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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. Rhian

    It's my grandfathers fault

    Rhian, Nov 15, 2016
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    Rhian
    Nov 20, 2016
  2. Heather
    Agree x 3

    It's my husband's fault

    Heather, Aug 14, 2014
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    HilaryE
    Dec 22, 2014
  3. SusanH
    Thanks! x 4

    Its all because of Kunta Kinte

    SusanH, Nov 5, 2019
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    SusanH
    Nov 5, 2019
  4. RowlandD

    Like many, I wish I had started earlier, and asked more questions of the living

    RowlandD, Nov 18, 2019
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    RowlandD
    Nov 18, 2019
  5. Joseph42

    Maiden names spark interest

    Joseph42, Nov 1, 2019
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    Joseph42
    Nov 1, 2019
  6. jorghes

    My Brother visited the "home" country...

    jorghes, Apr 24, 2015
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    jorghes
    Apr 25, 2015
  7. DaisyD

    My Dad never talked about his family.

    DaisyD, Sep 6, 2014
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    Alexander Bisset
    Sep 17, 2014
  8. 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
  9. dopping

    My family liked to keep secrets

    dopping, Apr 14, 2015
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    DM_Walsh
    Aug 31, 2015
  10. Just Martin

    My family won't be there

    Just Martin, Mar 11, 2022
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    Just Martin
    Mar 11, 2022
  11. Cymraeg2019
    Agree x 3

    My first inception into Family History

    Cymraeg2019, Oct 3, 2019
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    Heather
    Oct 4, 2019
  12. HowardS

    My grandfather's diaries were left to me

    HowardS, Apr 26, 2015
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    AndyMick
    Apr 29, 2015
  13. Adam

    My grandmother and Somerset House 1958

    Adam, Oct 30, 2018
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    jorghes
    Oct 31, 2018
  14. ValleyM
    Thanks! x 4

    My husband got me started

    ValleyM, Sep 15, 2020
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    ValleyM
    Sep 15, 2020
  15. DelphineInTopsham
    Thanks! x 5

    My mother had no aunties

    DelphineInTopsham, Dec 22, 2020
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    DelphineInTopsham
    Dec 22, 2020
  16. cinders

    My mother was a Barnardo's Baby

    cinders, Nov 1, 2019
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    canadianbeth
    Nov 3, 2019
  17. AndrewB

    My Mother-in-Law asked about her Grandmother

    AndrewB, May 26, 2020
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    jorghes
    May 27, 2020
  18. Spedders

    My Mum asked me to...

    Spedders, Mar 23, 2015
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    1,189
    AndyMick
    Mar 24, 2015
  19. Earle

    My paternal grandfather died in 1970

    Earle, Dec 23, 2014
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    1,339
    Tim
    Dec 31, 2014
  20. GillyGC
    Agree x 4

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

    GillyGC, Apr 14, 2015
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    GillyGC
    Apr 14, 2015
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