Tall Trees Family History

	With yourself and work back. Personal recollections.
	Question your relatives, especially the older ones.
	Old photographs. (If the photos bear dates, all the better)
	Heirlooms.
	Old Birthday Books
	Old family papers.
	Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates
	Title Deeds of property
	Old diaries
	Old letters
	Old family bibles
	Visit Cemeteries. Inscriptions on graves can give a mine of information
	Write to people in the phone book, if you have an unusual name
	Old newspapers
	Research Directories. Check your State or local Genealogical Society
	Prayer Books
	Old recipes books
	Old newspaper cuttings
	Old postcard collections
	Old scrapbooks
	Indenture certificates
	Certificates from Schools
	Music examinations
	Certificates of membership to Lodges
	Christening Certificates
	Visiting cards
	War Service Papers