i am looking for a site that will allow me to search for familey records like cencis reports birth death and marrage reports for free
2007-11-30 16:40:20 · 7 answers · asked by john M 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Ancestry is the only place I know of that has ALL census records. Many random counties have some. You can also access ancestry (or heritage quest) sometimes for free at your library.
There are thousands of free sites online. However, they are "specialized", not like Walmart of ancestors (all in one place).
If you shift thinking to "the more, the better", you'll start finding all kinds of places.
http://www.cyndislist.com/myths.htm
cyndis is the largest collection of RESOURCES online.
2007-11-30 16:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by wendy c 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In the USA, most Family History Centers have census image subscriptions that they let anyone - not just other Mormons - use for free. Call your local LDS church and ask.
Ancestry and Heritage Quest sell subscriptions to their census images. No one would buy those subscriptions if there was a similar web site that was free. If the local soup kitchen served prime rib and nice wine, with real flowers and cloth napkins, no one would go to a restaurant.
Some US Gen Web county sites have reams of data; some don't. It depends on how many volunteers they have willing to work for them for free.
2007-12-01 03:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I also agree with the Rootsweb site, but you can also go directly to the State. Just type in the "Texas (for examble) and Historical Society" this will give you a whole host of information. There is also USGENWEB. You can then pick the state from that.
Good Luck
Vonnie
2007-12-01 05:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by vnwright1977 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Greetings,
I would also check out http://www.rootsweb.com which offers free access to vital and census records. Most of these records have been transcribed by volunteers and it depends on your country, state or county.
Kenyatta
2007-11-30 19:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by Kenyatta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this website:
http://www.census-online.com/links/
It has various census reports for free online, but only random areas and random years. You might find one area on there for one census and in the others it might be missing, or it might not even be on there at all...But it has links to all 50 states, and when you pull a certain state up, it tells you what counties on the left side and the number of reports in parenthesis. ex. (7) for those counties....Hope this helps you...
2007-12-01 06:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by m p 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
my cousin contacted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, they keep detailed family trees. Best wishes.
2007-11-30 19:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by winkcat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is depending upp on your country
2007-11-30 19:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by madhavan n 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋