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Here are ten questions that everyone should ask themselves, their parents or grandparents.<\/p>\n

My parents died way to early. At the age of 29 I was the oldest living member of our closest family. One night my brothers and I discussed family relations. We soon realised how little we knew. That is when I started looking into my genealogy.<\/p>\n

Having worked on my genealogy for many years, sometimes struggling to find answers, I have often though; “Dad knew this”, “Grandma could tell me this”, “I wish I had asked them”.<\/p>\n

Most people start with their genealogy when it is too late to ask these questions.<\/p>\n

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Some of these are not only headstones but also parts of\u00a0 brickwalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes I ask you to share my articles with your genealogy friends. This time I ask you to share the article with\u00a0all\u00a0your friends and family<\/strong>, especially those who are not yet genealogists.<\/p>\n

There are many good reasons for putting off looking into the family history. Writing family history does take time. Getting an education, starting a carriere or raising kids may not leave you with the necessary time. However, most of us will be able to answer these questions in the time it takes us to drink a cup of coffee. You can also quickly cover them when you talk to your parents or grandparents.<\/p>\n

Here is my suggestion to ten questions that will preserve the most vital information about your family history<\/p>\n

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  1. What is your full name? (include maiden name for women.)<\/li>\n
  2. When and where were you born?<\/li>\n
  3. What was the name of your parents?<\/li>\n
  4. When and where were they born?<\/li>\n
  5. When and where did they die?<\/li>\n
  6. Where do you\/have you live(ed)?<\/li>\n
  7. What schools have you attended?<\/li>\n
  8. What jobs have you had?<\/li>\n
  9. How did you meet your spouse?<\/li>\n
  10. When and where did you get married?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In cases where our parents\/grandparents have passed, we might know what they would have answered to these questions. Write down the information you know they would have shared. In addition to this you can write down anything else you know that is relevant to your family history.<\/p>\n

    \"\"Some of you might argue that most of this is questions we can find answered in public records. That is right, but often we need a pointer as to what area\/records to look at. This is especially important when your ancestor was an immigrant.<\/p>\n

    You might go on to say that it is all the other information, not preserved in records, that is the most interesting. You are right again. However, if we don’t have the information yielded from these questions, we have no persons to relate “all the other information” to.<\/p>\n

    The point of keeping it down to ten questions is to make it a task that is not overwhelming and thus, is being put off.<\/p>\n

    All you need to gather this information is a pen and a piece of paper. You can also go to my Download section<\/a>\u00a0and download the\u00a0Four generation pedigree chart\u00a0<\/strong>and\/or\u00a0Family group record.\u00a0<\/strong>These can either be printed and filled in by hand, or you can fill them in on-screen and keep them on your computer (remember to give each copy of the form you save a separate name). My advice, as computers sometimes crash, is that you print the filled in forms. No matter what method you use, save the papers together with your households other important paper, maybe even in the safe deposit box.<\/p>\n

    If you later decide to look into your family history, this information will be a great starting point. If you don’t get it done, this information will be a treasure for a future family historian.<\/p>\n

    If this article has sparked an interest in family history, you might want to have a look at my section For beginners\u00a0<\/a>with articles that guides you through the first steps in genealogy.<\/p>\n

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