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Table of Contents• Love a good mystery• Photos in the attic• Why get involved with
Ancestry• My reasons why• Where to begin• On your mark• Resources• Extra Information
Do you love a good
mystery?Do you like
CSI, Cold Case, Criminal Minds?
Welcome to My World!
Always wonderedWho they were?
??
To find origins, roots
To find out family
heritage
Find lost relatives
Find out lost family
history
Make new family
connections
Why this is so addicting• Insatiable
curiosity of the your past
• To feel connected• Fun, exciting, sense
of accomplishment• “OH, for the Love
of” researching• Plain and simple;
just because!
Let the addiction begin!! ….• Choose the program you want to
use– Ancestry.ca and MyHeritage.com
• Register – Create a log-in and password
• Follow set-up instructions• Create and name your tree
– Thornton-Chittick Family Tree• Enter the data into the dialog boxes
– Use the data you have, even incomplete
On your mark, get ready, get set …
Begin with people you know best• Start with yourself• Add your parents, siblings
Enter dates that you know• Birth, death, marriage, divorce• Other: wedding, baptism, immigrationGet to know your family• Add your children, your spouse (s)• Add grandparents, adding other family members
Resources
• Family members– Family bible, birth records, death notices
• Genealogy Society/Groups– Ontario Genealogy Society, Lambton Branch
• Newspapers, periodicals, historical archives, microfiche – Census records, death notices
• Libraries, Town Hall archives, Museums
Discovering Your Ancestry
• PTST Part-Time Studies, • HLSA 0240• In-Class, 6 sessions, • 6:30pm - 9:30pm, • Fee: $129.77• Instructor: Dan Oatman
Websites
– Ancestry.com, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.uk–MyHeritage.com– Familysearch.org– Commonwealth War Graves Commissio
n– Library and Archives Canada– Bible Records Online– Dead Fred.com
Summery• Love a good mystery• Photos in the attic• Why get involved
with Ancestry• My reasons why• Where to begin• On your mark• Resources