Ancestry help?

Question

i would really like to know my family tree but every single website that i go to says that there is a free trial but you to put a credit card number and i don't trust them not to charge me for it. i really want to know but i can not pay for it my mom will find out and my parents are very quiet about our ancestry and i don't think that she would like me doing this research.

Answer 1

I would go to your Parents and explain to them how much this means to you.  Family is all we have, so I can well understand your situation.  

Ed. Mc.

Answer 2

I did the FREE Ancestry Trial

As long as you cancel in time they don't charge you.

You can get it free at your local public libraries Computer if you just want to look a couple things up.

Once you cancel the trial they will offer you a year at a reduce rate, I took the year for $99.00 Ancestry is well WORTH its weight , however, keep in mind what you find on sites like ROOTSWEB, is only CLUES and not FACT, until you do the research your self. Most towns have a Genealogy library or Family History branch.

Do you own research, use everyone elses as CLUES

Answer 3

Contact your local library and see if they offer either HeritageQuest or Ancestry.com on their computers. They pay the public use subscription so that you can use the service for free. It may not be the full schlemiel that you can get at Ancestry.com for $350/year, but it's a great place to get started.

Answer 4

I guess this is an oipinion but go tio the prom. it's a once in a life time  event and  have a good time

Will

Answer 5

Ancestry.com is the largest, easiest to use, and most respected genealogy site and is completely legit.  As long as you remember to cancel your trial membership before the 14 days is up, they will not charge you.

Answer 6

Websites will only help you to a certain extent but you need to have other information as well. Its not worth it to pay if you cant get any information from your parents and grandparents, thats why Im waiting until I visit my grandma so I can ask her some questions and so she can let me see some records.

Answer 7

Try these:

You should start by asking all your living relatives about family history.  Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public library and check to see if it has a genealogy department.  Most do nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges, universities, etc.  Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card required).

Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History Centers.  They allow people to search for their family history (and, NO, they don't try to convert you).

A third option is one of the following websites:

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/

http://www.geni.com/

Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the Philippines, where ever and whatever.

Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620, plimouth, massachusetts" as an example.

Good luck and have fun!

Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA.

I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics Genotype Program.

Cyndi's has the most links of any genealogy site, so: Library, Cyndi's.  If not one or the other place, it will probably be difficult to find.