This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: N_Percival Surnames: Dunbar. Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1176.1.1.4.1.1.2.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary, Good genealogy starts out with you, get your birth certificate then your father's recorded birth, after 1900's you have to get inventive with researching for documentation.. NEVER use someone else's research, you do not know if they actually saw the documents they are sourcing.You need eyes on.. I have some families back to 1500,s the English Gilpins (Northern England very close to the border are documented to 1276.I've seen the recvorded document) so records can be found it just hard and costs a lot of money. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.