Can i trace my family roots/ancestors through Internet? How???

Question

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Answer 1

Yes you can. It's quite easy, actually. All you really need is an ancestors Name, Birth or death date and you can search any number of resources. Some sites require membership (ancestry.com, genealogy.com) while others are completely free. You can go to some place like findagrave.com and just type in the name of the ancestor and you may find it in their database or you will be transfered to other sites for the information. The best place to start is really www.familysearch.org.

Answer 2

well 1st you can pay for a yearly access to ancestry.com

you can go to your local public library and they will help you for free, and give you access to ancestry.com there for free:

Good Websites:

Cyndi's List

Rootsweb

Genforum

USGENWEB Archives (by state and county)

familysearch.org

Midwest Genealogy Center website, Mid-Continent Public Library has forms and  stuff available free on line.

Your State Archives website

Start by making a list of ancestors you know

Birthday, death dates, marriages, ask and interview all living relatives.

Start a notebook with this information.

Find out if your local library has a genealogy branch or room.

See if there is a local Family History Library branch through your local Morman church (no you don't have to be morman)

There are alot of Free websites

Findagrave

Internment.net

Ancient Faces

Dead Fred

The Ships list

DAR, SAR etc

Depends on what exactly you are looking for and what state.

Census data and the best information is located on Ancestry.com but it is not free unless you access it through your public library.

It costs about 20.00 a month or 150.00 a year and is worth every red cent to a genealogist.

Invest in a good Family tree program like...

PAF (this is a program offered free through familysearch.org, that you download to your computer to keep records of your findings.)

Legacy Family Tree has a FREE EDITION you can down load, I subscribe to the Deluxe Addition, and find it way better than FamilyTreemaker 8.0 which is a program you can buy at Best Buy.

Tribalpages.com You can record your family tree findings here. There is a small yearly fee. $20.00 a year.

and you can download your genealogy file ged.com to any program from here.

Keeping track of all your sources is vital to being an expert genealogist. Many of us regret not keeping better records in the early days. I have done mine back to the 1700s.

It is alot of fun, you are never DONE...and it is a great hobby.

Answer 3

yes at myheritage.com

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

There are several sites that researchers upload their family trees to. Just remember they are as accurate as the effort the researcher put in to get the information. Most of the time they just copy from others, so if you find yours, verify as much information you can.

www.gencircles.com

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

www.familytreemaker.com

www.familysearch.org

www.ancestry.com (you may be able to do some things without a subscription, else wait for a 14 day trial)

www.google.com (put in your last name, the county your family was from using quotes ("fayette county"), and the state.  You might find people researching or related to your last name and then make contact with them.

Good Luck!  (and have fun with this)

Answer 6

Yes you can and there are plenty of sites to help.The US Government website at,  http://www.usgenweb.org/index.shtml

is a free site ,and you can get the rest from the Morman Church since they have the best records. There are also free sites from each State just go to : (you state).gov and in their list will be sites to locate cemetaries and government officesfor free information.