With summer here, it is easier to meet with relatives, visit cemeteries, etc. and do your family tree research. Most of us have a yearly family get together which makes it loads of fun to check with your relatives and urge them to give you some more family history. It is really important to get all the information you can from elderly family members, because once they are gone all the information they have will be lost, unless they have put it down on paper somewhere. Going to cemeteries and getting information from the headstones is more interesting if you don't have snow on the ground or rain pouring down on you, so the summer months is the best time to visit the cemeteries. Another source of important information is the Family Bible. Births, marriages, deaths, etc. are entered there and can help tremendously in the information you just may be looking for.

How is your genealogy search doing? I am having a wonderful time with mine. I get so excited each time that I start working on it. I'm finding new leads every day and enjoying reading about the life of my ancestors. Sometimes I find pictures, other times I am just able to find dates or read about them, but all in all it is still exciting!

I have discovered a new way to put your family tree online and it is free of charge. You may want to check it out. It is: www.tribalpages.com

Be sure to keep record of the source of your information that you find. Keep the name of the book or article, the date, the author, the page number where the information is found. At first it may not seem like a big deal, but as you find more and more information, it will serve you well to have that available.