answers1: See what you think about these. I had oodles of genealogy
finished and lost them in a flood. That was before my Internet days.
My aunt who had everything on our family died and I'm hopelessly lost
back to the start.
answers2: there are some good answers above. <br>
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The bottom line is that there is no website subscription based or
otherwise that can fulfill all of your genealogy needs. You will find
lots of useful information out there if you just know where to look.
I could give you a list of the big genealogy websites, but something
tells me that you are looking for something specific. I have over
500 links to free genealogy records that I myself have found online.
Here are some that can help just about everyone. <br>
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<a href="http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/f..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/f...</a>
This is the webpage to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints. <br>
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<a href="http://searches.rootsweb.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://searches.rootsweb.com/</a> <br>
This is a list of popular searchable databases on Rootsweb. There is a
link to the Social Security Death index, as well as death records for
California, Kentucky, Maine, and Texas. There are some international
databases included too. <br>
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<a href="http://www.ellisisland.org/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.ellisisland.org/</a> <br>
If you are from the United States and know that you have ancestors
that immigrated from other countries, there is a chance that Ellis
Islands website could help you. You can actually look at the ships
manifests on this site. It is so cool! You could even get information
like how much money was in your great grandfathers pocket when he came
over. <br>
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Then there are the message boards at both Genforum and Rootsweb. They
have boards for surnames, counties, States, and countries. This would
be a great place to post information you already know about family
members and attempt to build on it. It is always wise not to post
information on living family members. <br>
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http://boards.ancestry.com/default.aspx <br>
http://genforum.genealogy.com/ <br>
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You can also look at many of the existing trees out there to see if
anybody has created one including members or your families. Sometimes
you get lucky, but if you find one out there, I would recommend
researching the information yourself before including it in your tree.
<br>
<br>
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ <br>
http://www.gencircles.com/ <br>
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Just about every state and county has its own Genweb page. Here is
the website to the U.S. page <br>
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http://www.usgenweb.org/ <br>
<br>
Simply click on the appropriate state and county links to get to the
localities you wish to search. Keep in mind, each page is only as
good as its volunteers. The free genealogy sites online is entirely
dependant on volunteers to share information and records that are
available in its localities, which is why it is always important to
thank a volunteer when they help you overcome another genealogy
barrier. <br>
<br>
If I knew where you were from, I could probably give you more area
specific links, therefore, if you would like to send me some
information via my profile I may be able to help you further. <br>
<br>
So, as you can see from my answer... there is a whole lot to learn
about genealogy and finding resources. I learned just by jumping in
and doing it. Once you get out in the genealogy community you will see
that there are a lot of people eager to help you in any way they can.
Have I made mistakes along the way? You bet... who hasn't? You will
find though that the rewards are numerous and that it can get quite
addicting. Blessings.
answers3: There are a kazillion sites out there that are free, and
have info for research. Many "new" people coming on board hope to find
a site that has their ancestry all put together, instead of
understanding that it is a compillation of pieces. In other words..a
library online might have a bio of your ancestor, but it isn't
technically a "genealogy" site. I always suggest www.cyndislist.com
as a place to get some idea of the many thousands of sites that exist,
and also have how to files. <br>
As for your family not talking... some comments. Basic research does
normally start with you, your parents, grandparents, then BUILDING on
that to look in historical records. If and when there is hostility, or
feuds, so forth, it is not surprising that many people avoid talking
about things that are hurtful. Many people today come from single
parent homes, and what I am saying, is not to be judgemental. Just
realistic. Emotions are part of "recent" family questions, whereas
once you reach the point of people who died long ago, that evaporates.
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IN most cases, you will not find specifics on persons who are living
online, which really is a security and privacy issue. I don't want
someone finding "me", knowing who my parents were, etc... ONLINE. LIke
most people, I personally want the decision of who I share that with.
That, of course, is difficult for persons (for example) who are
adopted, or don't have knowledge of a biological father. And the bio
fathers, in many cases, don't know about their kids or don't want
contact. <br>
So, it is always a good idea to recognize the reasons, and be tactful,
in looking for the information. If you can identify grandparents who
have died (or gr grandparents), they are PROBABLY in THE SOCIAL
SECURITY DEATH INDEX (assuming you live in the US). Once you pick up
that lead, you go from there. <br>
I always ask persons to consider this- where and how would you find
the records, IF there is no one living to provide it? The answer is
going to the available records, because that's what research is,
anyway. It is finding what others DON'T know. <br>
Hope it helps to know that you really are not alone in this. You can
reach me via email on my profile, and I'd be happy to chat off-board
on specifics of what you need and some ideas how to get it, without it
being a confrontation.
answers4: Not that I've found. Cyndislist only goes so far.
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