2007-01-07 12:29:45 · 8 answers · asked by asltoo1997 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Just be very wary of information you find online which you think "might" be a relation to you. There is a lot of misinformation out there because people are grasping at straws trying to find a connection. What they fail to do is research their findings properly and "presume" the first bit of information they find to be true.
There are a lot of free look up services around one I use is http://www.ancestralfindings.com researchers will actually help you to find family.
I have spent many hours researching my husbands family tree and found out a few days ago that I have got to trash 8 generations because the information is incorrect. Tread carefully is what I am saying. Check census records as well as family tree finders too.
Good luck, I hope you are able to piece together your jigsaw. :)
2007-01-08 08:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by lollipoppett2005 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I would start with the search engines, enter geneology and your last name and you should come up with some information including those free geneology websites that have information on your family. It is even better if you can enter an ancestors name. I was doing this at one stage because I couldn't get past a particular point in our family tree. One of my ancestors ran away from his family in Scotland in the 1800's and I could not seem to get beyond this particular ancestor. I looked up his name and then just needed to compare dates, etc. to see if I could find the right one. I haven't been too active in researching this beyond a casual look though but there is plenty of information available for free on the internet and between specialized geneology websites and the search engines you should be able to find what you are looking for.
2007-01-07 15:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-28 08:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by daloris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, go to Ancestory. com It is amazing how much you can find out with very little information. I have spent hours on this site and have received awesome replies from people on message boards. Nothing is more satisfying that finding out about your roots, even the bad ones. LOL.
2007-01-07 12:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by smcdevitt2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me a long time to complete but I was able to research my family's immigration records at ellisisland.org. This site is usefull if your family immigrated during the time the record were kept.
2007-01-07 12:40:23 · answer #5 · answered by Jamie T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i actually did try doing that.... there's a bunch of sites that are free but require registration (a.k.a. spam) and are pretty much useless.... i wish you better luck than i had
2007-01-07 12:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Leijla B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is here are some of my favorite sights that helped me.
www.olivetreegenealogy.com
www.rootsweb.com
www.kindredkonnections.com
www.mayflowerhistory.com
www.familytreemagazine.com
www.surnamesearch.com
www.genforum.genealogy.com
www.uscis.gov
www.theshiplist.com
www.cyndislist.com
2007-01-07 13:11:39 · answer #7 · answered by mcdermond3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
familysearch.org is a free website:
2007-01-07 12:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋