Family History Month

October is Family History Month and we want to share with you a few ideas how you can get started with your family's history and start researching your family's genealogy.

• Start a scrap book with family photos, remember to write notes about the event and people in the picture. It is fun and easier than you think once you get started, get the kids involved and start a family history scrap book. Starting with last summer's vacation is a quick and easy way to catch the scrap book bug!
• Watch one of our online seminars on getting started in genealogy, transcribing gravestones, applying to lineage societies and finding your ancestors online.
• Oral History - record your favorite family stories on video tape or in an audio file, this this a fast and easy way to capture and record family stories for future generations and they can be fun to hear again at the next family gathering.
• Start a family tree.
• Visit a local genealogical society, historical society or family society in your area and attend one of their Family History Month events. 
• Schedule a consultation with one of our experts.
• Record your family medical genealogy, creating a family health history can help you and your health care provider interpret patterns of health and illness for you and your descendants. Read an article here.
• Join a DNA study, or read one of our articles on Genetics and DNA Research.
• Hire a professional researcher from NEHGS to help you get started with researching your family history or help you through a brick wall.

Whether you are an experienced genealogist or a novice NEHGS has many resources that can enrich your family history research.