What's the best way to go in genealogically searching your family?

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Nathan's thread about genealogy intrigued me. My grandmother claimed she married my grandfather as a blushing 17 years old. At her passing, we finally found her birth certificate- she just forgot to mention that she was 25 when she married my grandfather. I'm quite sure one family member was hung for being a horse thief. I'd like to get into the genealogy of my family. It's not like I want to spend the rest of my life doing it.
What's the best way to go in searching your family.
 

Do you have any relatives whom you could ask questions?

Find the local libraries, many keep newspapers copied into books (I used to do this), there can be alot of info. Some libraries also have past records stored on microfilm, you can search those for info too.

There are online places that can be helpful. I would store my info in a way it can be erased and changed easily, as you'll find some will get/give wrong information unknowingly. It is interesting, my grandmother and mother have done this most of their lives. Good luck, and have fun!
 
spookycat2 said:
Do you have any relatives whom you could ask questions?

Find the local libraries, many keep newspapers copied into books (I used to do this), there can be alot of info. Some libraries also have past records stored on microfilm, you can search those for info too.

There are online places that can be helpful. I would store my info in a way it can be erased and changed easily, as you'll find some will get/give wrong information unknowingly. It is interesting, my grandmother and mother have done this most of their lives. Good luck, and have fun!
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Agreed, I signed up with a few companies just so I can control my information (opt in or out).....I decided on out. Plus they are all interconnected
 
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