i would really like to know about my ancestors and where they came from...i have asked my parents but they didnt know much about it
how can i research my ancestry for free??
and no not like, my parents and grandparents, i mean, wayyyy back like, at least the 18 century but i would love to get farther is possible
2006-12-29 03:41:47 · 6 answers · asked by Jinnie 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Jinnie,
You can go way back, and much of it is free, but you must go through your parents, grand parents, etc.
That is how you know it is correct. There are many places on the internet free. However, not all genealogy research is free. For example, proving connections, or getting a clue may sometimes only come from a birth, death, or marriage record, and they cost money ususlly.
Here are a bunch of sites that will help you. Cindi's list is a list of lists - you can put in a country on the search, and that will give you a list of lists for that country, i.e. Scottland, etc.
LDS Family Search is excellent for finding surnames back in time. They have census, birth, death, and are global.
Ellis Island is great for immigration, to determine where someone came from that you know came to the USA via that port. There are more ports, and more methods for that too. Ellis is free.
GENFORUM has surname forums, where you may connect to people that have already done the research and can point you to a location where a family tree is already documented, which you may merge into your's. Caution on believing everyone else. One wrong person while climbing your tree, and you wind up in the wrong forest...
So, have at it, and have fun!
2006-12-29 03:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The best place to start would be here http://www.rootsweb.com/. You could also try this website http://www.familysearch.org/. This is the Latter Day Saints or Mormons. They have a huge database that grows everyday. You can also try this website http://www.cyndislist.com/. This site is a collection of other websites and maybe it could help you find what you are looking for. This site might help too http://www.usgenweb.com/. This is another big site and can help you try to find locations for your ancestors. Here is another message board site http://genforum.genealogy.com/. I hope this helps.
2006-12-29 11:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop by your local Latter Day Saints church. I hear they have great resources.
Also, National Geographic is doing a human genome project that let's you see where your answers passed through on their way to where you are now. It won't give you names, but it'll trace your family's genes. I think it costs about $100.
Good luck.
2006-12-29 11:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Claire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just type Genealogy in a search engine and you'll find websites where you can search your name. A really good site is www.Ancestry.com
2006-12-29 11:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by A Journey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try http://www.genealogy.com/ or hundreds of websites like it searching on www.google.com with the word "GENEALOGY".
2006-12-29 11:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by edchaves77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.houseofnames.com
good luck
2007-01-01 19:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by slg212003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋