Supplies you will need. Two three ring binders, a small notebook
such as a steno pad, several black ink pens, several sharp
pencils, and a supply of Family Group Sheets and Four Generation
Pedigree Charts. The staff at the Information Desk can provide
you with one copy from which you can make additional copies.
Always write your name, phone number and address on each
notebook. Start with yourself and work backward in time. Using
the Four Generation Pedigree Chart begin with yourself and fill
in as much information as possible. Interview family members and
examine all documents such as family Bibles, wills, property
deeds, photographs, letters, birth certificates and military
discharge papers. Never start with a supposed ancestor and work
forward. Read one or more basic guides to genealogical research.
Some that we have in our collection are: Unpuzzling Your Past: A
Basic Guide to Genealogy by Emily Anne Croom (929.1 Gr88) First
Steps in Genealogy by Desmond Walls Allen (929 Al5) Walking
Through Your Past by G