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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. peter
    Agree x 3

    Blame it on the 1901 Census disaster

    peter, Aug 15, 2014
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    chrissy1
    Sep 22, 2015
  2. RichardJB
    Agree x 3

    To pass something on to my children

    RichardJB, Jan 30, 2015
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    AdrienneQ
    Apr 14, 2015
  3. Tomb
    Thanks! x 3

    Absent parents - Who am I?

    Tomb, Feb 10, 2015
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    Tim
    Feb 10, 2015
  4. VG64
    Agree x 10

    40 years of searching!

    VG64, Jan 8, 2015
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    Marguerite
    Jan 26, 2015
  5. Choccielover2006

    16 years on and still feel like a novice!

    Choccielover2006, Dec 21, 2014
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    1,147
    Margery
    Dec 21, 2014
  6. Marionmw

    How I got started in family history

    Marionmw, Nov 26, 2023
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    443
    Marionmw
    Nov 26, 2023
  7. Eliz Purves

    Why I decided to research my family tree

    Eliz Purves, Dec 1, 2021
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    3,886
    Eliz Purves
    Dec 2, 2021
  8. Barbie
    Thanks! x 4

    It all started with B.M.D. notices

    Barbie, Feb 5, 2021
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    Barbie
    Feb 5, 2021
  9. arizona68
    Thanks! x 7

    I had a Mother who read to me.

    arizona68, Sep 7, 2020
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    Sue_3
    Sep 7, 2020
  10. Underdown49

    It all started with a question.

    Underdown49, Feb 2, 2020
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    Underdown49
    Feb 3, 2020
  11. MaureenR

    Is it really that long ago?

    MaureenR, Nov 13, 2019
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    4,321
    MaureenR
    Nov 14, 2019
  12. foxy
    Thanks! x 6

    Finding my grandparents marriage got me started

    foxy, Nov 5, 2019
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    1,696
    LynneWK
    Nov 6, 2019
  13. SandieCee

    The search begins!!

    SandieCee, Nov 1, 2019
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    1,243
    SandieCee
    Nov 3, 2019
  14. Daviles

    Circus, What Circus

    Daviles, Nov 2, 2019
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    2
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    924
    Daviles
    Nov 2, 2019
  15. Joseph42

    Maiden names spark interest

    Joseph42, Nov 1, 2019
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    2
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    707
    Joseph42
    Nov 1, 2019
  16. SueMay

    Carrying on where my mother left off

    SueMay, Nov 1, 2019
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    2
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    619
    SueMay
    Nov 1, 2019
  17. John Bradford

    The Family Business Got Me Started

    John Bradford, Oct 18, 2019
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    2
    Views:
    862
    John Bradford
    Oct 23, 2019
  18. JennyF
    Thanks! x 6

    How I got started

    JennyF, Mar 18, 2019
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    1,491
    jojoy
    Mar 20, 2019
  19. kirkstall
    Thanks! x 5

    It started with a diary

    kirkstall, Nov 19, 2018
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    2,360
    Heather
    Nov 21, 2018
  20. DavidW
    Thanks! x 3

    A Google search...

    DavidW, Jan 9, 2015
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    1,138
    teachersue
    Apr 13, 2015
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