Family Tree (WindowsXP)

Genealogy - Practice

Introduction to Genealogy. Genealogy is the hobby, art and science of researching family history so you can find out who your ancestors were and trace back to your family's origins.
Target selection. Before you begin researching your family history, it is helpful to determine the purpose of your research.
A family's story begins at home. The golden rule when studying family history is to try to search backwards, starting from information already known.
Where is the best place to start? Start by writing down facts about yourself: your place and date of birth, marriage details, your spouse, children, parents, your parents' parents, and so on;
The next step is your relatives. Thanks to information from your relatives, you can learn more about your family, but in this case you need to be patient and tactful.
How to succeed? How successful your family history research will be depends on a number of factors, many of which are beyond your control.
Documents and photographs. Most families have old documents and photographs that can be valuable to a family historian.
birth, marriage or death certificates, obituaries, family records, school certificates, university graduation certificates, school and university certificates, military service records, business papers, immigration documents, travel documents, diaries, address books and days
Look through old family photos and you will see how many familiar faces there are.
Any information that can be collected within the family can help lay the foundation on which the family history will be built.
Study family history, become a member of the relevant society. A range of literature on genealogy can be found in libraries and bookstores.
Use the right tools. The family tree is a central part of any family history study, and compiling it is often a fascinating journey that can turn into a real detective story.
The Internet offers a huge amount of genealogical information, but this information is scattered, making it not so easy to find.
Share with others and have fun! If you have compiled your family tree, collected interesting old photographs of your family, and recorded family legends, stories and amusing incidents, do not hide such wealth from others!
COMPILATION OF A PEDIGREE
1. Drawing up an ascending tree.
a) Where to start.
You have set yourself the task of creating a pedigree for your family.
b) What documents to use.
Look for information first at home - in family archive documents, diaries, letters, notebooks, on the backs of photographs and in photo albums, in newspaper clippings.
Use the official docs:
A birth certificate will provide information about the time and place of birth, the first and patronymic names of the parents, and their last name.
The marriage certificate will provide information about the time and place of marriage, the mother's maiden name, and the dates of birth of the spouses (this is especially important if there is no birth certificate).
Divorce certificate - the date of divorce (at the registry office, not the court), the place of its registration, the post-marital surnames of the spouses.
The death certificate will report the time, place and cause.
The passport, in addition to some of the information specified here, will indicate the place of residence of the document owner, information about the spouse, children (their names and dates of birth).
The work record book will provide information about all places of work and positions held, education...
Data about the profession, education, titles and awards of ancestors may be contained in certificates, certificates, certificates, diplomas, diplomas, order books.
The listed family archive documents will be enough to compile a table up to the 4th-5th generation.
To collect more detailed information, you should not neglect conversations with relatives.
For conversations with relatives, prepare a questionnaire with which you can easily guide the conversation without losing the thread of the conversation.
Naturally, this information will only fit in the pedigree list, so start keeping it at the same time as compiling the table.
2. Drawing up a descending tree.
At the next stage of your research, try to create a descending tree (table, list) of your clan (your surname).
Completing the descending table will be you, your siblings and cousins, as well as other relatives whose existence you may not have even suspected!
You can create a similar tree on the maternal side (based on her maiden name), as well as on the surnames of her grandparents.
3. Recommendations for storing materials.
The collected extracts, documents, and family archive documents should be stored according to several simple rules:
store unfolded (to prevent abrasions at folds)
Place large-format and valuable documents and rare photographs in separate envelopes

All material should be grouped in folders by topics, authors, recipients and chronology.

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