Home sources

Document your memories of dates and places by searching for sources in your home. These sources include:

• Birth certificates
• Marriage certificates
• Death certificates
• Obituaries
• Newspaper clippings
• Photographs
• Old letters
• Diaries
• Wills

Ask your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents if they know the locations of such items. Your goal should be to verify as many of your memories as possible. A family sources checklist can help guide your search.