What are some of the easiests way to look for family ancestors for free online?

Question

Any free record databases would be helpful it just seems like the only way to find out this info is to pay someone to get it....

Answer 1

It really depends on how far back you're going and what countries/areas. GENUKI is a good resource for geographical specific info & Cyndi's Links can help to point you in the right direction. If you could be a little more specific about what you're looking for I might be able to suggest some more.x

Answer 2

There are 250,000 free sites. Which is best for you depends on where your ancestors came from. Many of them have advertisements for pay sites. Be cautious; don't click on the ads. Some of the ads look like part of the site itself.

"Nothing..." gave you a good starting list. The resolved questions have others.

Genealogy is a hobby. If you caught a 23-inch trout every time you wet your line, fishing wouldn't be fun. If you saw two 14-point elk battling on a ridge just before the sun peeked over the mountains, turning the sky crimson, nature photography wouldn't be much fun.

There is no easy way to learn geometry, history, biology or genealogy. Genealogy isn't as hard as, for instance, quantum mechanics, but it does require some research. That is what makes it fun.

Answer 3

Cassie C, there are several to choose from. Start with:
http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

You can also search for "Smith Family Genealogy", google the name, complete with birth/death dates, place of birth, etc. Then there are county, state, and historical sites that have genealogy websites, such as:
http://www.woodfordkyhistory.org/
or:
http://www.nps.gov/ande/ for the Andersonville Cemetery website.
Don't forget county courthouse records, libraries (for books and to use their subscription-based genealogy programs such as ancestry.com.
When you really want to know where your ancestors came from, try such sites as: www.familytreedna.com, dnatribes.com, dnaancestryproject.com, and, of course, the National Geographics Genotype program, https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/faqs_about.html
The problem is not so much where to look, but where do you get the time to do the reseach?
Because I have gone back more than 100 generations, I have abandoned all of the programs and merely type into a word document, with my Mom (another one for my Dad) being 1, her dad is 2, her mom is 3; for the 3rd generation, the dad of #2 is 4, his mom is 5; #3 goes to 6 & 7, and so forth. This gives a direct line of who is whose father, grandfather, etc. I type all info I have, name, birth, marriage, death dates and places, who the parents were, etc., then type in my sources, then list any children. One reason for doing it this way is the programs are not set up for people with no surnames (which go back to about 1400!) and are not set up for a father with one surname and each brother with a different surname (which happened when surnames were first used) nor do the programs allow for a couple that had 8 children, 3 of whom became ancestors, or for folks who married more than once and left ancestors from each of the spouses! This causes duplications, triplications, etc.
Also, by typing, all the info is available at a glance; with the programs, you must click, click, click different buttons to view all your info. (I have thousands of ancestors typed into 4 documents, each more than 100 pages; add to that the offspring and other relatives...The commercial programs cannot handle that much info!)

Answer 4

Try www.familysearch.org, a free online source provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. The LDS church teaches its members to search for and document their ancestors and is one of the best sources for Genealogy assistance.

Answer 5

Actually, you would be better off going to a public library with a genealogy section or a Morman family center for free help.

Answer 6

Rootsweb.com is the best database that is free.

Answer 7

y jus ask yo family elders

Answer 8

Try rootsweb .

Answer 9

nothing is free