Saturday, February 15, 2020

Whats the best (free) site 4 genealogy ?

Adelle Weight: I don't know what the best site is, but you can look here and choose for yourself.http://www.ancestorhunt.com/

Shaquita Wernicki: No on website is the best but I have included a tutorial to help you get started and a couple of websties that have many, many free website included in their offerings.There is an excellent tutorial for those who are new to family research at http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ; everyone starting out in genealogy should understand the basics and this tutorial covers them: Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Websites, 2010 and Cyndi's List...both are listed below.Your public libraries will most likely have both Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest.com free for anyone to use while at the library and with a library card you should be able to use Heritage Quest at home. Another free online resource is the LDS/Mormon site, which has many free online records and original documents on their pilot site at http://pilot.familysearch.org/r! ecordsearch/start.h... . They have also just added a new Beta site that has a few more databases, which you might find useful http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list . In addition to their online records, they have Family History Centers where you can go for personalized help with research and look at microfilm and while they will not do your research for you they will help you, a lot. They only charge if they have to order something specifically for you or you need photocopies and their charges are minimal. Look on the home page of their website to find a location near you and call to check hours of operation. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Home/Welcome/home.... …this website is also where the Social Security Death Index is located. Additionally, USGen Web is another free online resource at http://www.usgenweb.org/ . This site is packed with how-to tips, queries and records for every state and most counties within those states. Then, there is Rootsweb at http! ://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ a free site hosted by Ancestry.c! om where you can search for surnames, post queries on the message boards and subscribe to surname mailing lists.Also, be sure to check each state that you need information from as many have their own projects, for example, the state of Missouri has a great website that has many free source documents online at http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ and South Carolina has many free wills and other court documents at http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/sea... Also, Family Tree Magazine’s 101 Best Websites, 2010 http://familytreemagazine.com/article/101-Best-Web... You may have to register for their free newsletter to access this list but you will find that helpful also.And the only site that is included on this list which has some links that are free and some that are fee is Cyndi’s List but it will be well worth your time to look through the list for the free websites because of their quality: http://www.cyndislist.com/ Also, you can come back here for help with specific ! questions or search our archives for more “ genealogy sources”....Show more

Ronnie Panas: Overall, for white people in the USA whose ancestors did NOT live in Preble County, Ohio, it is a tossup between family search, family records, Roots Web and US Gen Web. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_se...https://beta.familysearch.org/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/and in particularhttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgihttp://usgenweb.org/I am trying to be kind here, not insulting. If you weighed 110, did the 100-yard dash in 24 seconds and asked "How can I play fullback for Ohio State?", we'd have to tell you that you were not qualified. You undoubtedly have many other sterling qualities, and someday you'll be a wonderful parent and productive citizen. But, anyone who thinks there is a single best site for our little hobby, out of the 400,000+ that are out there, and uses a number for a word isn't really qualified. Genealogy is like writing a ter! m paper for a high school history class. You don't have to have an IQ o! f 140+ (although it doesn't hurt) but you do need SOME research skills....Show more

Barrett Felicia: You got good info from Joyce B and Ted Pack (who was pretty funny, too.)Your question and versions of it are asked here all the time. Here is a version of my "canned" reply.There are quite a few free genealogy web sites (truly no cost to you.)1. Even tho' Ancestry.com is a service to which one must subscribe and pay for, most likely your local public library has a subscription and makes it available to library users at no cost to them (other than one's tax dollars at work.) The library access to Ancestry.com may be just at the headquarters library and will probably be just the U.S. databases, however. Telephone your local public library and ask about Ancestry.com access.2. There are some genealogy web sites also managed by the LDS Church/Ancestry.com that are available at no cost:* Rootsweb.com http://www.rootsweb.com* FamilySearch.org http://beta.familysearch.orgYou ! can register for both at no cost.* Plus, with your Rootsweb.com login (ID & password) you can access a limited use Ancestry.com at no cost from home. A friend of mine used that method to create and update an Ancestry.com hosted family tree. You can also do searches on Ancestry.com that way, but will only find limited info.* Rootsweb.com and Ancestry.com have message boards (by family/surnames and by locations) where researchers post their queries and where some answers can be found. The people using the message boards are very helpful to each other. Results may take time, however.3. Another web site with message boards (family/surnames and locations) that I use a lot:Genealogy.com http://www.genealogy.com (free registration)4. Through your local public library, there are other paid subscriptions that are most helpful to a genealogy researcher. Most of them are accessible from your home computer through the library web site + your valid library card. Talk with a librarian (e! ither in person or via phone) at the reference/information desk for inf! ormation on what is available and how to obtain a no cost public library card, if you don't already have one. For example: HeritageQuest (thru my public library) has been another source of U.S. census info for me. Also, the Access NewspaperArchive, has been a great resource to me for newspaper articles about family members.* Plus, the public library has wonderful print resources one must use in-person at the library (again maybe just the headquarters branch.) All have been paid for by tax dollars over the years. And, often the library has printed guides/pathfinders you can pick up for referrals to information resources that will help you in your work.* The public libraries where I have worked also have hosted regular meeting/instructional sessions offered by the local genealogical society regarding specific aspects of genealogical research. Ask about those, too, when you talk with a librarian.If all this doesn't make your eyes rattle in your head :-) I think the info I've g! iven you above will give you a good start.Best wishes....Show more

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