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| IT'S TIME TO PLANT THE SEED Put in writing everything you can remember about your family. Visit all your elderly relatives and have a chat with them. Take family photographs with you as these may jog a memory somewhere along the line. If you can, draw up a list of questions to which you would like answers, take these with you when you visit relatives and friends. Don’t forget the people who lived next door – they also might know something of interest. Go through all the family papers such as the Bible, old letters, certificates of births, marriages and deaths and any other of the many documents that record the history of your family. As you write up the notes keep the relatives and friends informed of your progress by giving them a copy as this might also jog a memory. Take copies of old letters and photographs if possible. Draw up the family tree using the information gathered so far. Use the plain side of spare wallpaper for the rough copy. Give a copy to anyone that is interested, family members and friends as it may help them to recall something for you. Visit the ancestral homes and photograph them along with the church, school etc. Are there any gravestones in the churchyard or cemetery? Copy out the inscription. From here the next places to visit are the Archives and the Reference Library. Between these two they will hold almost every document available. | WHO WERE YOUR ANCESTORS? Are you ready to find out more concerning your family history but due to other commitments simply can’t carry out the research? Then this is site you need to help you to plant the seed. We can supply you with:- Pedigree charts on which to record your direct ancestors. Sheets to use to record your Family group Reports on your Descendant and Ancestral genealogy Copies of all documents found Family Roots has access to all the registers, wills, probate inventories, registration records, censuses and other vital records. The end result of the research will be presented to your specification or simply the information to enable you to design and build your own family tree. A GEDCOM file will be produced and may be supplied via e-mail or on a disk. Some of the resources that can be accessed for your family tree:- COMPILED SOURCES AND NEWSPAPERS Family histories and genealogies Local histories Compiled lists and directories Biographical works Genealogy and historical publications Compendium genealogies Special manuscripts and collections Directories VITAL RECORDS Birth Marriage Death CHURCH RECORDS Baptismal and Christening Confirmations Banns Marriages Death CIVIL RECORDS Census Records Probate Records Inventory Records Wills Government and local land records Court records Military records Cemetery and burial records Immigration Ship passenger lists Naturalization records | |||||
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