Capturing, preserving and sharing Solihull's history. Also commemorating local casualties from the First World War #SolihullRemembers
Even if you use a computer to organise your family tree, you are still likely to end up with a lot of physical documents that you need to keep in order. There are a number of ways of doing this, the most obvious being alphabetically, but this can become confusing as your research grows, especially if you have multiple people with the same name. Another way is to use numbers from a pedigree chart of your direct ancestors.
Having a prolonged period of time indoors may be an opportunity to start researching your family tree. Make the most efficient use of your time by following our tips to get started. A word of warning – genealogy can be addictive, so it may end up occupying more time than you think!
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