How would i start finding out about my family history?

Question

i want to start finding out about my family history as i am quite interested on how my ancestors were and were they lived

Answer 1

I started with a good genealogy program like family tree after you

install into  your computer start filing in the blanks starting with your selff when you get to somthing you don't know like who my great great grand father was on my fathers side ask family for help or aply for

birth,death certif they tell the parents of the indvidual you are searching

you can search census on line so look under genealogy on line

for a lot of good search sites like family tree, familysearch.org,

cynd's list, rootsweb.com save to your favorits for refreance

good luck it is a long process but you will love it

Answer 2

Go here...........

Answer 3

Your first step would be to ask your parents about THEIR parents.  

Also talk to aunts and uncles about anything they may remember and/or know.

If any of your grandparents are alive, ask them about THEIR parents.

Jot everything down.

Once you start collecting names, (approx) birth dates, (possible) birth places, then you could go to family search.org or any of the other free sites, to start your online search.

No amount of online information is as good as what you can get first-hand from family members.

Answer 4

Here is my list: (only part of it; Yahoo! won't allow me to post very many websites).

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/

www dot geni dot 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:

www dot associatedcontent dotcom/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 dot familytreedna dot com which works with the National Geographics Genotype Program.

Answer 5

Yer I was gonna say go on Ancestry.com too BUT I think you may have to pay for that, I doubt you would find out about your family History on anywhere for Free.  

Answer 6

try asking ur grandparents, all grandparents have good stories (:

Answer 7

start asking your two closest relatives MOM & DAD and go from there make sure you jot the names down for future reference you can even build a family tree online!!!!

Answer 8

Start off with your self and then your parents then their parents aunts and uncles etc there is a website called find my past.com which is useful or genes reunited which will also help you to construct a family tree

Answer 9

Your first step would be to talk to any relatives still living who could give you names (esp. last names) to check. Also look thru any old photos or family Bibles that might be around. Older relatives may be able to help identify people in the photos and tell you about them. Then you can take your list of names to your local archives, records office or library to find birth, marriage, property, death records etc. There may be a local genealogy club that can help you in the local portion of your search. Once you have exhausted the records at the local level you can use the information you gathered to lead you to the next step - whether state, national or international. On-line sources can be a help in these inquiries, but remember to double and triple check everything with the info you know to be correct. Unrelated people will sometimes have common names, but if the other names don't jive with what you have you know it is the wrong way to go.

Good luck with your search!

Answer 10

There are a few sites like "genes reunited" (run by friends reunited) where you can try to find relatives. Try asking your family about their parents, cousins, siblings etc and start from there. Once you've got the basics just work from there, and try and get some software to organise it all on, makes it a lot easier.

Answer 11

go on who do u think you are

Answer 12

Two of the best free websites are www.rootsweb.com and www.familysearch.org.  Roots web is a free branch of Ancestry and you can get  pretty much the same info.  Familysearch is the website put out by the LDS church and has all kinds of helpful info.

You also might want to try "Genweb" pages.   They're in each state and are determined to keep genealogy info free.  You could just put the name of your state and genweb in the search engine and it should take you right to it.

Answer 13

donnachaich.pbwiki.com It's free!