Research possible Creek heritage. Is joining ancestry.com worth it or can it be done without joining.?

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Research possible Creek heritage. Is joining ancestry.com worth it or can it be done without joining.?

Answer 1

Try the free trial and see how much infomation you can find.  In my research experience, taking a trip to the area were your family may have orignated would be the best thing.  Ancestroy has a lot, but what you see is mostly transcribed.  Having the orignal document could prove more valuable.

Good Luck

Answer 2

Is it worth it? There is only one way to find out: use it.  But, you can see if your local public library offers it. Or try:

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 3

Google some other sites that have open forums....you can find alot of information without joining a site.

Answer 4

i think you can get 30 days free - just be sure to cancel.

also, if you are pretty sure it is the Creek nation, you can get in touch with them.

http://www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov/

see if they can help you.

Answer 5

In fact, research and genealogy has been around since before there was an internet. Of course, it can be done.  

Prior to the internet, persons searched census records (and others) by finding a local library or LDS family history center, and ordering the microfilm.  Hand cranked. Non indexed. Tedious, but workable.  Ancestry.com has birth/death indexes but NOT the documents themselves.  Those are usually within the family, or come from the state.  Which other records are needed, is completely dependent on your own situation.

I have over 25 yrs of research, that was done without ancestry.com, and in many cases, without computers.

You can get a huge amount from ancestry.com. If you closely read above.. most of what I did, was not free.  With the cost of gas today.. ancestry is a bargain.