The first thing you should do when starting to research your family history is to write down everything you know. Try writing a family tree and see how much you already have. There are lots of great software packages that will help you do this, or you can just use a pen and paper. If you have lots of information for each person, you might consider creating folders for everyone, then using the family tree to see at a glance who you have, before digging deeper into their file.
If you know what you've got it's easy to know where to look next.
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Tips in family history methodology for genealogists of all experience levels - and a few ideas thrown in as well.
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