I use both digital and paper systems. When I began documenting my family tree, I started using three ring binders. I have a working binder and a verified binder for each family . In the working binder I keep printouts of the tentative family ties I have found and records that have been searched...
I was recently able to confirm my 3x great grandfather’s parents. I had dismissed the couple previously as he would have been only 16 when they married. She was about 19 and pregnant though as my 3x great grandfather was born a few months later. After finding them on the 1841 and 1851 census...
I began my research journey over thirty years ago, although it really doesn’t seem that long. My mom was researching our maternal line, so I decided begin on my paternal line. All my family is from the UK which made it easier. Unfortunately, my dad didn’t have too many stories of his family but...
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