I AM THE POSTER CHILD FOR LESSONS LEARNED. There is one thing that I would suggest will save you time and effort at some point in time whether you are "into" family history or not. Make a file or a box where you can file birth certificates, baptism certificates, and dates of importance for your family.
For a few years I entered pertinent facts into a software program for genealogy. Then I changed software and computers and didn't get all the information saved correctly. I am on an exciting errand for Dad, and have had to call siblings and nieces and nephews as well as my own kids to get information.
I feel like a pest. I know how annoying it can be someone calls looking for information needed with a deadline. How I wish I would have just entered the info when I got a wedding invitation from a niece or nephew or a birth announcement.
Some of my relatives have the info at their fingertips. Others struggle. WORD TO THE WISE: eventually you or your kids are going to need those dates and data. Save yourself some grief and have the info someplace where you can get to it easily. Just saying'.
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