Any information would be nice.
2007-01-04 01:24:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
http://www.genesreunited.com or http://www.ancestory.com Good luck!
We found a whole other family we never knew we had, but the other thing to do, is to check the birth marriages and death records which you can do on that site. You can also check the census. Familysearch.org is good to.
2007-01-04 01:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two pages with links and exercises designed to give people just a taste of six major large, free genealogy web sites. I'm going to use the pages for a 90 minute introductory course at my county library. It is designed for people who live in the USA.
I could use some feedback and you would get an introduction to on-line genealogy. If you'd like to work through it, you'd need a list of your grandparents; great-grandparents would be even better. For each person you'd need as many of the seven basic facts as possible; birth date & place, marriage date & place, death date & place, spouse's name (maiden name for women).
It starts at
http://www.tedpack.org/genclass1.html
if you are interested.
If it helps (or hinders), I would appreciate some feedback. Write to me via the e-mail link at the bottom of either page. What was clear, what wasn't. What worked for you, what didn't.
2007-01-06 02:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ancestry.com is great. It's a pay site but they'll give you a free 14 day trial. I think it's better than familysearch.org because ancestry.com gives you the actual birth/marriage/death/immigration/census records that are in each state/county (some state and county records are more thorough than others).
Familysearch is good but only if someone else has already researched your family and put the info on there. It's still worth trying, but less accurate because you just have to trust that whoever put the information on there had it right if it's on there at all. Good Luck!! Genealogy is a fascinating subject...
2007-01-04 01:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Nasubi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Start with any living family members first. Buy a good geneaolgy program for your computer. I use Family Tree Maker for my late Wife's family. Check to see if any family member has a Bible with family records in it. Most public libraries have a series of books which index places and surnames of articles published in various genealogy magazines. Also look for any old family pictures and save them. Scan and burn to DVD or CD. This site lists places on the web that can help.
http://www.cyndislist.com/
It is work and very interesting. My wife is related to George Catlin who was the first West to write and paint scenes of Native Americans as they really were.
2007-01-04 22:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by eagle_451 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the steps these people have spelled out and then you may be surprsed to find you don't have to go very far! I just started Googling the names of great grandparents. I found that, once I got back that far, often a distant cousin has already done the work and I just had to put theirs together with someone else's, to get the full story.
My parents have cousins who did all the genealogy work, back before the inetrnet when they had to travel all over the US and Europe to gather the info.
Either way, it's a lot of fun.
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2007-01-04 01:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi, both the earlier answers are good resources although I prefer familysearch.org
Another very interesting resource that uses a multi database search engine, facial recognition and offers free family history websites is www.myheritage.com
It not only helps you research your ancestors but makes it convenient to share your family tree with other members of your family.
They also offer free software that is called Family Tree Builder. I had been using PAF for years but have now changed to this software because of the ease of use. It seamlessly converted all my data and works seamlessly with our web site. I love it.
We have a fairly large site there and some of our history goes all the way back to Adam. you are welcome to take a look at our site, and if you need help getting started on research, you can contact me through this site or through our site on MyHeritage, I am listed as the administrator on our sites home page. The site address is: http://ourfamilies.myheritage.com/FP/home.php
The main site at my heritage is available through the link at the top of our home page or at the address listed in sources below.
Good Luck and I hope this was helpful.
2007-01-04 01:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by MtnManInMT 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
familysearch.org is the best!! Theses people have compiled genealogies that go back decades and . . . its FREE!!! I was able to trace my family back several generations. They also include some cool stuff like wedding dates, baptism dates, etc.
2007-01-04 01:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by lena b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See -- https://backgroundreports.im/ancestry
2016-03-20 12:57:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rootsweb has a lot of free stuff. I also like GenForum- the family boards are a good source of reference.
LDS familysearch is another good site
2007-01-04 01:34:14 · answer #9 · answered by Lane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first and best place to start is with your living family......I found out about my father's side by talking to 1 person and it wasn't my father, but my grandfather's cousin
2007-01-04 01:34:30 · answer #10 · answered by Jessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋