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How to take the first steps in family tree research, online genealogy life hacks - at the

Living Stories Festival

We're talking about creating a family tree at breakfast with Channel 1+1
We're sharing answers to the most interesting genealogy questions live on Voice of the Capital radio:
- How interested Ukrainians are in creating their family trees and whether such research is growing in popularity;
- The principles of building a family tree; where to start your research; how long it takes, and how far back in time the research typically goes;
- What you need to know to get started; how to search for information during periods when
there were no passports; what information about ancestors can be found during the research;
- Challenging periods for finding information;
- Do DNA tests help in finding information?
- How to construct a family tree if there were errors in recording the surname;
- the fallibility of searching for ancestors through a different branch; the stages of verifying information;
- the connection between a surname and a topographical name (if they match);
- whether access to archival information is free or requires payment; how to determine which archive to contact; whether there is a single website that aggregates all archives;
- searching for relatives in archives within the Russian Federation;
- the likelihood of cooperation with foreign archives;
- whether online resources can be used for the search; the reliability of information from online sources; whether one can base their search on an open online database;
- Does conducting the research independently affect the quality of the search? Is it worth consulting specialists? How much does a family history search cost? How to choose a company capable of conducting the research;
- Can the results of the research be used to restore property rights or claim an inheritance?
- What constitutes a family lineage, and what can be considered part of a family lineage.
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