We had a great turn out of interested genealogy buffs, and an excellent presentation by Debbie Baker of Eustis. Her presentation was on "Building a solid family tree one ancestor at a time."
She spoke of the importance of staying organized and utilizing a "research checklist,"
"family group sheet," and "research log" when researching family history. Numerous genealogy tracking forms can be found at the Family Search, Ancestry or Family Tree Magazine website.
One key factor when building a family tree is to fully research each individual ancestor prior to moving on to the next generation. This is especially true if you are building a family tree on Ancestry.com. The more details and sources of information you can fill in for each ancestor, the more relevant the automatic hints will be for the next generation. This single step will save you time and aggravation when researching the next generation.
When researching each ancestor, it is important to find as many primary sources as possible to connect one generation to the next. Primary sources are: birth/baptismal, marriage, death, military and census records. These records will ensure that you are building a solid and accurate family tree.
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