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 FAMILY HISTORY TRACING
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Since the invention of the world wide Webb and the keeping of records electronically, making public records accessible to every home. Genealogy (tracing family origins), has become the fastest growing of all pastimes, at the present time.

Popularity
With the advent of large parts of the population moving around the country and indeed the world, and the modern lifestyle, families have become broken and parted. which has led to a fascination to trace lost family and its origins.

Age
There is no restriction as to age, but it is for some reason, more popular with older people.

Ability
The necessary abilities to be successful in tracing your family history are the ability to use the Internet and a great deal of patience.

Description
Gone are the days when the only way to trace long lost family members, was endless and time consuming visits to churchyards and church records, often to no avail. Modern technology has made it possible to do the bulk of the research from your own home, and the amount of information available is mind blowing. There are numerous sights available specializing in family searches, as well as censuses, birth, marriage and death certificates which are all available from the public records office.

Dedication
There is no set dedication necessary to pursue genealogy but you must be warned once started it soon becomes a compulsive obsession.

Closely Related Activities
local history, using the Internet.

Cost
For anyone with Internet access there is a vast array of free information available, although more detailed records do charge to enter. copies of public records cost around ?7 each.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

  The level of energy that could be required Energy  
  The level of demand that could be required by your arms Arms  
  The level of demand that could be required by your legs Legs  
  The level of demand that could be required by your sight. Sight  
  The level of demand that could be required by your hearing. Hearing  
  The level of demand that could be required by your speech. Speech  
  The level of demand of Cerebral Learning that could occur as a direct consequence of absorbing factual information. Learning  

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