95 - Trace your ancestry
Reason for this Goal to trace your ancestry: We all have a life story that precedes us, which
is part of our legacy and who we are, but many of us don’t know what that
is. With the advent of the internet, DNA
testing, and on-line information that has been compiled about people, it is now
possible to extensively research and find out more about our roots and our
prior generations of family. In
connecting with our past, it can give us a greater sense of who we are.
Following are some methods in how to trace your ancestry:
- Do all your ground work before searching
on-line, starting with yourself and working back through all your records.
- Interview your parents and grandparents, and
take notes.
- Share your work with your family when they drop
by for a visit.
- Look for documents and records, such as death
certificates, marriage records, census records, immigration records, church
records, court records, and public libraries.
- Talk to family members at family reunions, and
find out who else may be interested or who has already started doing this.
- Use the services of one of the hundreds of
online websites, such as Ancestry.com, with extensive records, including census
records.
It is important to stay organized and develop methods of
storing and archiving all the information that you will come across. It’s likely you will need a combination of
computer files, filing cabinet folders, and 3-ring binders to organize all your
information. There are even professional
websites available, such as www.fileyourpapers.com,
to help with this very process.
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