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Discover Your Ancestry

Family HistoryHave you ever wondered about your family history? Where you came from? What your ancestors were like? Where they lived? Would you like to discover a little bit more about your family?

Researching family history has never been more popular, with people of all ages trying to discover their ancestry. Family History is like doing a huge jigsaw puzzle with the pieces scattered about in many rooms: gradually you collect all the pieces and build a picture of your family over many generations.

To help you get started on discovering your family’s history, the Western Australian Genealogical Society has prepared a ‘Hints and Tips’ leaflet, which contains useful information on the steps you need to take to build up a picture of your family tree. Click here to download a copy [PDF: 35 KB].