family fall under the country or census records which the site has. To start your family history you just need to follow four simple steps:

First you must remember your ancestors. Names, other family members, ancestral villages, occupation, and dates and places of important events such as weddings, birth and deaths will help. There are two forms which you can download from family search and fill up with information: the Pedigree chart and the family group record. The first chart is for you to list down your pedigree, including parents, grand parents, great-grand parents etc. The family group record allows you to list not just an entire family but also information about them. If you don’t want to write you just download the Personal Ancestral File program.

Next you must check out what’s incomplete. Search your home for vital information. Find birth, death and marriage certificates; family bibles; obituaries; wedding announcements; family registers and the like. Contact also relatives that you can easily reach and ask for more information. Add all the collected facts to the family pedigree chart or the other chart.

Now you can choose a family member or ancestor you wish to learn more about. Search starting with generations closest to you and work from there. While doing so, see on family search if someone has already found the information. The databases on this site contain family histories and lineages submitted by others. So look for names in the Family History Catalog, in Surname search.

The last step to a family tree search is to search records for information about your ancestors. The Research Guidance section in Family Search org helps you find copies of important and original records about your family. You will be provided with a list of recommendations and records to search in order. Then download guide forms to help you plan, record, analyze, and evaluate your whole research and further searches.