Another reason why I love genealogy...

[macwilkin]

Sound advice, Schultz, especially about visiting the local public library. Beside subscriptions to Ancestry and HeritageQuest, the local library's genealogy section should have access to a plethora of other resources, both online and in print. A local genealogical/historical society might also have a good research library, although these are usually restricted to members only.

Libraries generally offer training sessions on a wide variety of genealogical topics, from military records to tracing your Native American ancestor. They are generally free and one would be wise to take advantage of such help!

Document, Document, Document! Genealogists do not suffer fools, especially ones with nothing to back up their claims.

Good luck!

Todd

**former local history/genealogy librarian, Springfield-Greene Co. (Mo) Library

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Schultz and Todd,

Thanks! I will start at the library. I have some information already, and one of my uncles has traced the roots back to Dundee and Montrose in Angus (did I say that right?), Scotland. His information if mainly from a family bible and I don't know if he did the due diligence to verify through SS, census, immigration records, etc..

Then on the other side, I have some good details going back 2-3 generations, but am still working on that.

And on my other side, there is basically my father's info about his parents and grandparents, and a little about the great-grandparents, but I do have some SSN numbers.

And on the final side, my wife's heritage, her father has gathered some good current info, but not much going back, other than names and some dates.

This is a fascinating subject.

[Schultz]

Fascinating, indeed!

The real funny thing is that before I started poking around, very little was known about my mother's side before, say, her grandparents.

Now I have so much more documentation on her side than I ever dreamed. One thing I will suggest is to not limit your research to electronic resources, but pick up books relating to the area of the family group you are researching. It's amazing what you can find in, say, an old, forgotten book about the centennial of a little town in western Maryland about your family.

Good luck!

[macwilkin]

I have some information already, and one of my uncles has traced the roots back to Dundee and Montrose in Angus (did I say that right?), Scotland.

Now you've found a few more tartans to wear:

www.district-tartans.com/angus.htm

www.district-tartans.com/dundee.htm

Cheers,

Todd