What would the cost of this be? And where do I get started, court house, a historian, what's needed to get started? Have you done it or know of anyone who has?
2007-01-24 14:39:22 · 7 answers · asked by Thirty-five 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
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2007-01-24 14:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by numbat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start with family. Your mum and dad, your grandparents, aunts & uncles. Anyone who is willing to talk to you.
After you have some information from them, you have a starting block.
Check out local historical societies and libraries. Some genealogy societies have access to all kinds of international information for the cost of a yearly membership. Genealogy can be an expensive hobby but there are also a lot of things you can find for free.
2007-01-25 16:30:47 · answer #2 · answered by Julie R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genealogy is the most popular hobby on the Internet for people over 40. Hundreds of thousands of people have traced their family history.
As everyone else wrote, start with your parents and work back. If you live in the USA or in a large city in the UK, an LDS church in your area probably has a Family History Center. Call and ask for their hours. FHC's have impressive collections of CD's with genealogical data on them. They can borrow microfilm from Salt Lake for a nominal fee. Most have PC's, Internet access and census image subscriptions. Best of all, they have volunteers who can help get you started. They don't try to convert you; in fact, none of them have ever even mentioned their religion to me unless I asked them a direct question about it.
2007-01-25 01:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good place to start is the link below. It is run by the Chirch of Latter Day Saints and has probably one of the most extensive data bases in the world. It doesnt cost anything. Then when you start getting blank spots go to Genalogy.com forums (2nd Link). The forums are free and you would be amazed on the wealth of info posted in there, and it puts you in touch with many people who want to share/trade info.
2007-01-24 14:51:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start with your relatives! Especially with the elders ones who can still recall the previous ancestors. Or try asking the locals in your place if your ancestors had been in the there for a very long time...
2007-01-24 14:48:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favourite website would be your best start.
http://free-genealogy-info.zoomshare.com/0.html
Starting with the family you know work backwards.
i.e.
You - Your parents - Your grandparents etc.... Ask living relatives to tell you as much as they know and then armed with this information check out the gene links on the above website.
Good luck.
2007-01-27 09:49:16 · answer #6 · answered by lollipoppett2005 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to ancestry.com they have a free trial period for 14 days.
2007-01-28 13:55:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋