what is the best website to research your family tree please?

Answer 1

There are 3 sites I use that are free.
Rootsweb has about the same as Ancestry (which costs a month to use). This site also has web pages of other researchers who posted their ancestors in the WorldConnect. There is a message board where researchers have posted loads of info they found such as obits and bible records. The web pages is where I have found distant cousins who we share the same great-grandfather and we have shared info with each other.
Usgenweb is a state and county search and the lds is the Latter Day Saints web site that has loads of information not only for the United States but for other countries as well.
If your local library has a genealogy department, they may have a subscription to Ancestry and HeritageQuest which is free with a library card. Also, the library may have books and microfilm of births, deaths, marriages, land grants, and other info. Newspapers that are on microfilm. Original documents for the county you live in may also be on microfilm.
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Cyndi has 250,000 Links. The best site depends on where you come from. It is different for Huguenots who came to Virginia willingly and Englishmen who came to Australia courtesy of HM government on the Prison ship “Black Swan”.

I save this and paste it because people ask the same question 1 - 4 times a day:

What are good free sites for genealogy?
or
Does anyone know about the {surname} family?
or
How can I trace my family tree, for free?

Sometimes thay ask in the genealogy category, Arts & Humanities -> Genealogy. Sometimes they don't. If you search or browse the resolved questions in the Genealogy category, you can find more links from other people.

Here are some large free sites.

http://www.cyndislist.com/
(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed.)
http://www.familysearch.com
(Mormon's mega-site)
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
(450,000,000+ entries, some excellent, some bad, most in between)
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln=
Surname meanings and origins; no specific individuals, but fun.


These are for the USA only.

http://www.usgenweb.net/
(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.)
(Canada has a Canadian Gen Web, with sites for each province.)
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
(Social Security Death index - click on "Advanced".)
http://find.person.superpages.com/
(US Phone book, for looking up distant cousins)


These two are for the UK & Ireland only:
http://www.genuki.org.uk
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/


If you get serious, you should probably buy a genealogy program. I like Roots Magic. Family Tree Maker is very popular. Both are $29 in the USA, but you can sometimes find old versions in discount bins at software stores.

http://www.tedpack.org/begingen.html
has some tips for beginners.

I used to suggest people who were in favor of free data volunteer to ADD to it, instead of just taking it, but I gave that up as a lost cause. If you are interested, write to me via my profile. You will restore my faith in humanity.

Answer 3

I use genes reunited. I also have found a site called familysearch.org can be invaluable but is not so good at recently departed relatives. I have got back to the 1700s with my maternal grandmothers paternal side!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I use it all the time for work

Answer 6

Ive used this one in the past and it seemed pretty good

Answer 7

most sites are good,,,use the bullenton board also

Answer 8

aww i was gonna say that....

it cost money thou those bums but its accurate as hell

Answer 9

ancestry.com