2006-10-12 18:13:20 · 9 answers · asked by Keira 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Keira,
The people that already answered gave you places to find information that is excellent for genealogy. Records are another matter. Birth, Death, Marriage, Wills, Probate, are all records and validate a connection from a Child to a parent for the toughest of genealogy audits. If you are trying to prove your connections, you need to obtain these types of records.
In the old days, say for example in Scotland, they use to have an entry in the Perocial Records when a child was born. That qualifies as a record. A Family Bible, qualifies as a record, if it was used for the purpose of capturing birth records. So, if that is what you are looking for, then go to the town, city, or state that keeps the records. See the web sites below also. You can type the words "VITAL RECORDS" and what ever country you want records into a Yahoo Search - and you will get results.
These are not free! Genealogy evidence is not free. But, you can share these records with other family members to cut the costs. Or you do the research, get the family to foot the bill. Keeping records costs money.
If you are after GENEALOGY information, their sites above are good. Here a some links too. If it turns out that you have more specialized information needs, such as a particular country, or location - please post again. You can get guidance through this community.
Try to organize your information. Do interview your living relatives. Collect all their information you can. Note that there is actually FREE Software at one of the sites below - associated with LDS Family Search.
You can even get free DNA.
2006-10-13 00:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The LDS Church has a robust database of public records that you can find easily. I hear that they will or have come out with new (free) software for easier research.
I often use Find County Records (www.findcountyrecords.com) if I know what type of record I'm looking for. They don't have any databases, but you can find out exactly which county agency to call for public records in probably every county in the U.S.
2006-10-13 19:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by skitzil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is free Latter Day Saints site to get info from. Do a search on genealogy and it wil come up. Also there are sites for Ellis Island, and Canadian sites if your relatives came into the US from Canada. I have found the National Archives, here, Canada and Great Britain great for online info. Also if from Scotland there are alot of Parish records for birth, baptism, marriage etc. There is alot of info online and alot you can find just doing searches. State sites are good too. For ease Ancestry.com gives it all to you in one place but you do have to pay for it. Happy Hunting, Mary McG
2006-10-13 01:47:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would you like to know how you can transcibe family records so that others could view them for free, as well? If so, write to me via my profile.
2006-10-13 09:17:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about online, but I had a friend who, believe it or not, went throught the Mormon Church (LDS).. for family records..
2006-10-13 01:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by steinwald 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ancestry.com and roots have family tree electronic services. Also they have links to the "social security death index" which will tell you when someone died (from about 1945 to about sixty days ago).
2006-10-13 01:15:03 · answer #6 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is a great site that my family uses. It's definitly worthwhile. We've had great luck here.
2006-10-13 01:15:28 · answer #7 · answered by Night Wind 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geneanet, they have a fantastic database
2006-10-13 19:00:14 · answer #8 · answered by Bex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.socialsecuritydeathindex.com
www.peoplefinders.com
www.birthdatabase.com
www.ancestry.com
www.lds.org
www.cindyslist.com
good luck!
2006-10-13 02:02:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋