A free guide
The Family Story Starter
Start with your oldest relatives, a box of papers and a pencil. Our free guide shows what to ask, what to gather and where the records begin.
Inside the guide
Nine printable pages to start your family history
- 24 questions to ask your parents and grandparents, with room to write the answers
- What to gather from around the house, and where old papers tend to hide
- How to label, store and scan old photographs so they last
- Where the records begin in the United States, from the census to passenger lists
- A family chart for four generations, on its own page so it prints cleanly
- Examples from the Does, our fictional sample family
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