Comments on: What are good places to research genealogy without having to pay for a subscription?

By: D and G Gifts Etc

D and G Gifts Etc — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:12:15 +0000

you can look at libraries and research town records. But most important talk to your family. Grandparents, Great Grand parents they are a wealth of knowledge that are all to often left untapped. You can also type in a persons name in your browser and see what pops up. You would be amazed! Good luck. Have fun. Hope you find something really cool and interesting in your family history

By: Holly N

Holly N — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:52:58 +0000

There are a few websites out there however you must remember they are only a tool. There is a lot of bad research out there. Start with your own birth certificate and work your way thru your parents on back. You have to document to prove your line. Your library may subscribe to ancestry and heritagequest.

By: strictlyaprincess

strictlyaprincess — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:52:53 +0000

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints keep wonderful records and maintains libraries locally. They are very supportive, friendly, and free…and you don’t have to be a member or dogged to become one.

By: grannytoad

grannytoad — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:53:26 +0000

Free is relative. Free may mean someone else pays, like your local state library branch. Or, is it free when you phone, write letters, and travel the country to dig into old courthouse records and traipse cemeteries as was done before the internet and still is because not all records you may need are on the internet?

Your library may provide you with access to census images through HeritageQuest Online. It’s indexed by literal spelling of heads of households’ names, ages, birthplace &c. Your local LDS family history center has resources you can search free or very low cost as well.

Rootsweb.com, genforum, gencircles are free, again in that someone else pays. Parts of ancestry.com are free, others by subscription, such as the every-person indexed census images, excellent search template and wild cards.

By: micalova

micalova — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:14:17 +0000

log on to search machine and type “geneology.com” or “ancestry.com” or simply type the name that you are looking for in the web search. try to get also the nearest spelled names from the name you are looking for, incase it was miss spelled during the early registration which have been perpetuated up to now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:27:01 +0000

not sure if it is free but Brigham-Young University has an awesome geneaology department and I think they will do a lot of the research for you. They also have a link to a webite where you can submitt DNA and have your origin “traced”. The DNA thing is The Sorenson Institute, I think.

By: hajgora7

hajgora7 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:24:59 +0000

You may contact the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

I hear that it is free. But I also hear they baptise all your ancestors in their church. Any Mormons, can you testify to the truth or falsity of this claim?

I think the best way is to get out and do the hard work. Go to the county courthouses, go to the cemeteries and the church registries. There is no substitute for hard work and persistence.

By: D R

D R — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:16:45 +0000

libraries are good too. Some libraries (like the NYC public libraries) have full access to ancestry.com. Most libraries will have local census records and obituaries on microfilm.
The Mormon sites are not free. They have a place to donate your family info, but that won’t help you any unless you pay to use their services.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:38:51 +0000

Libraries and town records of births & deaths. It take legwork, not internet browsing to do a decent job.