Hear about some of my favorite databases-both free resources and products you can pay for. In the second half of the show, you’ll learn why choosing a database for your family tree is your first essential step. Learn her tips for getting started and two inspiring stories of “genealogy serendipity.” Years later, she visited the Northern Ireland home of her great-grandmother, and felt like she’d come home. She didn’t even know what to talk about! But it was a start. Her own family history journey started in her 20s with a visit to a relative’s house.

In this episode, I chatted with Margery Bell, Assistant Director of the Oakland, California Family History Center.

So many people have asked about it, I’m bringing it back in weekly segments.

Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists-and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new.