1.0Jill's Genealogy Journeyhttps://jillholman.com/genealogyJill Holmanhttps://jillholman.com/genealogy/author/jillholman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EbIdHp2WUG"><a href="https://jillholman.com/genealogy/how-to-get-started-with-genealogy/">How to get started with genealogy?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://jillholman.com/genealogy/how-to-get-started-with-genealogy/embed/#?secret=EbIdHp2WUG" width="600" height="338" title="“How to get started with genealogy?” — Jill's Genealogy Journey" data-secret="EbIdHp2WUG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://jillholman.com/genealogy/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://jillholman.com/genealogy/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/start-now.jpeg1067953Where to begin with your family history? There is a lot of advice out there and it can be overwhelming! First, why do you want to do this? It matters. It can help you prioritize what you want to do and get through frustration when the going gets tough. For me, I heard that we […]