Our own expert, local family historian Chris Sutton has put together a guide to help you in the right direction. For those already doing their ‘tree’ there will be some things you might not have thought of or be aware of. Here, he outlines the first steps to take WHERE TO START If you are happy to use the internet you can easily find and download family history charts and tree makers. Joining Ancestry will give you immediate access to a tree maker as well as their genealogy resources. But if you want to get started quickly, and see exactly what you know and don’t know about your family, all you need is a pen and paper.