What website can i go to, to search my family hitsory?

Question

What website can i go to, to search my family hitsory?

Answer 1

That question has been answered repeatedly.  Go up to the Search for Questions" box and type in "Genealogy Research".  Over 250 questions (and answers).

Good luck.

Answer 2

Rootsweb Worldconnect search - I started at this site and found more info about my family than I ever dreamed possible!  This is a gigantic database where people post their famity trees. If you're lucky, someone may have already done the research for you, because your branches cross somewhere.  Just type in the name of a grandparent or other older relative and see what pops up.  Mine was already there, and it went back several hundred years! If your tree is there, it's a good idea to verify the info. Many of the entries post where they got their info.  It's a great start - Good luck! Oh, I almost forgot - it's free!

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

CkDonn is right but he has more faith in people than he should. If you search the resolved answers in

Home > Arts & Humanities > Genealogy

for the word "Free" you get 1,778 hits. People ask your question 3 -12 times a day here. One of us pastes his stock answer, you folks see that it is work, not a three-click exercise, you lose interest, you don't even bother to choose the best answer, and life goes on.

Wendy C typed an answer,  "Nothing..." pasted one. I don't paste mine if someone else has already covered the question.

Best of luck. I don't expect you will actully follow any of the leads you have been given, but if you do, good hunting.

Answer 5

try google they have thousands of site on this subject

Answer 6

try family history google search best

Answer 7

type in yahoo search engine

family tree they give you a free 30 day trial

and if you lke there site after a month it costs $5 a month

Answer 8

There are thousands of genealogy websites... see www.cyndislist.com  (especially her beginner section).

Don't assume that you can find your ancestry all tied up with a ribbon, on one website.  You'll probably find your ancestry in MANY of those thousands of websites.. it will more likely be a fact here, a date there, and something else offline. (No genealogy is all on the internet).

The PROCESS of finding family history is to start with you, and USING documentation (not just what Uncle Bob tells you), work your way back, a generation at a time. One quick example of a document that you can use is your own birth certificate.. but since you are living, don't expect that should be on the internet.  The further back you go, the more the info "opens" up.

Last.. yes, the question has been asked many, many times. You are just as entitled to ask it as anyone else. If the above poster doesn't want to give info relating to the question, then he shouldn't be taking credit for 2 pts for an answer.

Answer 9

Ancestry.com is a good one