John Wahl
Honor Code SignatorySigned 23 Mar 2017 | 135 contributions | 6 thank-yous | 189 connections
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Go through what you already have. You probably have quite a bit of information at your fingertips and you don't even realize it!
Gather things like photos, family heirlooms, and documents. You can find clues to your family history in many places, some obvious, others unexpected, such as the back of old photos, in a family bible, or in a pile of letters.
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Shirley
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