By TCGS Member, Connie Estep
Most of us learned genealogy a little at a time as we pieced
together our family histories. I started that way about 2 ½ years ago but found
this left holes in my background. Margie Stein Beldin gave us an organized way to
begin research in this first Beginning Genealogy class on 9 March 2016.
Identify Known Family Information was the March
topic. Margie provided sample forms as a starting place. These are available at the TCGS website (click
here to go to the Education page). The computer will be a major tool in our
research with genealogy software access and on-line searching
capabilities.
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| TCGS Education Chairperson, Margie Stein Beldin |
The second step is to record what you know about your
family; she provided a form to free-flow family details. There is also an LDS
booklet for recording the same kind of information. You can order this booklet
at the FamilySearch.org website in the
My Family link. The third step is to look through your house
for family history records. I think many people would be surprised at the
records they already have on hand. She also gave us a checklist of documents we
might find in our homes.
The nitty-gritty of genealogy is recorded on pedigree charts
for multiple generations, and family group records for details of one couple
and their children. As you gather information and complete pedigree and family
group records you need to think about organization. That was a major hole in my
background as I’d gathered a number of documents and it became hard to locate
information in the pile. Margie recommended we make a loose-leaf notebook for
each of our parents. This can solve the “pile” problem. I’ve found that a pile will avalanche once it
reaches critical mass!
The Beginning Genealogy classes are scheduled through
December before monthly TCGS meetings from 6:15-6:45 p.m. This first class was
well attended and gave me great ideas for my research.
Sources:
(or the Education tab on the TCGS website)
https://familysearch.org/myfamily
(My Family tab on the FamilySearch website)
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