date of death if they are deceased). Also add marriage dates that you can 
come up with. This will give you a good starting point to make your "tree". 
Joining someplace like ancestry.com helps, but is not necessary. Then start 
using a search engine to find relatives that are missing. Also don't be afraid 
to call relatives and ask then questions and see if they have pictures you can 
make copies of. Visit cemeteries where your "kin" are buried and take pictures 
of the grave stones. In the end you find the more you discover, the more you 
will want to discover.

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