On the Sources

A Very important part of Genealogy are the Sources for once you get beyond your Grandparents most people go into unknown territory to go any farther you need to find a Source where you can find the next generation.  The first Source you should find is the oldest living relative and see if they can tell you their life story plus they remember about their parents. You can find Family Work sheets on most Family Tree Software and Genealogy Web Sites to help you ask the right questions. The person of your tree should be verified at least with Name, Age, and Location, but even with all three correct you can still go up the wrong tree because year ago many families named the children using the same names in certain locations. The more sources you can collect about each individual the more they are verified. Good Source are Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates from the civil records found in City or state archives. In the U.S. these records except for the US Census give limited information were as the in the UK civil registries also give ages, Occupations, Maiden Names and Addresses.

Sources on the internet

www.ancestry.com  This has different price levels depending on how deeply you want to go up to about $350.00 a year. You can build your Family Tree on line building it hopefully with the help of your family members.

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk This is a very good source if your family is from Scotland, Civil records from 2006 to 1856 and Church Records to 1553. You have to buy credits at 6 pounds for 30 credits.

www.familysearch.org This is the web Site of the Church of Latter Day Saints is free, but has been under fire for the lack of verification.

www.cyndilist.com This is the best site find other Genealogical Web sites around the world.