The start

Just who are the Geleick's and where did they come from?

Most people have probably had the same thoughts about their family, this blog details the research I have done into the Geleick family, you may find the methods used will help you find you ancestors, you may find you are related to the Geleick family, you may just find all the hard work I do interesting. In any case you are welcome to read this and send me your comments.

The first thing I did was write down everything I knew, or thought I knew, about the family. That gave me half a dozen names and a few dates, not an extensive family tree yet!

Next step was to ask other family members what they knew, this added a lot more people and some more dates and the first disputes. What people remember is not always accurate, even the name of one great aunt was in dispute and some dates and even places of birth.

So we come to one of the important facts for genealogists, written data is usually more accurate than memory, especially if it was written at the time the event took place. Assume nothing until you have the evidence.

So now I need two things, a source of data and a method to store the data I am collecting in a sensible manner, so I can display the findings and find the data when I need to add to it or confirm it. Luckily the net provides both these so I'll go and do some research and see what works for me.