Beginning Family History
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The series of videos below is designed for Family History Beginners. These videos are sure to help the new Family Historian get started.
Video 1 - Getting Started - It Starts With You
It can be hard to know where to start building your family tree. This video is for the beginner just starting out.
Video 2 - Existing Documents
Most families have a range of existing documents in the home which can help the budding family historian. This video helps you identify the types of document to look for.
Video 3 - Sources of Other Documents
This video explores some of the types of important documents and where they may be held.
Video 4 - Births, Deaths and Marriages
This video focuses on Civil Registration, or Births, Deaths and Marriages. It looks at a how these documents can aid the family history researcher and how they can start to tell the stories of some of your ancestors.
Video 5 - Recording Your Family History
After a short while, you will accumulate a lot af data about your family and ancestors. This video gives some advice on how to record that information.
Video 6 - Shipping Records
Shipping Records are an invaluable source of information for the family historian. This video examines how shipping records might be used to help trace your family tree.
Video 7 - Comparing Family History Web Sites
This video looks at the pros and cons of some of the main genealogical web sites and gives some background to their history.
