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Originally Posted by monicaregister
If written records only go back to 1524, how can i know who were my relatives like a century earlier then? Im biracial, half american indian and half european... How can i take it to the next level then? Who can help me take it to the next level?
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You can't.
A very good friend lost all family records when her house was bombed in WW2. With extremely common names and no clues to the family's origins, she became expert in all sorts of records, but wasn't able to take her tree back.
With any tree, you can only say it is accurate if you can prove the parents at every single stage. Miss out any step: in this century or four hundred years ago, and your tree is a fantasy.