Where do I start, for a genealogy search?

answers1: A good place to start is the Mormons' online database. It
has free searches of millions of vital records and census. <br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.familysearch.org"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.familysearch.org</a> <br>

answers2: I hate to point out that the main thing here is that there
were no required public records any where in the world until around
the time of the Civil War here in the States. England and other
countries followed suit. There were localized civil records, church
records, and family records before that time. <br>
No matter whose records, you will find errors; in fact, probably there
are almost no records at any time that are not infected with errors,
computer records now being worse. <br>
Every race, creed, color, sex, or national origin was subject to slavery. <br>
Only the nobility have a fairly good record for their family tree; and
they were subject to someone making deliberate errors to make things
look better than they were. <br>
Here is my normal list; some sites will help more than others, but
that is the case for each family: <br>
You should start by asking all your living relatives about family
history. Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public
library and check to see if it has a genealogy department. Most do
nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges,
universities, etc. Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and
www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card
required). <br>
Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History
Centers. They allow people to search for their family history (and,
NO, they don't try to convert you). <br>
A third option is one of the following websites: <br>
<a href="http://www.searchforancestors.com/..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.searchforancestors.com/...</a>
<br>
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<a href="http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...</a>
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<br>
www dot usgenweb dot com/ <br>
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www dot census dot gov/ <br>
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<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.rootsweb.com/</a> <br>
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www dot ukgenweb dot com/ <br>
<br>
www dot archives dot gov/ <br>
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http://www.familysearch.org/ <br>
<br>
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/... <br>
<br>
http://www.cyndislist.com/ <br>
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www dot geni dot com/ <br>
<br>
Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's
passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the
Philippines, where ever and whatever. <br>
<br>
Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620,
plimouth, massachusetts" as an example. <br>
<br>
Good luck and have fun! <br>
<br>
Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites: <br>
<br>
www dot associatedcontent dot com/article... <br>
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Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know
where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the
mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth
certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the
hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up
on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA. <br>
I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics
Genotype Program. <br>
<br>
I myself have an ancestor who died in 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri,
but I have been unable to find out any additional information. And
there were public records at that time! So, good luck, be persistant.
<br>

answers3: Do a search on the web, everyone has a cousin that they
haven't seen in years who has done some of the research already. in a
search engine type in <br>
(your last name)+genealogy <br>
you can also try <br>
(your last name)+family <br>
Good Luck
answers4: Try Ancestry.com I have found loads from there. Good luck.
answers5: I think lawyers can do it for you though I may be wrong, or
a private investigator though I don't know if they still exist.
answers6: I highly recommend ancestry.com. It is a pay site but, well
worth the money. Start by asking any living relatives as much as you
can. They will give you answers you won't find on the internet. Even
if you don't pay for a subscription at ancestry.com, you can still use
the family tree to keep your information organized. Try going there
and start filling in what you know. You can go from there. <br>