This is a great family home evening activity or Sunday afternoon activity!
Identifying your ancestors is fun and so much easier today. You can begin right now by picking up a pencil and writing down information on a piece of paper.
Begin with what your already know by writing information on yourself and work back one generation at a time. The most important family history information you already posses -- your memories and the memories of your loved ones. Gather information about yourself, your siblings, your parents, your grandparents, and your great grandparents. Make a list of each member in your family that can help you identify your ancestors. Typically, information about close relatives is readily available simply by talking to them, and searching through information in your home.
Write down specific information, such as: names, dates, and places of important events such as birth, marriage and death, where they lived (ancestral village), Occupation, even a physical description, if you know it. Try to gather 3-4 generations (or more) of information on your ancestors. Don't be concerned if you're missing information because you can go back and fill it in later.
P. Larsen, Crash Course in Family History ed.4 Easy family History, St, George.
Identifying your ancestors is fun and so much easier today. You can begin right now by picking up a pencil and writing down information on a piece of paper.
Begin with what your already know by writing information on yourself and work back one generation at a time. The most important family history information you already posses -- your memories and the memories of your loved ones. Gather information about yourself, your siblings, your parents, your grandparents, and your great grandparents. Make a list of each member in your family that can help you identify your ancestors. Typically, information about close relatives is readily available simply by talking to them, and searching through information in your home.
Write down specific information, such as: names, dates, and places of important events such as birth, marriage and death, where they lived (ancestral village), Occupation, even a physical description, if you know it. Try to gather 3-4 generations (or more) of information on your ancestors. Don't be concerned if you're missing information because you can go back and fill it in later.
P. Larsen, Crash Course in Family History ed.4 Easy family History, St, George.
I need to talk to you about this stuff. I want to start a family history project to help me learn more about my in-lawsc family.
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