What is a good way to start looking up your family geanology?

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What is a good way to start looking up your family geanology?

my grandfather has recently passed, and it occured to me that i know nothing about my heritage. What is a good way to start looking up family member of the past.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Talk to all of your older relatives and get their dates of birth, marriage, divorce, schools, etc. from them, and get from them the names of their parents. Then obtain a copy of your grandfather's death certificate and it will list his parents' names, and go from there. Find the oldest people first, talk with them, and then go to the records.