1. Genealogy and How to research your family tree Fun and interesting hobby It’s important to know your family history

2. Who do you think you are?  Start with info that you know  Talk to older family members  Research online or hire a professional  Compile info into scrapbook or use FamilyTree Maker Grandpa (Joe Mullen) and me

3. Survey Results  62% of students did not know what genealogy was  56% had made a family tree  81% wanted to know how to research their family history

4. Where do I start?  First steps are...  Decide which side of the family you want more info on  Gather photos/vital statistics Letter from Joe Mullen to his sister from France

5. Where do I go from here?  Talk to older family members  Record an oral history  Scan photos and start a scrapbook Mary Ellen Mullen 1932

6. Online Rese arch Resources  www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com  www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org  www.hcgsohio.org www.hcgsohio.org 1937 Flood - Cincinnati

7. The next step is...  Software – FamilyTree Maker  DNA  Hire a Professional Joe Mullen WWI 1917

8. Final step: My Family Tree Maureen Graham Gray Mary Ellen Mullen Thomas Edgar Graham Joe Mullen Helen Hayward Ellen Fields and James Mullen Samuel Graham Genevieve Fagin Harry Hayward and Mary Magdalena Batter Mark Graham and Mary McWatters Peter Fagan and Catherine McGarry 1928- 2012 1897-1964 1900-1974 1923-2004 1879 - 1883 - 1939 1833- 1892 1842- 1872- 1940 1876- 1955 1867- 1934 1860- 1937

9. In conclusion... Joe & Helen Mullen 1919 Mullen Family History written by Aunt Alice