Storytellers here are fourteen plus ways to find rich family secrets. As you travel those never ending twisted trails of the past will you share stories that will enthrall a growing audience?

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Practical And Clever Ways To Begin Storytelling

Take a look at these practical and clever ways to begin storytelling.

1. Family Tree Chart
2. Genealogy Websites
3. DNA Sample Results
4. Old Photos
5. Storytelling
6. Letters/Postcards
7. Vital Records
8. Census Records
9. Archival Military Records
10. Medical Records
11. Lunatic Asylum Records
12. Diaries/Journals
13. Recipe Books/Recipe Cards
14. Cemeteries
15. Nosy Neighbors
16. Books/Poems
17. Homes
18. Woods/Trees
19. Fields
20. Creekbeds

Helpful Tips For Finding Family Records

Make a phone call to family members, libraries, churches and cemeteries.

A Family Tree Chart or Diagrams can be found in family bibles passed down to us or given to a local library.

How many of us actually find a diary, journal or letters? Start at your local library in the Genealogy Resource Section. Contact the local Historical Society where your family lived. This is a great place to begin and people that love history and cherish the past will be more than willing to assist.

Old photos bring a lot of mystery and stories to the table. Take out that magnifying glass! One family picture might reveal more in the background that you never noticed before.

Dig around and ask questions. Write everything down. Documenting your conversations with relatives and even nosy neighbors will prove to be helpful. There might be surprises of how much they remember and what they haven’t shared.

Choose a Genealogy Website like Ancestry.com http://ancestry.com

The 1950 census was recently added.

I highly recommend finding one that is easy to maneuver around as you search for family. It is also fun to send in DNA Samples. Questions were answered about my mom’s adoption that drew us to new family members and solved a small mystery.

Old records are extremely helpful but are not always easy to find. There are hidden photos and writings of rich stories on shelves, in attics, at the libraries, along a creek bed or hidden in a hollow tree or concealed room.

Some of our ancestors went to their grave hiding a secret they hoped would be forgotten. Others want their story told. You just might find a beginning to a story that will capture attention and bring people back for more!

As Always, Happy Writing And Reading!