| When you want to create a family tree you will want | | | | the clue as to where they fit. You can use the public |
| to have a look at various records to see if you can | | | | records as well to find out what certain family |
| find birth and death certificates as well as various | | | | members did for a living and there might be signatures |
| newspaper clippings and other public records of | | | | or records where fathers and sons, mothers and |
| property ownership and travel. When you search | | | | daughter or others can be linked to each other. |
| public records you will be able to find out a lot of | | | | It is a tough job doing a family tree and you have to be |
| different things about your family's past and this will | | | | a kind of detective when you want to start piecing |
| help you to make up a family tree. | | | | together the past. You can use archives, public |
| If you want to create a very comprehensive family | | | | records, and more to find out more about your family |
| tree and ancestry you can easily look for public | | | | tree and about the old relatives from way back that |
| records under your surname. You can also look under | | | | you never knew, but that made your family what it is |
| specific names of people that you know from your | | | | today. |
| family's past. You can use various records as proof of | | | | When you start working on a family tree you can |
| ownership or to prove a family connection. | | | | create a website with all your findings, and you can |
| These can be quite hard to trace, so the very first | | | | also use some great genealogy tools. You can make |
| thing you will want to do is to start writing down all the | | | | a scrap book of your findings and you can use photos |
| relatives you know. Make sure you get their first and | | | | and old records to make it interesting and unique. |
| surnames and even middle names. It can be difficult | | | | When you start doing this you will have to buy a scrap |
| the further back you go to distinguish between family | | | | book that is big enough to keep all your family records |
| members. This is because in the old days generations | | | | and you will want to also spend some money on |
| were given the exact same names. | | | | getting special albums that protect old photos and |
| They might have a different middle name which will be | | | | documents. |