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My Family Tree

also known as: find family tree, free family tree, genealogy, how to research family tree, start researching your family history.

It can be daunting to start to research your family history. Read this easy-to-use how-to guide to find out how you can research your family tree for free with the help of our libraries.

Click on one of the options below to find out more.

The best ways to start with your family tree research are:

Reading a
Book

Online How-to
Guides

Classes
& Clubs

Couple looking at papers

Friends
& Relatives

Certificates

	Reading a Book You might want to get started with your search straight away but learning more about the information available will save you time in the long run. Click here to browse the library catalogue to see what is available at your library. Remember you can reserve books that aren't at your library for free - click here for more information.
	Online How-To Guides The following how-to guides are useful interactive online resources that you can view for free at home or on a library computer. National Archives animated guides BBC Family History: Getting Started You can also use Ancestry.com for free in all Northumberland Libraries.
	Evening Classes and Clubs Researching your family history can be a great social activity! Meet people with similar interests and who might even have the information that you're looking for. Click here for the contact details for your local library to see if they hold any classes or clubs.
	Ask Friends and Relations Ask friends and relations for family information - you will hopefully build up a picture of the family or at least fill in a few missing gaps. Record as much information as you can, especially from older family members. Ask someone who has already done their family history to help you start and point you in the right direction.

How can Northumberland Libraries help?

Not Sure Where To Start?

Your libraries have a range of family history resources that can help you from beginning to end. Nortumberland Libraries can still help you even if you are well on your way with family history research.

Click here for more information on Northumberland Libraries' family history resources.

Historical Searches of Birth, Death and Marriage Records

Each Register Office within Northumberland keeps the original Births, Deaths and Marriages Registers for its own District from 1837 to the present day.

For more information please click here.