User:Evancol/Sandbox/Beginning Genealogy Research

Genealogy is the study of all the records created during an individual's life. These records are documents that gives facts - whether accurate or not - about the individual because of an event that has occurred.

Examples:


 * A birth record is created when a individual is born.
 * A land deed record is created when someone purchases land from the government.
 * A military draft record is created when someone registers with the government for the draft of a war.

Information on records can include:


 * Where they lived
 * Where they were from originally
 * When they were born
 * Who they married
 * What they did for a living
 * Who were their family members such as parents and siblings

Choose Someone To Look For

 * To succeed in finding your ancestors, choose the ancestor you would like to know more about. It is best to choose an ancestor that you already have some information on. That will lead you finding records that will lead to more information.
 * If you know there is information already compiled on your family, view the Family Tree on FamilySearch.org – [link to new page]
 * If you already know some basic information, click here [link to Where did your ancestor live? below]