More Home Sources Be sure not overlook old address books. These will provide names and addresses of distant family members, and cousins with which to correspond. Don't forget those Christmas lists as well. And, if any one in the family is a pack rat, they may still have old letters and Christmas cards. Any old newspaper clippings pertaining to the family can be gold mines as well.
People usually keep birth notices, marriage announcements, and obituaries stashed away somewhere.
If the family is or was Catholic, they may have old Mass or Prayer Books with small bookmarks know as Holy Cards. These cards have a religious picture on one side, and the birth and death information of a deceased person, with a prayer, on the back, Sometimes, even a picture of the deceased is included. In addition to old letters, one may be fortunate enough to find old diaries and journals. Some families may even have Family History Books, Memory Books or Scrapbooks. Ask all known relatives to help.