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Hi Fanning there is excellent advice above. Next steps after having volunteered and worked on trees for others might be to consider joining the Association of Professional Genealogists. This...

Dear Fanning, I've entertained this thought myself. Good advice supplied by others. Many professionals first started researching their own genealogy for many years and you can see their efforts...

Thanks!

There is a Newton Gentry listed on the 1880 census in District 20,Monroe County,Tn Father~Pleasant Gentry DOB abt 1845 Mother~Barbery (no maiden name)DOB abt 1843 Children are William DOB...

There is a George Irwin DOB 19 April 1807 in Parksburg,Sadsbury twp.,Chester County listed on the 1850 census taken on 1 August,1850 in West Caln twp,Chester County. He is listed as a farmer...

Thank you for the advice

Thank you for the advice

Why don't you advertise in one of the USA FHS magazines. So long as you don't claim to be anything other than eager to help, (for a [moderate?] fee,) I expect you would get replies from people...

you're Welcome ,, ya might wanna also try British genealogy ... http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/search.php?searchid=997146

You are very welcome! I may not be a professional but I love a good challenge and genealogy is surely that! I really believe that tracing ones family is very much like putting together a jigsaw...

I have Breedens who migrated from Virginia. Tenn. was once considered far west in Virginia. Who are the Breedens in Tenn your looking for. Please contact me

Hello Fanning, My best suggestion would be to contact a Professional Genealogist in your area that will be willing to give you some pointers on the actual process.

Tries family search. He is only in one census and it is as as adult with wife and kids. There is no birth cert and no one knows who his parents were. Also there is some belief that he hated his...

Thanks to all for your answers! I am extremely organized-my family is driven crazy by it. I am a stay at home mom right now so it would be a perfect time to get into it. I can gradually build up to...

Start with his father and gather as much information that he does know. He will then know where are the gaps. Your husbands birth certificate should give a full name and occupation of his father...

Hi Fanning. I live in Birmingham, Al. and a small private college here (Samford University)offers a nationally recognized program. Many people register--summer after summer--to get their...

Thank you! I always feel grateful for the help of others and this is a extremely helpful article. I'm very glad that you put it in.

Hi Fanning, Firstly . Are you a well-organised person. I think you would need to be very well organised to do this professionally. Are you in the UK? If so there are various courses on offer that...

Hi Scott, I took your advice and have been going through subsequent censuses and believe I have found Levin Townsend, but not his father Lazarus, in the 1800 and the 1810. This is actually...