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How I got started in Family History

Please use this forum to introduce yourself and to tell other members how you got started in family history.

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  1. Franko
    Agree x 6

    15 years of Family History

    Franko, Nov 3, 2019
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    Bob Spiers
    Nov 13, 2019
  2. Choccielover2006

    16 years on and still feel like a novice!

    Choccielover2006, Dec 21, 2014
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    Margery
    Dec 21, 2014
  3. Margaret Fisher

    1901 census online

    Margaret Fisher, Nov 1, 2019
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    Margaret Fisher
    Nov 1, 2019
  4. VG64
    Agree x 10

    40 years of searching!

    VG64, Jan 8, 2015
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    Marguerite
    Jan 26, 2015
  5. TrishM

    A 4 generations photo

    TrishM, Dec 17, 2018
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    TrishM
    Dec 19, 2018
  6. EAnne

    A boring reason to start

    EAnne, Jun 30, 2019
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    EAnne
    Jul 1, 2019
  7. MaggyC

    A different surname

    MaggyC, Sep 27, 2015
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    MaggyC
    Oct 14, 2015
  8. Sue345

    A fairy Tale Tree

    Sue345, Apr 15, 2015
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    Prairie Girl
    Apr 17, 2015
  9. JudithH

    A family story of our descent from a well-known local squire

    JudithH, Sep 3, 2020
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    JudithH
    Sep 3, 2020
  10. DavidW
    Thanks! x 3

    A Google search...

    DavidW, Jan 9, 2015
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    teachersue
    Apr 13, 2015
  11. Tomb
    Thanks! x 3

    Absent parents - Who am I?

    Tomb, Feb 10, 2015
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    Tim
    Feb 10, 2015
  12. NikiMac
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    All thanks to my Mum

    NikiMac, Dec 8, 2023
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    NikiMac
    Dec 8, 2023
  13. crgb

    An old thatched cottage

    crgb, Apr 19, 2018
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    Heather
    Apr 20, 2018
  14. Kane133

    Are the Hurworths from Hurworth?

    Kane133, Feb 8, 2019
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    Kane133
    Feb 8, 2019
  15. teachersue

    Arrival of Internet resources

    teachersue, Apr 13, 2015
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    Katie Bee
    Apr 18, 2015
  16. LynneB

    As a gift to my mum

    LynneB, May 26, 2015
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    LynneB
    May 28, 2015
  17. peter
    Agree x 3

    Blame it on the 1901 Census disaster

    peter, Aug 15, 2014
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    chrissy1
    Sep 22, 2015
  18. KerryM
    Thanks! x 3

    Can't remember starting to research, but have been at it for over 30 years!

    KerryM, Nov 5, 2019
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    KerryM
    Nov 5, 2019
  19. Wendy White

    Can't remember why

    Wendy White, Nov 5, 2023
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    peter
    Nov 5, 2023
  20. SueMay

    Carrying on where my mother left off

    SueMay, Nov 1, 2019
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    SueMay
    Nov 1, 2019
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