is there a free web site where i can research my family history,?

Answer 1

Yes. There are many.

Try to hook up with others researching your family, you may not know them. Go to Yahoo Search, type in " Family" (i.e. SMITH FAMILY). This will bring up a list of sites where other people are researching your family name! They may have done much of the work for you.

The LDS site is free! They have the most extensive family history of all, and most dependable.

Your question has many answers also. If you know you have ancestors from the Civil war, go to the CWSS site. If you know you have ancestors that came over through Ellis Island, go to that site. That is cool, gives ships, manifests, passengers traveling with, really good information - also where they originated (sailed from).

Some sites allow you to build a Genealogy tree on their site. The more you contribute, the more they let you research - kind of a tit-for-tat situation.

Answer 2

You can look under the "Family History" link at my Church's website:

http://www.lds.org

or, here is the URL for you from that link:

http://www.familysearch.org/

You can also download PAF (Personal Ancestral File) for FREE to keep track of your ancestry...

there are a couple of "addon" programs that you can download a free trial if you are serious about geneology and family history.

Answer 3

genealogy.com has a free trial, and within that time you might be able to find something. But it's not very expensive, so if you really want to know something, it is probably worth your money to pay for some kind of service like that. You could get the most basic plan, perhaps ...

Answer 4

I think it is lds.com
The Church of Latter Day Saints: Mormons
offers phenominal help in researching family trees.
Best of luck!
Lily

Answer 5

I think it's www.familsearch.com. It is the Mormon website. They have the greatest collection of history in the U.S. Also try your local courthouses where your family is from.

Answer 6

Try www.findagrave.com They have million of cemeteries and burials. You may find your ancestors there.