FAMILY HISTORY

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (1)________ to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (2)________ out more about where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a (3)_________ short history, like Australia and the United states.

It is one thing to spend some time (4)_________ through a book on family history and to take the (5)__________ to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganized way and (6)_________ yourself many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning.

If your own family stories tell you that you are (7)____________ with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system (8)_________ collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your (9)_________. The most important thing, though, is to (10)__________ started. Who knows what you might find?