Does anybody know where i can find info on my family tree(family history)?

Question

Does anybody know where i can find info on my family tree(family history)?

Answer 1

To see if a family tree exists for your family, you could try:

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

For records:

http://www.familysearch.org/

These are only a couple, there are probably hundreds more, but it's somewhere to start.

Answer 2

The best way I know for you to learn about your roots is to:



Build your family tree on line.

You can use a paid site like:

http://www.ancestry.com/

OR You can do this for free on:

http://www.tribalpages.com/

Start with yourself, and then attach living family members.

Find out all you can about you family from living members, then attach it to your tree.

Now it is time to look for historical records and attach the info to your tree:



It is ALL about census records, and other historical records!



You might get lucky and others may have done some work on your family tree.  Google family members names i.e. "Mary Smith" + "family tree"



Free sites:

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.findagrave.com/

Genealogy message board:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/messageboards/newgu...



http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx...



http://boards.ancestry.com/



http://www.gensource.com/common/search.c...



http://messages.yahoo.com/yahoo/Family__...



http://genforum.genealogy.com/



http://www.genealogyforum.com/messages/



http://www.progenealogists.com/messagebo...



http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/b...



http://boards.rootsweb.com/

ECT.

The time may come when you want more information than you can find for free.  When this happens you can back up your "tribalpage" tree to your computer on a "GEDCOM" file

you can then go to (I think it is the best subscription site)

http://www.ancestry.com/

Upload your "GEDCOM" file

and start to work!

You might need to make a few adjustments to your tree to make it look better

Answer 3

Try asking your family.

Answer 4

The most popular hobby world wide right now is genealogy. People want to find out what their ahnentafel is (ahnentafel is a word from German basically meaning "your ancestors". In this modern world, people have lost their connections and feel lost. This is a major reason why people want to do their family trees, or their "pedigree", to have a sense of who they are.

To start with, ask all your living relatives for as much information as they can provide. Using notes, you can go to your local library and start checking. Our small town's library has a genealogy section with web connections to both www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com, periodicals, books and a volunteer to help people.

If going to the library is inconvenient, you can check these websites:

Free sites: 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/

http://www.geni.com/

There are many other genealogy websites, some of which allow a limited amount of research for free or offer a free trial (be sure to cancel or you will be charged). Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, based upon origins, ship registers, etc.

Have fun and good luck!