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or those of us who have been doing family history for many years, it can seem relatively simple to start a new branch on a family tree, but it’s important to remember that talk of BMDs and parish records is confusing for many beginners. I hope that FamilySearch’s new ‘Guided Research’ tool (see ) will help newbies take those important first steps. There’s also plenty in the article to inspire experienced researchers (and turn to to find out how to uncover ‘hidden’ records on FamilySearch).