Looking for genealogy websites and/or genealogy information?

answers1: The Mormons keep really good records and have records from
all public sensus records. That is how I worked on our's. and it's
free.
answers2: Ancestry has the most data. You should be able to get back
to 1850 on 3/4ths of your lines in 10 - 300 hours, speread out over as
many nights and weekends as you want to devote to it, if you are white
and your ancestors were in the USA; 1870 if you are black, sadly. The
USA collection is $159 if you pay annually, which works out to $14 or
so per month. You might visit a Family History Center. They are
staffed with friendly volunteers, and, even though they are in Mormon
churches, they don't try to convert you. They can show you more in 3
hours than we could in a week of questions and answers.
answers3: look at the trees at ancestry.com you can find some info
there and its free.... go to familysearch.org and search... check your
area for a Mormon church with a library, they have access to
ancestry.com, they dont charge and they will help you.... also the
library has some genealogy stuff.... check with family... do an
internet search...♥
answers4: USGenweb.com
answers5: These questions come up every day: <br>
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Where can I find my family tree for free? <br>
Does anyone know the {Surname} family? <br>
What are good sites for ancestors / genealogy? <br>
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They are all about tracing your family tree on the Internet. I am not
chastising you for failing to search the resolved questions first. I
am explaining why this is the same answer I gave to many other people.
The fourth time I typed my favorite beginner's links I realized I
should save them in a text file and paste them in. This is a long,
detailed and general answer. Because it is general, some of the links
(or paragraphs) may not apply to your question. <br>
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These may help get you started. They are large and free. Many of them,
however, have subtle ads for Ancestry.com in them - ads that ask for a
name, then offer a trial subscription. Watch out for those
advertisements. <br>
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<a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.cyndislist.com/</a> <br>
(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed. If you want Welsh or Pennsylvania
Dutch or Oregon or any other region, ethnic group or surname, chances
are she has links for it.) <br>
<a href="http://www.familysearch.com"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.familysearch.com</a> <br>
(Mormon's mega-site. Click on "Search") <br>
<a href="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.c...</a>
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(460,000,000+ entries, of varying quality) <br>
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln= <br>
Surname meanings and origins <br>
http://www.tedpack.org/begingen.html <br>
My own site: "How to Begin" <br>
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United States only: <br>
http://www.usgenweb.net/ <br>
(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.) <br>
(The Canadians have Canadian Gen Web, by province) <br>
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi <br>
(Social Security Death index - click on "Advanced". You may find your
grandparents.) <br>
http://find.person.superpages.com/ <br>
(US Phone book, for looking up distant cousins) <br>
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United Kingdom Only: <br>
http://www.genuki.org.uk/ <br>
(Biggest site for United Kingdom & Ireland) <br>
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ <br>
(Free Birth, Marriage & Death Records) <br>
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(If you posted your question in Genealogy, ignore this paragraph. If
you posted it in the "Family" category, read on.) <br>
Tracing your family tree is called genealogy. YA has a category for
genealogy, <br>
Home > Arts & Humanities > Genealogy <br>
There are hundreds of more links in the resolved answers there. <br>
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In the USA, some public libraries have census image subscriptions.
Many Family History Centers do too. FHC's are small rooms in Mormon
churches. They welcome anyone interested in genealogy, not just fellow
Mormons. They have resources on CD's and volunteers who are friendly.
They don't try to convert you; in fact, they don't mention their
religion unless you ask a question about it. <br>
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Notes: <br>
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You usually have to do some research. Sometimes you get lucky. Don't
give up if your Great grandfather with your surname isn't there. Try
all eight great-grandparents. <br>
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You won't find living people on any of the sites except the phone book
one. You won't find many people born after 1920 on any of the sites
except the SSDI one. Genealogists hide the birth dates, birth places
and other facts of living people to protect their privacy. You will
have to find your grandparents' or great grandparents' birth dates and
maiden names somewhere besides the Internet. <br>
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The best way to get started is to ask your oldest living relatives
about themselves and their parents. You may find great-grandpa's death
date and burial place on the web, but only his children, your
grandfather and grandaunt, can tell you what sort of man he was. <br>
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The free sites are supported by advertising, just like TV. You can't
watch the Super Bowl without seeing a beer commercial, and you can't
surf for dead relatives without seeing an Ancestry advertisement. Many
people complain about advertisements. Please don't. They bring you the
"free" sites. There's no such thing as a free lunch. <br>
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If you get serious you'll need a genealogy program. They are to family
research what "Word" is to writing a novel. I like Roots Magic. Family
Tree Maker is the market leader. Both cost around $29. The Mormons
will let you download PAF for free. It is clunky, but it is free. You
can sometimes find old versions of FTM or Family Origins (FO is the
predecessor of RM) in bargin bins at CostCo. <br>
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This is a general hint: Even though you go in through YA Canada, YA
Australia, YA UK or YA USA, all of the questions go into one big "pot"
and get read by everyone in the world who speaks English. Most of the
people here are in the UK and USA, but you sometimes get questions and
answers from people who worry about kangaroos eating their roses. So -
put a nation, or, better yet, if you are asking about a specific
individual, a nation and a state / province in all of your questions.
It will help people help you.
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answers7: The Family History Library of the Mormon church is the
largest in the world, with much of it available online at
familysearch.org. <br>
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Another good genealogy site is Cyndi's List at www.cyndislist.com.
Cyndi started out just trying to catalog other sites she had come
across on the subject. It is now her full-time job and she has links
to over 250,000 sites related to geneaology and family history. I know
that sounds a bit overwhelming, but give it a try.