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How I got started in Family History

Please use this forum to introduce yourself and to tell other members how you got started in family history.

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  1. Franko
    Agree x 6

    15 years of Family History

    Franko, Nov 3, 2019
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    Bob Spiers
    Nov 13, 2019
  2. ElaineMT

    The elusive brick wall

    ElaineMT, Nov 3, 2019
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    janeinspain
    Nov 7, 2019
  3. EAnne

    A boring reason to start

    EAnne, Jun 30, 2019
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    EAnne
    Jul 1, 2019
  4. davidNY

    Family Reunion got me hooked

    davidNY, Dec 30, 2014
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    Gillian
    Jan 3, 2015
  5. TrishM

    A 4 generations photo

    TrishM, Dec 17, 2018
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    TrishM
    Dec 19, 2018
  6. Helen7

    I never knew my grandparents and was curious to discover my origins

    Helen7, Oct 30, 2018
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    jorghes
    Oct 31, 2018
  7. Lankylady
    Thanks! x 3

    New to the forum but not to family history

    Lankylady, Jan 1, 2020
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    Pauline
    Dec 30, 2022
  8. PaulC

    Relative newcomer...

    PaulC, Jun 14, 2015
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    chrissy1
    Jul 12, 2015
  9. Prairie Girl

    We are all there is

    Prairie Girl, Apr 13, 2015
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    MaryY
    Apr 16, 2015
  10. SueAt

    To Tasmania they came

    SueAt, Sep 13, 2020
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    Fern
    Sep 15, 2020
  11. AndrewB

    My Mother-in-Law asked about her Grandmother

    AndrewB, May 26, 2020
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    jorghes
    May 27, 2020
  12. ShirleyS

    Starting out - And a family mystery

    ShirleyS, Nov 1, 2019
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    Heather
    Nov 2, 2019
  13. DJC44

    Curiosity got the better of me

    DJC44, Oct 31, 2019
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    DJC44
    Nov 2, 2019
  14. Rhian

    It's my grandfathers fault

    Rhian, Nov 15, 2016
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    Rhian
    Nov 20, 2016
  15. HowardS

    My grandfather's diaries were left to me

    HowardS, Apr 26, 2015
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    AndyMick
    Apr 29, 2015
  16. Earle

    My paternal grandfather died in 1970

    Earle, Dec 23, 2014
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    Tim
    Dec 31, 2014
  17. cinders

    My mother was a Barnardo's Baby

    cinders, Nov 1, 2019
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    1,261
    canadianbeth
    Nov 3, 2019
  18. BarryD

    I started to find out who my mother’s father was.

    BarryD, Nov 1, 2019
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    1,030
    Helen7
    Nov 2, 2019
  19. Paul Reeve
    Thanks! x 5

    The accidental Genealogist

    Paul Reeve, Oct 20, 2019
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    862
    Paul Reeve
    Oct 29, 2019
  20. Adam

    My grandmother and Somerset House 1958

    Adam, Oct 30, 2018
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    jorghes
    Oct 31, 2018
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