where do i go to find out about my family history for free?
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Look in the answers to  resolved questions in the Genealogy category. There are 250,000 links there.
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http://www.familysearch.org/\n\nAlso try whitepages.com
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go to ancestry.com it cost money though not to sure how much
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Try Ancestry.com   Not sure if it will give you the info you need but i know there is info there on my computer but I also have the family tree maker installed.
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there is a free service through Ancestry.com, they offer limited resources.  For full service, you have to pay.\n\nI was able to work up a very extensive family tree for several generation by using the free service.  You can't find the "lost" ancestors, but there is a huge pool of people who are on the sites, thanks to the Mormon church registry.\ncheck here:\nhttp://www.uftree.com/\nhttp://genealogy.about.com/library/free_charts/bl_family_tree.htm\nhttp://www.ancestorhunt.com/
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Pay some money and go to an online family registry where uc an look up your whole history for like 19.99
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ancestors?\n\nYou can do research online.  If you've got names of your parents/grandparents, dates of birth, places of birth, you can check census records or other historical documents.  They're all online.  Try your public library.
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check out www.ancestry.com
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The very best is ancestory.com. You get a free 3 day trial with no obligation. I did it for 3 days and didnt pay a cent. This was about 6 months ago. I dont know about you but I found a lot of people in 3 days.\n It gives you all kinds of info. telephone, address even their frickin' social security #. All for free!
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Try:\n* Family Search: http://www.familysearch.org/\n* Roots Web: http://www.rootsweb.com/\n* Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com/?rnd=6%2bmYVxPtwb1%2b9oeYF1xp\n\nThere are a bunch listed under the Genealogy in the Yahoo directory: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/Genealogy/
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http://www.genealogical.com/
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http://www.familysearch.org/\n\nIt is free and very easy to use. And if you're ever in the Salt Lake City area feel free to check out the family history library. It is incredible. There are also smaller family history libraries in LDS chapels and stake houses. \nCheck them out. They are also free, and they have people there who will help you. Good Luck in your endeavors.
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Go to the county courthouse and ask for the records department.  The bureaucrat on duty may not be of much help, but the records are there for your perusal--for free.
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go to myheritage.com that site should help. \n\nthere is also ancestry.com but you have to pay for that I think.
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Some libraries has subscriptions to the census images; you have to use them at the library, usually. The rest of these are free, but with advertising.\n\nhttp://www.cyndislist.com/\n(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed.)\n\nhttp://www.familysearch.com\n(Mormon's mega-site)\n\nhttp://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi\n(450,000,000+ entries, of varying quality)\n\nhttp://www.usgenweb.net/\n(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.)\n\nhttp://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi\n(Social Security Death index - click on "Advanced".)\n\nhttp://find.person.superpages.com/\n(US Phone book, for looking up distant cousins)\n\nhttp://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln=\nSurname meanings and origins\n\nA word of warning - there isn't a magic site that will take your name in and give you a 12-generation pedigree. Genealogy takes time.\n\nA second W. of W. - You won't find living people on any of the sites except the phone book one. You will have to find your grandparents' or great grandparents' birth dates and maiden names somewhere besides the Internet.\n\nA third W. of W. - The free sites are supported by advertising, just like TV. You can't watch the Super Bowl without seeing a beer commercial, and you can't surf for dead relatives without seeing an Ancestry advertisement. Don't complain about advertisements. They bring you the "free" sites. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
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I can't find anything readily accessible for your name, but you can sign up for a free 14-day trial at Ancestry.com to find out :)
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Go to the "find a person" websites and begin to do searches.  They are free, and we have found several people by searching there.  You may need to do just a last name search, which may give you family members of individuals you are looking for.\n\nThe link I've included is just one of many you can use.