delux_version asked:
I’ve hit a road block. Aside from traveling 1500 miles to the locaton I’m stuck at what’s the best way to locate ansestors prior to coming to America? Or really any of your best experiences where you were stuck and had an epiphiny, that got you unstuck. Please keep advice to low $’s, if I spend anymore cash my wife will turn me into an ansestor!
Betty
I’ve hit a road block. Aside from traveling 1500 miles to the locaton I’m stuck at what’s the best way to locate ansestors prior to coming to America? Or really any of your best experiences where you were stuck and had an epiphiny, that got you unstuck. Please keep advice to low $’s, if I spend anymore cash my wife will turn me into an ansestor!
Betty
Tags: Ansestor, Coming To America, Roots
Ruth
Hi there. If your family came to the United States during the immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s, you have some great options. If your family came through Ellis Island, you can go on and search virtually thousands upon thousands of names of people who passed its gates. There you can also find pictures of the ships they were on, and view the actual ship manifests! And best of all, it’s completely free!
You can also use the internet to your advantage in another way. You can post on a genealogy website (try to find one that caters to people from the part of the world from which your ancestors came) asking for help, sort of like you did here. I hope you find what you’re looking for.
Good luck!!
Herman
Some public libraries have subscriptions to Ancestry or Heritage Quest, which you can use for free.
Most of the Mormon Family History Centers have subscriptions to the census images, which you can use for free. (Even if you aren’t a Mormon.)
Cyndi’s list has a category for most European countries.
Michelle
I had tried on my own to trace my roots, and took a genealogy course that tied me into Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com. I was able to access census records and found a starting point for my own searching. I subscribe to Ancestry now. Try also, LivingLegacy.com. My epiphany happened when I found my gr-gr grandfather and I was able to trace back. Good luck!!!
Kurt
Grandparents…