Free Genealogy Website?

genforum

genweb

findagrave

wpa burial records

heritage quest and ancestry at local libraries

Ellis island records

random acts of genealogical kindness

There are literally thousands of places on the internet where genealogy info can be found.

WHAT you need is a place that info has been consolidated and is easy to find. Try these two links below. From free family tree building websites, downloadable GEDcom software, Learning how to make use of the Census, and more. You will have access to information provided by seasoned genealogy hobbyists on the Genealodocious group, including interesting genealogy family stories, beginners resources, and genealogical history. Have fun.

Yes, try all of these:

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...

www dot usgenweb dot com/

www dot census dot gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

www dot ukgenweb dot com/

www dot archives dot gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

www dot geni dot 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:

www dot associatedcontent dot 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.

Here is one:

http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/search.cfm

Don't let "marriage" in the URL fool you. They have Family Bibles, Birth certificates, Cemetery records, Census entries., Church records (members, birth, baptism, christening, death, burial), Court cases (civil or criminal), Death records, Directory entries (city, county, telephone), Estate settlement records, Estate receipts, Guardianship orders, Maps (including plat maps), Marriage records, Military records (including DAR file), Minute books & ledgers, Newspaper articles, Obituaries, School records, and Wills, and they are all free.

There is one little catch - it is only for Preble County, Ohio, and, except for the obits, most of the records are pre-1900. But, if your ancestors came from there, you are going to be as happy as a cat whose human has just put a basket of fresh laundry, warm from the drier, at a conveient height on a chilly winter night.

Chances are your ancestors don't come from Preble County, Ohio, and you will be as unhappy as a cat whose human always folds his laundry immediately and hides it away in closets and drawers. Humans like that deserve what they get; cold underwear in the morning. A cat is willing to pre-warm your shorts and t-shirts for you if you give him half a chance.

My point is that there ARE free genealogy sites out there; they vary by town, county, state, (shire, in the UK) and country. Also by the years you are interested in.

Ancestry.com makes their money by paying people to transcribe reams of data. They then sell access to it. If the omelet fairy delivered free breakfasts to everyone every morning, would Denny's stay in business? If there was a web site just like Ancestry, but free, would Ancestry stay in business?

Rootsweb, Us Gen Web, GenForum and the free parts of Ancestry are the biggest and widest (i.e., cover the most states) free sites on the web, but there are 400,000+ free sites. Preble County is a rare gem and the standard by which I judge all other county libraries. Most of them wish they had the funds and/or volunteers to do likewise.

Poke around. Use Google for "[Birth | Marriage | Death] records {county} {state}" or "Genealogy {county} {State}. Post a specific question here (Does anyone know of a good site for births in Deaf Smith County, Texas before 1924?). Explore. Have fun!

Cyndi's list, at http://www.cyndislist.com/

is free, and can point you to even more free genealogical websites.

I also like LDS family search

http://www.familysearch.org/ENG/search/frameset_se...

(it's a good resource; includes us non-lds members, too).

There's also Texas GenWeb...actually, all the states have a GenWeb,

http://www.usgenweb.org/

and they're an excellent resource (drill down to the county/township/&tc., that you're interested in...)

Hope this helps...genealogy's a trip!

I am looking for the same.. if I find any I will be glad to let you know.. Please be so kind and do the same for me.. Good luck.

lds has alot of info on it

try www.myheritage.com. hope it helps.