How Can I Find My Ancestors?

Question

How Can I Find My Ancestors?

Answer 1

Smithsonian Library!

Answer 2

maybe

library.. your relatives or family.. books.. if u want to know ur ancestors

but how could u find ur ancestor??

i don't know

Answer 3

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 4

Ask your parents and older relatives what they know.  Ask if anyone has saved old letters, funeral cards, obituaries, family bibles, and pictures, etc.  Check cemeteries for birth and death dates.  Check court records for wills.  Check to find out where old obituaries are stored, probably on microfilm at your library.  Check Heritage quest for census records beginning with your ancestors who were alive in 1930 and 1920 and go back from there.  On the Internet go to the Genweb site for the county and state they lived in.  It is free.  They have been transcribing the 1850 census records, which aren't on Heritage Quest.  Go to Genforum and search a name or place to find others, who are researching the same people you are.  Keep a record of your sources of information.  Good luck and good hunting.

Answer 5

go 4 DNA test