What is the best way to get family members to take part? I’m not sure what questions I should ask? How long should interviews take? Should I interview everyone? What is the best time to interview a family member? What is the best way of recording the interview handwritten, electronically or digitally? Any tips on interviewing people? What if...

Before you panic about the idea of charting your family tree, take a quick trip around the internet. There are a lot of genealogy sites that offer free “starters” from which you can fashion your own documentation, including a Google genealogy chart.. I strongly advocate this approach if you’re a beginner to family tree research. It helps a l...