Many of those documents are on spools of microfilm. They are stored in drawers of metal filing cabinets in a long hallway.
Carol Ann Summer is doing research at the National Archives. She is looking for military records dating back to the eighteenth century. She finds the right spool of microfilm, takes it to a darkened room and threads it on a viewer. Ms. Summer said she wanted to find the earliest relative from her father’s family. She found him -- a soldier from the Revolutionary War.
Archivist Constance Potter says genealogy can be addictive: once you start, it is hard to stop.
CONSTANCE POTTER: “It’s like a detective story. It really is. And you just keep adding on the clues.”
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VOICE ONE:
So how exactly does someone start a genealogical investigation? Experts say you should start with yourself. Write down your own history. Then, work back to your parents and grandparents. You can ask your parents what they can remember about their parents and grandparents. Where did they live? What kind of work did they do?
Many people make video or sound recordings as they talk to family members. That way they create a permanent record of family memories.
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You can often find a lot of information in family pictures, letters and other documents. Some of these things may be hidden inside old books.
Resources on local history may also provide useful information. Large libraries may have hundreds of helpful books. In the United States, several groups have large collections of genealogical materials. These include the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Family History Library of the Mormon Church. These collections are open to the public.
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