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How I did it: I created an account on Geni.com and invited my family members.We all added what we knew. It's not complete, but it's a pretty good background of our family.Next steps we will start doing some more research and fill in the ancestors that no one knew. This is going to be even more rewarding. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: When my grandmother passed away, direct families as well as distant ones, attended the funeral. That's when my dad introduced me to our relatives and I took note of their names, etc. I started asking more, too. Meanwhile, my brother had already opened an account in a family tree website (which was very helpful!), so we let our relatives know about this and posted up everyone's details!From there, the branches grew and even though you can … Read how I did it…
How I did it: You could say... I am curious. I breeded the idea and wanted to know more about my family, not the closest, but the big family. You may say I haven't completed it FULLY, but I've done pretty much, that has set ways for all my family to communicate, which I think was my main aim.I started by asking my father, mother, uncle, grandfather and grandmothers, all who I could came close to in my vacations (where most of us go to the same place) a… Read how I did it…
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I don’t know much about my family history at all. I barely even know my grandparents’ stories. Anything earlier in history than that is way under the radar right now. I’d like to change that and learn where I come from.
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