Genealogy - Getting Started
I first became interested in genealogy when I was in 4-H, middle school age. There was a project called "Family History Treasure Hunt". My grandmother was and still is very into genealogy and family history, I knew a lot about my mother's side of the family. I knew less about my dad's side. I take that back, I didn't know less, I just didn't have fact to back it all up. My dad is quite the story teller! The 4-H was a great project to take to get started. I still have my book and though it looks a little different I think you can find it here ( Family History Treasure Hunt ) through the Ohio State Extension Office. This book provided a great guideline to get started. It also provide something I still use to this date, a pedigree chart. A pedigree chart tracks your individual family history back through time . Every person listed on the chart is directly related to you: This is because you start with you ...