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Introduction – Getting Started

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1.  Register On New FamilySearch

2.  Organize Your Stuff

• A. Gather Your Family History Stuff
• B. Set Up Your Filing System
  • How To Set Up Your File Folders
• C. Sort Your Stuff Into File Folders
  • Fragile Documents Binder
• D. Enter Your Family Info
  • Which Software Program
• E. Set Up Your Family History Binder

3.  Set Up Your Browser

• A. Install a Second Browser
• B. Load the Preformatted FH Bookmarks
  • Preformatted FH Bookmarks

4.  Research Your Family

• A. Talk To Your Living Relatives
• B. Search The Internet
  • 1) Grab The Correct Checklist
  • 2) Fill In The Checklist
  • 3) Use Your Internet Bookmarks
  • 4) Mark Off The Checklist
  • Types of Family History Websites
• C. Search For Original Records
  • Resources To Help You (Foreign)
  • How To Order Microfilmed Records
• Seven Amazing Research Principles
  • Get Some Helps & Research Guides
  • Don’t Skip Generations
  • Stay Focused In Your Research
  • Think Like A Detective
  • Do “Whole Family” Research
  • Always Record Your Sources
  • Don’t Blindly Trust Internet

5.  Take Names To The Temple

• A. Start Connecting Your Family
• B. Check To See Who Needs Temple Ordinances
• C. Select Which Ancestors To Submit
• D. Print a Family Ordinance Request
• E. Perform The Temple Ordinances
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