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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. Mike54

    It was all my Dad's fault

    Mike54, Apr 16, 2020
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    Gillian
    Apr 16, 2020
  2. kirkstall
    Thanks! x 5

    It started with a diary

    kirkstall, Nov 19, 2018
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    Heather
    Nov 21, 2018
  3. Barbie
    Thanks! x 4

    It all started with B.M.D. notices

    Barbie, Feb 5, 2021
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    Barbie
    Feb 5, 2021
  4. Underdown49

    It all started with a question.

    Underdown49, Feb 2, 2020
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    7,080
    Underdown49
    Feb 3, 2020
  5. Maggyanne

    It all started with a hand written family tree chart

    Maggyanne, Apr 13, 2015
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    Maggyanne
    Apr 13, 2015
  6. MaureenR

    Is it really that long ago?

    MaureenR, Nov 13, 2019
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    MaureenR
    Nov 14, 2019
  7. DeeD
    Thanks! x 3

    Inspired by Gordon Honeycombe

    DeeD, Apr 28, 2017
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    peter
    Apr 28, 2017
  8. IanL
    Thanks! x 4

    I'm sure I can do better than I did at University

    IanL, Sep 25, 2018
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    IanL
    Sep 25, 2018
  9. canadianbeth

    I wish I had started a lot sooner

    canadianbeth, Apr 14, 2015
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    4,450
    jorghes
    Nov 8, 2018
  10. JudithB

    I wanted to try and link my father's parents as there was only one letter different

    JudithB, Sep 22, 2017
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    2,443
    Rhian
    Oct 16, 2017
  11. CathP

    I wanted to know where all my ancestors came from before immigrating to Australia

    CathP, Sep 28, 2019
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    jorghes
    Oct 10, 2019
  12. Martin

    I Started with the Verlustlisten- WW1

    Martin, Jun 1, 2017
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    Tref1
    Sep 9, 2017
  13. BarryD

    I started to find out who my mother’s father was.

    BarryD, Nov 1, 2019
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    1,029
    Helen7
    Nov 2, 2019
  14. PandaF

    I started because of Mum

    PandaF, Sep 22, 2017
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    PandaF
    Sep 22, 2017
  15. Liberty

    I owed it to my Grandma

    Liberty, Feb 3, 2015
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    4,040
    GillyGC
    Apr 18, 2015
  16. Helen7

    I never knew my grandparents and was curious to discover my origins

    Helen7, Oct 30, 2018
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    2,526
    jorghes
    Oct 31, 2018
  17. arizona68
    Thanks! x 7

    I had a Mother who read to me.

    arizona68, Sep 7, 2020
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    6,687
    Sue_3
    Sep 7, 2020
  18. TerriB
    Thanks! x 5

    I wanted to find a cousin . . .

    TerriB, Dec 22, 2021
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    4,118
    Margery
    Dec 30, 2021
  19. Patricia

    How I started my research.

    Patricia, Nov 7, 2019
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    633
    Patricia
    Nov 7, 2019
  20. Linda-g

    How I started my family tree

    Linda-g, Nov 1, 2019
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    565
    Linda-g
    Nov 1, 2019
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