I have been attempting to locate my family history. Every website I have visited gives very limited information and usually ends with the "14-day free trial and only $158 after that".
I'm just wanting some general information and need help finding true "FREE" information
2007-01-18 10:59:24 · 8 answers · asked by Melody 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Talk to your family. Ask questions, ask for stories. Ask your oldest relatives what they remember from the stories they heard when they were a child.
Then start with cemeteries. You can actually learn a lot with a little bit of detective skills. In some places, you may even be able to find a cemetery of just one family with the relatives clearly labeled.
You can also check birth and death records at your local clerk of court (usually near the Sheriff's department in your county's seat).
Websites will only have information if other members of your family have put it there. If you're truly starting from scratch then even if you pay, you won't find much.
Good Luck!
2007-01-18 11:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the advice given so far is right on. I would also use list-servers like Roots-web to ask questions specifically about the place your family lived. Roots-web covers, I believe, all of the States and Counties in the United States-and perhaps a good number of countries in the world. There are usually links to genealogical and historical societies throughout the U.S..These links and list-servers save bundles of time and money in travel. Please read the "how to" post section. It will save you time in getting my most concise and correct genealogically answers.
2007-01-19 09:04:48 · answer #2 · answered by rogosf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using the Family Search feature at the Church of Latter Day Saints site. It is free and they have lots of information there.
www.familysearch.org
2007-01-18 11:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by Haley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
specific, I actual have been doing my genealogy and kin historic previous and have over 2,900 names listed so a techniques, and a variety of of extra i would be putting on the record quickly. I actual have a princess on one among my distant lines. additionally, the kin in Tasmania is a properly generally happening Fishing industry kin (yet I stay in Melbourne and have little to no touch with my Tasmanian area). I actual have chanced on that oral kin historic previous many times does not experience the info. that's a factor of the Oral historic previous that the 1st of my line (kin call) that got here to Australia replace right into a buccaneer off the Madagascan Coast who owned 2 ships and who replace into caught by the Royal military and given the alternative -- circulate to Van Diemans Land (Tasmania, Australia) or cling by the yardarm. for sure he chosen to stay and went to Tasmania. actual that he replace into truly a convict transported for theft. I actual have a number of convicts in my tree. that comparable man or woman, Richard, married two times. 2 of his infants (a son and a daughter) married the brother and sister of his 2d spouse. SO, he had a sister-in-regulation who replace into additionally his daughter-in-regulation and a brother-in-regulation who replace into his son-in-regulation. an analogous kin names shop appearing interior the marriages on a number of activities with marriages of 2d cousins or 2d aunt/uncles and so on. It has replace right into slightly puzzling figuring out the right relationships at situations. It replace into common for human beings to have many infants from 2 or 3 marriages so 18-22 infants is common. females married youthful, and that i've got a number of that married while they have been 13 and 14 (criminal and common lower back then) which could have been around the time the girls reached mensus.
2016-10-07 09:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.ellisisland.org - you can search for passenger lists/manifests for free and if you'd like, you can order photo copies of the lists, ship images, etc.
www.censusfinder.com - directory of free census records for the United States
www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp - great website for TONS of info
....plus I'm sure local historical societies/organization may have free info available of their websites. Good Luck!
2007-01-18 11:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Shovelbum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your living family members and write down all that they know. Go to the cemeteries where the others are buried and write all of it down. Check the public records where they were born or lived. That's all that I know.
2007-01-18 16:14:12 · answer #6 · answered by Barbra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I googled names like a mad man. Try different variations. You would be surprised. Also, check with family. Someon may have already done a lot research that they would be willing to share.
2007-01-18 12:57:33 · answer #7 · answered by Hawkeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.genealogy.com http://www.familysearch.org
http://www.worldtree.com http://www.cyndislist.com
on genealogy.com click on community, then surname boards, its free to look, its not free to ask a question. The rest are completely free.
One that is free to look at and upload but not to adjust information is
http://www.onegreatfamily.com
have fun if you need more specific help email me
2007-01-18 11:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by LatterDaySaint and loving it 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋