Plz post sites and thoughts etc. Prefer sites that are free with no subscription! Thanku.
2006-10-09 12:14:07 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
genealogy.com is a good site.
2006-10-09 12:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by brenbon1 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First, write down all the vital statistics that you know about yourself: when you were born, where you were born, if you are married, who you married and when and where. Then go to your parents. Ask the same questions of them; get all the vital statistics. If one or both is dead, also show when and where they died and where they are buried, and what they died from (very useful in tracing medical problems in the family). Then you work back to your all grandparents. Do this same thing for all the people in your family: your brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, cousins. Once you get back to someone who was alive in 1930, you can go the 1930 census and search for them by name. It's even easier if you know where they were in 1930.
Most LDS churches have libraries that are free to use, and they have accumulated information from everywhere. It that particular LDS library does not have the file you need, they can order it from Salt Lake City for you. Also, on-line, lds.org has FamilySearch.org that has a lot of information and forms.
Rootsweb.com is a free site that has lots of information submitted by users. Genealogy.com now charges for a subscription after a trial period, I believe. Ancestry.com is the organization that has the largest base of genealogical information, including all the U.S. census records from 1790 through 1930, with every name indexed. You may have to be creative in doing a search, because often the people taking the census didn't know how to spell the name, or heard it incorrectly. You can get a free 14-day trial period on Ancestry, but you have to give them a credit card number, and if you don't cancel within the 14 days, you are enrolled on a month-to-month basis, I believe.
Talk to everyone and ask all the questions you can think of about their lives and the lives of their parents and grandparents. Get all the "family stories" that go from generation to generation; sometimes there is truth in that story.
You might want to get a genealogy computer program. There are several available. If you want a free one, you can get PAF from the LDS Library in Salt Lake City.
Genealogy is a lot of fun--and very addictive! Happy hunting!
2006-10-09 19:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best site is www.rootschat.com It's totally free and full of lovely people (especially me!!) who give you lots of free help and advice. No-one will ever ask you for money or moan at you for asking for help, although it's always a good idea to remember to say thank you, as it avoids hurt feelings.
2006-10-10 08:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by Specsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a Grave
Intelius
Vital Statistics
Zabaserach
Mormons in Salt Lake have a lot of family history on ancestry.
2006-10-09 19:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by DREENA 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Start with the older folks in the family. You would be surprised how much they know and what knowledge they will be taking with them when they pass on. Also try the internet. It can be costly, but worth it.
2006-10-09 19:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by clsmlbkl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually going to lds.org would check to see if anything is missing and might help a lot. I know that it is a religious site but they dont track you or anything.
2006-10-09 19:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by dogslovekt 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Free BMD
2006-10-10 06:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by magnoliamillie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Type your name into a search engine.
2006-10-09 19:25:06 · answer #8 · answered by ☺collia☺ PaRtY LiKe tInKeRbElL 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋