April: Vital Records

• Concentrate on vital records (birth, marriage, death certificates).
• Order or obtain missing certificates.

May: Military Records

• Research military records of ancestors.
• Visit local archives or use online databases.

“An international team of scientists combined genetic reports of 3,609 individual genome sequences from 215 populations around the globe to produce a massive family tree that identifies nearly 27 million ancestors and where they lived.” – Largest Human Family Tree Identifies Nearly 27 Million Ancestors | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine