Genealogy as a hobby has increased enormously in popularity since the Internet explosion of the late twentieth-century. It seems that everyone wants to find out more about their ancestors or to trace their family history back a few centuries. But where do you start? This book takes you step by step through the process, from interviewing relations about their memories, interpreting old photographs to delving into state, church and private records and using your detective instincts to break through apparent dead ends. This book brings you those important first steps in a clear and concise manner and helps you to: establish good research practices from the start; understand what sources are available both offline and online; pick the best computer software and use it successfully; and create family trees and publish them on the Internet.
