Getting started
Start a family tree in one evening
Write down three generations, gather the papers in your drawers and set one research question: a calm first evening that gives a new family tree solid footing.
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Getting started
Short, practical guides for family historians: sorting DNA matches, reading old records, interviewing relatives and looking after the photographs and papers you inherit.
- One task per note, with a checklist
- Methods that work on any platform
- General information, not professional advice
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Getting started
Start a family tree in one evening
Write down three generations, gather the papers in your drawers and set one research question: a calm first evening that gives a new family tree solid footing.
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