The Gathering

Gather documents for further genealogy research. Find birth certificates, marriage certificates and licenses, death records, school records, military records and any other documents that contain names and dates of relatives or friends you are researching. Ask relatives if they have any documents for ancestors, just make a copy of those for your file. Old letters often have information that can be helpful and they definitely add dimension to your research. Find yearbooks and photos for extra documentation for your ancestry search. If you are very fortunate someone may have an old family bible with notes about your ancestors. Gathering documents is a process that will continue throughout genealogy research.