Where can I find Birth Records to create a family tree for free?

Question

I'm researching my family heritage and ancestry and I'm having trouble not having to spend money to find anything.

Answer 1

I save this and paste it because the same questions come up a lot:

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

Sometimes in the genealogy category,
Arts & Humanities -> Genealogy.
Sometimes elsewhere. The fourth time I typed in three of my favorite links I realized it would be better to make a good list and save it. Since this is a general answer, some of the paragraphs may not apply to you. If you search or browse the resolved questions in the Genealogy category, you can find more links from other people.

Two warnings:
1) It takes time. Compiling a good family tree is like writing a term paper for a high school history class. You have to research.
2) Most of the genealogy data on the web is about people born before 1900, to protect living people's privacy. You'll have to find your grandparents (or great grandparents) off the web.

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.

Answer 2

Your best bet is to talk to other family members and see what kind of information they can give you for free - or try your local library to see if you can dig up things in old newspapers or anything - there are some excellent websites out there that you can try and some good family tree software that will help you out but these are going to require the spending of some money

Answer 3

I recognize the issues of tracing your roots. It's particularly useful on my mum's part of the loved ones; a number of the files are nonetheless in England. But on my dad's part; a number of the files could have been destroyed for the period of the Russian Revolution within the Ukraine. (Dad's part originated from the gift-day Baden Wurtenburg, Germany.) To say it: if there are not any written files at any place on the planet, it can be complex to hint any loved ones-tree. Good good fortune for your seek.

Answer 4

your local library
good luck

Answer 5

try www.genealogy.com or ancestors.com
good luck though

Answer 6

Ancestry.com , but it may cost you.

Answer 7

www.rootsweb.com or www.familysearch.org