Comments on: how do you start on a search for family genealogy? http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/ A blog about genealogy and its effects on culture and society. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: candolim_imp http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-537 candolim_imp Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:41:28 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/#comment-537 <a href="">Jeanette</a> Task 1: Talk to people Ask family about the family. Record everything, even the doubtful stories grandma used to tell!!! there's maybe a shred of truth behind these tales that got embellished over the years/generations. Ask parents about their parents & grandparents... do the same with your grandparents if they are still around (or their siblings). I can't stress enough how important this is, as census & church records will never give you the kind of personal information you can get from people who actually KNEW the ancestors you never met. I don't know what country you're researching... in the US, I believe you can access census records as late as 1930, which will include many people's grandparents (perhaps great grandparents if you're pretty young). You can get Canadian censuses for 1911. In the UK, you can't access any censuses later than 1901 (1911 due online sometime on or after 2011). Basically, you're looking for family stories/documents that will take you back to ancestors born BEFORE the date of the available census in the relevant country. You then need to access these census returns to find your relative. This will show the household they lived in, and hopefully this will include their parents. You then work back through the census returns searching for each new family member found (you will also ned to access other records, particularly the marriage index, which will provide maiden names of females). It's a big task, but it becomes easier with practice. Jeanette

Task 1: Talk to people
Ask family about the family. Record everything, even the doubtful stories grandma used to tell!!! there’s maybe a shred of truth behind these tales that got embellished over the years/generations. Ask parents about their parents & grandparents… do the same with your grandparents if they are still around (or their siblings). I can’t stress enough how important this is, as census & church records will never give you the kind of personal information you can get from people who actually KNEW the ancestors you never met.

I don’t know what country you’re researching… in the US, I believe you can access census records as late as 1930, which will include many people’s grandparents (perhaps great grandparents if you’re pretty young). You can get Canadian censuses for 1911. In the UK, you can’t access any censuses later than 1901 (1911 due online sometime on or after 2011).

Basically, you’re looking for family stories/documents that will take you back to ancestors born BEFORE the date of the available census in the relevant country. You then need to access these census returns to find your relative. This will show the household they lived in, and hopefully this will include their parents. You then work back through the census returns searching for each new family member found (you will also ned to access other records, particularly the marriage index, which will provide maiden names of females).

It’s a big task, but it becomes easier with practice.

]]> By: r d http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-536 r d Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:55:42 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/#comment-536 <a href="">Corey</a> Do a search on the web, everyone has a cousin that they haven't seen in years who has done some of the research already. in a search engine type in (your last name)+genealogy you can also try (your last name)+family Good Luck Corey

Do a search on the web, everyone has a cousin that they haven’t seen in years who has done some of the research already. in a search engine type in
(your last name)+genealogy
you can also try
(your last name)+family
Good Luck

]]> By: hawaiian mike http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-535 hawaiian mike Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:12:58 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/#comment-535 <a href="">Regina</a> i think the mormon church has one of the most complete records for research on family trees but i wouldn't know how to access thier records except online maybe ( Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints) Regina

i think the mormon church has one of the most complete records for research on family trees but i wouldn’t know how to access thier records except online maybe ( Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints)

]]> By: mommy http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-534 mommy Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:29:27 +0000 http://www.culturegenealogysociety.com/genealogy/how-do-you-start-on-a-search-for-family-genealogy/#comment-534 <a href="">Willie</a> Just start with what you know, your parents, grandparents, etc. You can use some websites and there are lots of them out there with TONS of compiled information. Rootsweb.com and ancestry.com are real good ones. Have fun and dont get discouraged. You WILL run into road blocks but keep going at it, eventually you will find a way around it. Good luck ;) Willie

Just start with what you know, your parents, grandparents, etc. You can use some websites and there are lots of them out there with TONS of compiled information. Rootsweb.com and ancestry.com are real good ones. Have fun and dont get discouraged. You WILL run into road blocks but keep going at it, eventually you will find a way around it. Good luck ;)

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