Top 5 things you need to remember when you are serious with your own family research!

Top 5 things you need to remember when you are serious with your own family research!

Starting a genealogy research is not so easy when you are serious to understand the ancestral root. In most cases, the beginners become worked up due to the lack of proper planning and indecent steps. All the beginners and genealogy researchers should follow the classical roadmap that includes the following 5 basic steps

1. Don't rattle! Plan it first

Don't get involved with genealogy research without any prior plan. The first and most important thing is to understand your own need. Spend little amount of time with yourself to understand what you are expecting from this expedition. Take a note of all possible quests and create a questioner of your own. This is the first and important step which will help you in each and every step of your expedition.

2. Follow the Bottom-Top Approach

Bottom-Top approach sometime called Backtracking is the best and oldest technique to solve a problem. First, start from the lowest section of your family tree and simultaneously move upward by generation. This is very effective when you are going to calculate the past era of the generation in your family tree.

3. Search for the old documents in your home

Old administrative documents like will/probate, legal documents and certificates issued by any public authority are most primitive sources of genealogy research. Search for any old documents you have in your home and read them carefully. Don’t forget to take notes of any relative piece of information available in those documents. Old documents those content dates, names, locations, etc are most valuable and definitely can help you in your discovery.

4. A friendly chat with the older members in your family tree

Old is always gold. Find out the old ancestors in your family tree and visit them or invite them in your home for a dinner. Talk to them about their past and note all the important information in your note book.

Finally, if you fail to gather any information, then don’t be upset. Just listen to their old stories that help you to feel relaxed at the end.

5. Take the help of public records collection available on the internet

Search for genealogy public records collection available in the web. But be cautious about the information you have collected. Crosscheck all those information from different sources before using them in your research. There are several free resources available now and you can avail the membership with the lowest cost that fits in your budget.