1. Start Your First Family Tree

2. Search for Information on Ancestors

3. Share with Your Friends and Family

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1. Start your first family Tree: create and preserve your family legacy by entering a few simple facts about you and your family. Dig deeper into your family's past. Getting started is easy. Simply enter what you already know starting with yourself, and then watch your tree take form. Use different software for Family Tree Maker to record and organize all of the information you collect on your family – create tree charts, reports, calendars, scrapbooks, heirloom-quality books and more!

2. Search for information on ancestors: start with your family members and relatives, the older the better. Search available online family history information for your ancestors based on the information in your tree. If your ancestors immigrated from other countries get assistance to search overseas archives.

3. Share with your friends and family: create a Personal Home Page and share family trees, pictures, reports, with your friends and family. It's a great way to share your family story. Give your relatives a beautiful family book filled with stories, charts, photographs, maps, timelines and much more. Or you can share your work digitally – on CD-ROM.