By Barry J. Ewell

Every research project begins at home. Whether you are looking for information for the first time or searching through your personal research folders, your home is a valuable source of family information.

Take time to look for records you might already have. Use the following list as a guide to sources of information that you might find in your home or in the home of a relative.

•  Birth: Birth certificate, adoption record, baby book
• Citizenship: Alien registration, deportment papers, naturalization papers
• Civil and legal activity: Bonds, contracts, guardian papers, summons or subpoena Continue reading →