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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. CherylR
    Thanks! x 5

    My Dad said... it's in the family bible

    CherylR, Apr 30, 2020 ... 2
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    Susan48
    Mar 28, 2023
  2. Heather
    Agree x 3

    It's my husband's fault

    Heather, Aug 14, 2014
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    HilaryE
    Dec 22, 2014
  3. PoTTerTea

    How I got started in Family History

    PoTTerTea, Sep 22, 2015
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    4,443
    PoTTerTea
    Sep 25, 2015
  4. Liberty

    I owed it to my Grandma

    Liberty, Feb 3, 2015
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    4,013
    GillyGC
    Apr 18, 2015
  5. Joyce

    Going round in a circle

    Joyce, Dec 22, 2019
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    5,570
    canadianbeth
    Dec 24, 2019
  6. Harrier

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

    Harrier, Apr 7, 2015
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    3,580
    chrissy1
    Apr 19, 2015
  7. canadianbeth

    I wish I had started a lot sooner

    canadianbeth, Apr 14, 2015
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    4,420
    jorghes
    Nov 8, 2018
  8. 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
  9. Thomas

    How I got started

    Thomas, Dec 11, 2021
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    peter
    Feb 1, 2022
  10. Sue345

    A fairy Tale Tree

    Sue345, Apr 15, 2015
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    2,368
    Prairie Girl
    Apr 17, 2015
  11. CliveR

    Finally built a family tree...

    CliveR, Jun 3, 2023
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    1,293
    peter
    Jun 7, 2023
  12. MaggyC

    A different surname

    MaggyC, Sep 27, 2015
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    4,063
    MaggyC
    Oct 14, 2015
  13. jorghes

    My Brother visited the "home" country...

    jorghes, Apr 24, 2015
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    1,758
    jorghes
    Apr 25, 2015
  14. JMCWSW

    Family History beginnings... that have no end!

    JMCWSW, Mar 8, 2022
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    4,632
    Margery
    Mar 17, 2022
  15. Martin

    I Started with the Verlustlisten- WW1

    Martin, Jun 1, 2017
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    2,892
    Tref1
    Sep 9, 2017
  16. TerriB
    Thanks! x 5

    I wanted to find a cousin . . .

    TerriB, Dec 22, 2021
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    4,058
    Margery
    Dec 30, 2021
  17. Caroline McD
    Thanks! x 3

    How I got started.

    Caroline McD, Nov 27, 2020
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    7,110
    Bob Spiers
    Dec 3, 2020
  18. LynneB

    As a gift to my mum

    LynneB, May 26, 2015
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    5,186
    LynneB
    May 28, 2015
  19. DaisyD

    My Dad never talked about his family.

    DaisyD, Sep 6, 2014
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    8
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    1,646
    Alexander Bisset
    Sep 17, 2014
  20. LindaC
    Thanks! x 4

    What got me into family history

    LindaC, Jan 19, 2020
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    7,139
    jorghes
    Jan 31, 2020
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