What is the best way to look up your geneology/family history?

Question

trying to trace back blood line and find relatives

Answer 1

Go to like ancestry.com or something like that.

Answer 2

On a site called genes reunited. You can do your family tree and they will conect you to other people who are related. Good luck! i think you will love it i did.

Answer 3

Probably through the mormon web site.  They are into geneology big time.

It has taken some time for me to recover from my geneology.  My dearly beloved Great  and Great Greatgrandparents were mormon polygamists. That did not set well with me.

Answer 4

Genealogy and finding ancestry is based on RECORDS.  Example.. you pull out your birth certificate, and verify who your parents are  (same process for your parents./ grandparents).  Using documentation for confirming your connection to an ancestor is not the "best way".. it is the ONLY way.  The record that is used, will be different, depending on the time and place.

There are many sites online that offer SUBMITTED FAMILY TREES.  Contrary to popular opinion.. that is not always going to work, if someone else has not posted the info.. and if they have never verified the info, it can be (and OFTEN IS) WRONG..  If YOU look at posted info, and it includes some notation of a source (census, tombstone, will/ probate) then it can be correct. Living persons are not normally posted online by reputable sites.. the majority of those 'trees' will begin at one of your ancestors from the 1800s, but you still need to work back, from you, until you know which ones those are.

ALL GENEALOGY will not be on the internet. If you don't find a certain ancestor online.. you would be very mistaken to assume that the info does not exist.

http://www.cyndislist.com/

The above site collects nothing but genealogy sites/ resources, for various places and topics.  Her beginner section has numerous tips and how to articles.

My advice comes from over 25 yrs of research, much of which was done before the internet.  I firmly think you must know what you are looking for (source for death certificates, cemetery records in Atlanta, etc), before you know which website is of the most value.

Answer 5

heritage dot com

also national geographic has a genome project and for $50.00 they will trace your ancestors back for you...

Answer 6

There are 400,000 of them. Which is best for you depends on what shire/county/state/province they lived, and how far back you've gone already.

The fact you have to do research stops 99% of the young people who ask that question. It is too much like homework for them.

Use advanced search to search this category's resolved questions for the word "free". You'll find lots.

Unless your great aunt spent 20 years researching, then posted her data on the Internet, you won't find yourself or your tree with three swift clicks. You'll have to research it yourself.

Normally I offer to give a free 1930 census lookup to people to get them started. I don't do it for jerks, however.