Cindy, you start with what you know, your parents and then their parents and work backwards. If there is an elderly parent/aunt/uncle who is willing to talk...let them and either write down everything they tell you or record it.
Then find some software to use...there are many out there...some free, some paid to put the information in and then work backwards.
Here is a couple of good sites to help:
Rootsweb
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I have more.
I have been working on mine for 5 years now. My GEDCOM is currently offline since I am working on it and getting all the duplicates out of it. Once I get them fixed, I will upload them again.
In the meantime, you can see the rest of my genealogy site here:
Ramsey and Taylor Ancestors Liz
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