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Genealogy and How to research your family tree

Genealogy and How to research your family tree . Fun and interesting hobby It’s important to know your family history. Who do you think you are?. Start with info that you know Talk to older family members Research online or hire a professional

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Genealogy and How to research your family tree

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  1. Genealogy and How to research your family tree Fun and interesting hobby It’s important to know your family history

  2. Who do you think you are? • Start with info that you know • Talk to older family members • Research online or hire a professional • Compile info into scrapbook or use FamilyTree Maker Grandpa (Joe Mullen) and me

  3. Survey Results • 62% of students did not know what genealogy was • 56% had made a family tree • 81% wanted to know how to research their family history

  4. Where do I start? • First steps are . . . • Decide which side of the family you want more info on • Gather photos/vital statistics Letter from Joe Mullen to his sister from France

  5. Talk to older family members Record an oral history Scan photos and start a scrapbook Where do I go from here? Mary Ellen Mullen 1932

  6. www.ancestry.com www.familysearch.org www.hcgsohio.org Online Research Resources

  7. The next step is . . . Software – FamilyTree Maker DNA Hire a Professional Joe MullenWWI 1917

  8. Final step: My Family Tree Harry Hayward and Mary Magdalena Batter Mark Graham and Mary McWatters Ellen Fields and James Mullen Peter Fagan and Catherine McGarry 1833-1892 1842- 1860-1937 1867-1934 1872-1940 1876-1955 Samuel Graham Genevieve Fagin Joe Mullen 1879 - Helen Hayward 1883 - 1939 1900-1974 1897-1964 Mary Ellen Mullen 1928-2012 Thomas Edgar Graham 1923-2004 Maureen Graham Gray

  9. In conclusion . . . Joe & Helen Mullen 1919 Mullen Family History written by Aunt Alice

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