After you decide to do your family history the first step is to decide which side of your family you want to start with and what you want to find out . When you fill out a chart you usually start with your self and go backwards with the information you have. You can either create your own chart or use a family tree program or a web site.
2 Web Sites that offer free charts:
http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/researchcal.aspx
http://www.familysearch.org
(At Family Search, look on the left hand side and you will see “Pedigree Charts,” click on the link.)
Once you put down the information you already know it’s time to start with relatives and continue to fill in the chart with information they have.
You may also find these books and e-resources at Snell useful, as well as Genealogy Basics Online.
Great post! I would also urge you to check out the website of the hometown library where your family’s from. For example, the Boston Public Library has an obituary database, and some libraries have digitized newspapers and photographs. If you’re from Massachusetts, the web site of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners can tell you if your town has a historical archive.
http://mblc.state.ma.us/books/manuscripts
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