pdiluigi asked:
I am interested in tracing my roots and finding out if I have relatives in other countries. However, I wondered if there was an inexpensive (FREE) way of doing what with all of the wonders of the Internet.
Jeffrey
I am interested in tracing my roots and finding out if I have relatives in other countries. However, I wondered if there was an inexpensive (FREE) way of doing what with all of the wonders of the Internet.
Jeffrey
Tags: Free Web Sites, Relatives, Roots
Calvin
type mountain apes into google. Just kidding!
David
Try the Mormons. Seriously, They have a geneaology web site (name escapes me) that is fairly good and free. I was able to trace back to my Great-Great-Great Grandparents on my mom’s side in the Ukraine.
Donald
…very good site…I found most of my tree here
Gary
is $12.95
7 day free trial at
free trial
Wayne
I save this and paste it because people ask the same question 1 - 4 times a day:
What are good free sites for genealogy?
or
Does anyone know about the {surname} family?
or
How can I trace my family tree, for free?
Sometimes thay ask in the genealogy category, Arts & Humanities -> Genealogy. Sometimes they don’t. If you search or browse the resolved questions in the Genealogy category, you can find more links from other people.
Here are some large free sites.
(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed.)
(Mormon’s mega-site)
(450,000,000+ entries, some excellent, some bad, most in between)=
Surname meanings and origins; no specific individuals, but fun.
These are for the USA only.
(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.)
(Canada has a Canadian Gen Web, with sites for each province.)
(Social Security Death index - click on “Advanced”.)
(US Phone book, for looking up distant cousins)
These two are for the UK & Ireland only:
If you get serious, you should probably buy a genealogy program. I like Roots Magic. Family Tree Maker is very popular. Both are $29 in the USA, but you can sometimes find old versions in discount bins at software stores.
has some tips for beginners.
I used to suggest people who were in favor of free data volunteer to ADD to it, instead of just taking it, but I gave that up as a lost cause. If you are interested, write to me via my profile. You will restore my faith in humanity.
Elsie
rootsweb.com is my favorite, but there are many more out there.
Ruben
Family Search
Search the Family History Library’s database, which contains millions of names from thousands of family trees.
GenCircles
Searching the global tree and viewing results is free to everyone. In addition to first and last names, the database is searchable by dates and places of birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial, as well as by the names of an individual’s father, mother and spouse.
GeneaNet
A database that indexes all the world’s genealogical resources, whether Net-based or not and whether free or fee-paying.
Ancestor Hunt
Index of Free Genealogy Search Engines
Find Your Family Tree
A free genealogy web site designed to help you find missing branches of your family tree using Pedigree Resource File (PRF), a rapidly expanding collection of family trees submitted by people worldwide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
GenealogyBuff.com
Search for your surname in dozens of family history databases with one click. Though you still have to visit each site to see the results (or find out your search came up empty), GenealogyBuff.com can be a good starting point for online research.
USGenWeb
The USGenWeb is one of the premier sites for US researchers. Here you’ll find Web pages for every US state and county.
AncestralFindings
AncestralFindings may not own every database you’re interested in, but its collection is impressive. Holdings include CD-ROM records of births, deaths, marriages, census indexes, land records, passenger lists, immigrations and Genealogy.com’s entire World Family Tree collection.