How to Search Your Family Tree
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Are you interested in finding your ancestors or searching your family tree? There are many ways to search for your family tree right from your living room. Check out each one of these websites and explore the unique qualities of each one. My daughter, Kaycee, has used www.ancestry.com to trace my husband's family back to the 1500's and she has been in touch with some distant relatives using this website.
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Search Your Family Tree
This website is the place to start for all novices. You can check census records, immigration records, birth and death records, military records and family trees already finished. Start with this website. Their home page states the they are "world's largest online family history resource - including historical records, photos, stories, family trees and a collaborative community of millions. This is a website that is loaded with valuable information. Search Family Tree
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. It is a service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They have been in the genealogy business for over 100 years. One can search 4500 family history centers in 70 countries from their website. They have a wealth of information for you. Search family Tree
Next, check our governments National Archives. The National Archives and Records Administration keeps the important records of the USA. This site contains Federal Registrar, Federal Employee info, and historical documents. One may research a historical topic or find records of military service. This site is loaded with information and is user-friendly. More Ways to Search
Family Tree Maker 2011 Deluxe
Amazon Price: $45.00 (as of 05/31/2012)
Family Tree Maker will sync with Ancestry.com online family tree OR you may use this as a stand alone. Allows you to pick a any person in your family tree and see his personal family tree. New additions--making books, storing photos and videos.
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hamshi5433
Jan 8, 2012 @ 7:32 pm | delete
- I tried ancestry once to see if i could find my ancestors backgrounds but didn't have all the information they were asking for..sadly..it seems like a good website though..good luck to others and you`ve done a great job with this lens.
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OrganicMom247
Nov 10, 2011 @ 3:29 am | delete
- Nice lens! Your lens gave a lot of insight on finding ones ancestry. I enjoyed the lens and i will definitely use it to search for my own family. Great job.
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gottaloveit
Sep 21, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete
- Great resource for those looking for their family heritage. Nicely done.
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LisaAuch
Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:26 pm | delete
- Thanks for all this infomration, I am looking into finding out about our ancestors as apparenlty we are from Royal Blood!
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tonigrundstrom
Aug 18, 2011 @ 1:38 am | delete
- Genealogy is a subject I love. My Grandmother made it easy for us by keeping many scrapbooks with original documents, photos, articles, etc. She has the actual bill of sale that her family member received when he bought slaves. Not too many families have a head start on searching their family history like we have.
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I have only begun to be interested in genealogy since my mother died. She loved family and tracing our families' history. On my father's side, we ha... more »
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Family Tree Maker 2011 Deluxe
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