Geneology

[Astanley 11,672]

Has any one on here researched their family tree , any help , tips ,advise would be appreciated .thank you .....except Lab who will post something sarcastic .

[The one 8,592]

Boy at work did it used to check the sites and trace his family back till the boss cottoned on to how long he was spending on the computer

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

Alex; I've spent years ~ and £K's on mine. 'Help, tips, advice'? Sure. Have ye got a scanner? If not, get one.

 

Then, I'd strongly suggest getting yeself a decent software programme. I use " Family Tree Maker ". It's as excellent as any. Mine's the 2010 edition. Look for the basic, no thrills version. Don't worry about 'six months, free, on Ancestry. com'. Deal with all that later.

 

Then, open a note book and get on the phone. Call up any living aunts and uncles. Parents, if they're still about. Absolutely drain them. Start by wringing out their memories of their people. Who were their parents? Grand parents? Have they a photo album? (Scan the f**king lot. Ye never know what gems may later emerge from it)

 

Where did they live, when? What jobs did they have? What did they do in the wars? Who? What? Where? When? Get it all.

 

Now, once that disc arrives and you start putting all your own stuff onto it. Then you'll see how wonderful it is that you already have so much on your parents too. Your picture will start to soak across the canvas and will lead you to finding and filling the gaps. It's addictive.

 

So, there's a start look. Get stuck in and the pay per view sites will come up naturally. Right now, focus on collating all the stuff ye can still get from living rellies.

[Frann 882]

Good advice there Pete, ive been thinking of getting mine started too so glad I read this thread

[Astanley 11,672]

Pete the first part of your post depressed the fkin life out of me , scanners and soft ware !!! might as well be quantum physics to me , I can turn this lap top on and that's it , I am a proper mong with new interwebby technology ,

But I did phone my last living uncle up , and BINGO , hes done it all , !!! interweb , Mormons , visited Irish country churchs , parish records ,occupations ( coachman to the lord Mayor of Dublin , if you please )

I,m going to see him next week and hes going to go through it all for me , cheers

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

F**k me, Alex! Pay dirt!!! How I'd love to be the Great Uncle some youngster gets onto, wanting to know about their family tree. I'd be able to blow them away, by handing them the lot on a plate.

 

And, I'll bet your uncle's bloody delighted to now have someone to pass it all down to. I've got bulging ring binders full of birth, marriage and death certificates here. It'll all go in a skip when I go. No f**ker's interested

 

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

Frann; Get on that phone, mate. They can't tell ye f**k all once they're gone.