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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. Heather
    Agree x 3

    It's my husband's fault

    Heather, Aug 14, 2014
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    HilaryE
    Dec 22, 2014
  2. AndyMick
    Agree x 4

    Died crossing the Platte River

    AndyMick, Aug 14, 2014
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    AndyMick
    Aug 14, 2014
  3. peter
    Agree x 3

    Blame it on the 1901 Census disaster

    peter, Aug 15, 2014
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    chrissy1
    Sep 22, 2015
  4. DaisyD

    My Dad never talked about his family.

    DaisyD, Sep 6, 2014
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    Alexander Bisset
    Sep 17, 2014
  5. Choccielover2006

    16 years on and still feel like a novice!

    Choccielover2006, Dec 21, 2014
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    Margery
    Dec 21, 2014
  6. Earle

    My paternal grandfather died in 1970

    Earle, Dec 23, 2014
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    1,335
    Tim
    Dec 31, 2014
  7. davidNY

    Family Reunion got me hooked

    davidNY, Dec 30, 2014
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    Gillian
    Jan 3, 2015
  8. VG64
    Agree x 10

    40 years of searching!

    VG64, Jan 8, 2015
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    Marguerite
    Jan 26, 2015
  9. DavidW
    Thanks! x 3

    A Google search...

    DavidW, Jan 9, 2015
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    teachersue
    Apr 13, 2015
  10. RichardJB
    Agree x 3

    To pass something on to my children

    RichardJB, Jan 30, 2015
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    AdrienneQ
    Apr 14, 2015
  11. Liberty

    I owed it to my Grandma

    Liberty, Feb 3, 2015
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    GillyGC
    Apr 18, 2015
  12. Tomb
    Thanks! x 3

    Absent parents - Who am I?

    Tomb, Feb 10, 2015
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    Tim
    Feb 10, 2015
  13. Spedders

    My Mum asked me to...

    Spedders, Mar 23, 2015
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    1,184
    AndyMick
    Mar 24, 2015
  14. Harrier

    Christmas Dinner & I was set the challenge by my mother and sister

    Harrier, Apr 7, 2015
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    chrissy1
    Apr 19, 2015
  15. teachersue

    Arrival of Internet resources

    teachersue, Apr 13, 2015
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    1,069
    Katie Bee
    Apr 18, 2015
  16. Maggyanne

    It all started with a hand written family tree chart

    Maggyanne, Apr 13, 2015
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    Maggyanne
    Apr 13, 2015
  17. Prairie Girl

    We are all there is

    Prairie Girl, Apr 13, 2015
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    2,515
    MaryY
    Apr 16, 2015
  18. GillyGC
    Agree x 4

    My sister-in-law encouraged me ....

    GillyGC, Apr 14, 2015
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    GillyGC
    Apr 14, 2015
  19. dopping

    My family liked to keep secrets

    dopping, Apr 14, 2015
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    DM_Walsh
    Aug 31, 2015
  20. canadianbeth

    I wish I had started a lot sooner

    canadianbeth, Apr 14, 2015
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    jorghes
    Nov 8, 2018
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