sunshine02 asked:


The Internet has revolutionized the way people research genealogy. With new websites coming online everyday, searching for people is easier than ever. Genealogical information abounds on the Web. There are many genealogy Websites, and some of them are free. Here’s how to trace your family tree on the Internet.

Not only will researching your family tree online save time and money by reducing need to travel in order to obtain records, but it also will enable you to access other researchers’ data. You will have access to research that before the Internet may have been impossible to get.

Check out the helpful sites that exist simply for your use in genealogical research. These sites contain databases and search capabilities that can quickly aid in determining whether you are on the right path in your search. Check family search organizations and genealogy websites; some have current information on family members, not just ancestors.

Go to the official website of the state your family was last living in. There you will find links to official departments of the state and can search through license records and property ownership records.

Add other people’s research to your favorites on your web browser, not your research. You need to be sure that it is relevant to your research first, and then verify the facts before including in research.

Search for your family name followed by the word “family” (i.e., “Smith family”) using your favorite search engine. This will connect you to countless Web sites of family searches that have gone on before you. It’s possible that one side of your family heritage has already been researched.

Not all genealogy can be constructed online. Obtaining birth and death certificates must be done by snail mail or personal visits–and often involves traveling to a country of origin.



Carla

Stephanie Varney asked:


Are you ready to begin your own Irish genealogical quest? You’re not alone. Today, over 34 million people in the United States alone have Irish ancestry. It’s one of the most commonly searched nationalities in American genealogy! Irish roots are found in every part of American life, thanks largely to a huge influx of immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Not only is Ireland well-represented among the population of the United States, it can be found throughout the world. People in nearly every nation on earth have ancestry that could ultimately lead them on an Irish genealogical quest. The people of Ireland have been fanning out throughout the world since as early as the 7th century, when monks from the “Emerald Isle” set out to bring Christianity to the masses in Europe. Emigration continued at a steady pace until the 19th century, when it exploded! The infamous potato famine was happening then, and it caused 2 million Irish nationals to emigrate to nations all over the world, but particularly England, Scotland, Canada, Australia, and the United States.

If you want to identify your Irish ancestors and get to know who they were, there’s now plenty of opportunity to do so. Today, there are more records than ever that have been opened to the public, and even made available online! Lots of websites, such as the Origins Network, now make Irish genealogical records available online for a small monthly fee. You can use these websites to find such important records as birth, death, and marriage records, church registers, census records, and rosters of property owners (also known as Griffiths Valuation). These records typically go back into about the mid-19th century, but that’s just the beginning of what’s available. Keep looking, because your Irish ancestors are there!



Jim

sunshine02 asked:


Genealogy has been a popular hobby among people who are eager to learn their family history. Building a family tree requires time, patience and research, but the knowledge gained from searching old family records is well worth the effort.

Genealogy isn’t an easy process, and often takes hours of research analyzing census records, marriage and death certificates, and even tax records. Certificates of birth, marriage, divorce and death are considered “vital records” and searching vital records is an important part of composing a genealogy. All these records can help give a well-rounded picture of your family tree. Most records are kept by the state in which the event took place, so knowing where grandma and grandpa got hitched is important if you’re looking for their marriage record.

The Internet has taken researching genealogy records to a whole new level. The amount of information available online as well as in traditional offline sources is staggering. Determine what information you want to find out. Family tree research can be addictive once you start, so it is important to set goals such as knowing where in the old country your ancestors came from or to take your history back to a particular period in history.

Keep track of all the records you’ve requested and note whether or not you received them. If you can’t find a record, note the reason. This will prevent you from repeating your request for an unavailable record.

Family records are only as reliable as the person who filled them out. Death certificates are notorious for being wrong about certain things because the information is often gleaned from surviving family members who may be unsure of the facts.

If there are discrepancies in dates on family records, you may have to search for public or church documents to find the accurate date.

If you can, visit with older family members personally–you may be in for a fabulous ride down memory lane. Take a notebook and pen with you to write down all those nuggets of family history.



Ruth

Melanie Walters asked:


How do you determine which type of family tree you want before you begin researching? Everyone putting together a family tree is faced with certain choices. Who to include in the family tree? How am I going to build my Family Tree? These are all important questions that will determine the type of family tree you decide to build. Visit www.obituarieshelp.org to download a free printable family tree template chart so you can get started right now.

When you are researching your family tree, you may just start out by finding out about grandparents and great grandparents but to find out who they really were and to find out those little, but important facts, you might want to consider broadening your research. There are several ways that you can do that, and below you’ll find out about all the different family tree models that you can follow.

What is a family tree chart?

A family tree by definition is a diagram of a family’s ancestry. So in essence it is a map or chart showing the members of a family, their relationship to one another and even the dates of birth, marriage and death. But a family tree is so much more than that. Or it can be. A family tree, depending on the type of tree you choose to create could include all the relatives, spouses and even friends and neighbors of a family.

The types of Family Tree Charts

Mapping out your family tree is a time consuming activity that involves close attention to detail and a desire to find the answers to those burning questions of who am I? And where did I come from? Before you begin, you need to know that not all family trees are made the same.

Pedigree, Direct Lineage or Ascendant Family Tree Chart

The Pedigree Family Tree Chart is sometimes called a Direct Lineage or Ascendant Family Tree. This is perhaps the most common type of family tree and the one most people think of when referring to family trees. The pedigree family tree begins with you (or a parent, or grandparent) and then follows a single bloodline or family name back through the generations as far back as you can go.

If you are researching your pedigree with both your mother’s and your father’s bloodline, your pedigree chart would start with you, then your parents would be listed, then both sets of grand parents would come next, then all four sets of great grand parents and so on.

If you are researching your father’s surname and bloodline, the pedigree chart starts with you, then next on the chart would be your parents, then your father’s parents, then your grandfather’s parents and so on.

In any case, the pedigree family tree chart is the most common and is an excellent starting point for budding genealogists and for anyone interested in tracing their family history and their direct bloodline.

Descendant Family Tree Chart

A Descendant Family Tree Chart is the opposite of the Pedigree Family Tree Chart. This type of family tree chart starts with an ancestral couple pretty far back in the family history and then lists the descendants of that ancestral couple generation by generation until the present. Usually the Descendant Family Tree Chart is created after the Pedigree Family Tree Chart is complete as a way to illustrate all known descendants of all lines of the family. The Descendant Family Tree Chart can then become the outline for writing the family history.

Family Lineage Family Tree Chart

The family lineage family tree chart is similar to the pedigree family tree chart but for one difference. In a family lineage family tree chart, you would include the siblings of your direct lineage or pedigree. So you would include your aunts and uncles, great aunts and uncles and so on. This gives a more complete picture of the family rather than just focusing on your direct bloodline.

Family lineage family tree charts are very helpful in identifying your family members and helps to keep all your ancestors organized. It also is an excellent way to find out about relationships between members of your pedigree and their siblings which can lead to you finding out more interesting facts about your family.

Where to Start?

If you are just starting your genealogy search you might consider developing a Pedigree Family Tree Chart before you get too deep into your research. One problem that novice genealogists encounter is they get excited about the research and end up losing track of who and what they are researching. Although the research always turns up interesting facts and stories, you might get frustrated that you wasted time or didn’t get to the ancestors you had hoped to find in the time you allotted for research. If you keep track of names, dates and places of your direct family line on a Pedigree Family Tree Chart, you are less likely to get confused and go off on searches you don’t need to do.

Free Printable Family Tree Charts

Get started right away by downloading a Free Printable Family Tree Chart from www.obituarieshelp.org. Then begin by filling in all the information you already know like your name, your parent’s names, your grandparent’s names and so on. Now you have the beginning of an excellent Pedigree Family Tree Chart and a guide for your research. Your first research step after filling out the Pedigree Family Tree Chart as much as you can, is to interview your parents and grandparents if possible and don’t forget that aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings are a good source of information too. Good luck and have fun!



Karl

GrannyToad asked:


Keep in mind that “deep ancestry” and the Genographic Project have nothing whatever to do with genealogy. That is so far back it’s about hunter-gatherers armed with rocks roaming the planet, displacing one another geographically whether by force or sometimes a more attractive culture, and exchanging genes — but not keeping genealogically useful records, only at best the fossil record.
Off Topic — hey it’s not me you’re disagreeing with it is governments, the genealogy community and genealogy professionals. Have you not noticed that censuses aren’t available for most living persons and that living persons are not presented on reputable online gedcoms? It is unethical and now you know.

Back to our regular scheduled program.

Chester

cinderellagirl asked:


I would like to do a family genealogy, unfortunately my present financial situation does not allow me to afford websites that charge monthly fees to locate your family history. Are there any reliable Free websites out there?

Linda

??pixiechix?? asked:


And not easily transferrable. Cost isn’t a factor, I just want a program that will do a supreme job of organizing and displaying.

Serious geneaology only, not freebie stuff.
Thanks for any tips!

Annette

Don Higgins asked:


If you have been in network marketing for any length of time, you’ve probably discovered that buying mlm leads or mlm genealogy leads and cold calling is very popular in this industry. So popular in fact, a large number of companies are selling mlm leads all over the internet. During the late 80’s and 90’s, top gurus used genealogy leads to build huge organizations. Having access to these lists was a secret gold mine among the heavy hitters. The average distributor had no idea that these top income earners were using such list to create massive downlines. One top mlm trainer name Tracy Biller, who’s the creator of Ultimate Success CD’s is a big advocate of buying mlm genealogy list.

The real challenge using leads is duplication. Because not all distributors wants to cold call strangers on the phone. Not to mention mlm leads are usually sold more than once, especially the mlm genealogy list. Sure there’s companies online selling lead list, but you really don’t know the quality of the list and the cost overtime can be really expensive. So buying leads is bad way to do business. The best way to build your mlm program is to create your own leads by using the internet.

With more and more network marketers harnessing the power of the internet, a number of online network marketers have discovered a new way of doing business and are having success in a big way. This is a fantastic model because it allows you to get into cash flow quickly and easy to duplicate. So what’s this new concept? It’s called Attraction Marketing.

Attraction marketing is great way to build your business because you learn how to use real online marketing tools and strategies. You’ll also discover a unique way to attract other network marketers and quality Prospects to you. One strategy is to learn how to get high google search ranking. Another is to provide valuable content. The goal is to send out solutions-base information to your target audience. They will in turn be receptive to your message and be attracted to you naturally. You’ll be able to create your own prospects list and offer useful products and earn upfront instant cash. Also you’ll have the ability to brand your name, which will position you as a leader. Once trust has been established, you can share your primary mlm program with you list on the backend.

This new model is more powerful then the old school of network marketing ever was. This is  true direct response marketing with law of attraction principles aswell. The great thing about marketing this way is, you still make a profit whether prospects join your mlm business or not. That’s the beauty of attraction marketing. It teaches you to move from just another mlm distributor to an independent online entrepreneur. And that’s where you want to be.

Buying mlm genealogy leads and cold calling is definitely a hard way to build a business in today’s environment. I know.. I’ve tried it. It’s not fun either. Not only that, it puts you in a position of salesman rather than a leader. And nobody wants to be sold to. That’s the big problem with leads of any kind. Trying to sell an mlm opportunity upfront to strangers over the phone is a challenging task. Especially when a relationship, trust and credibility haven’t been built yet. You need to stop chasing prospect and let them come to you. That’s what attraction marketing will do for you.

If you are going to use the internet to promote your mlm program, attraction marketing is the way to go. Some experts say that this concept will take the industry by storm. I think they are right. As more and more distributors go online, sooner or later they will come in contact with this method. And as I said earlier, there are a number of network marketers who are becoming well known in the internet network marketing world as a result of using this concept. So, if you’re ready to take your business to the next level, attraction markteting is the way to go.  

 



Joyce

sammi_saur <3 asked:


I’m now starting to get into genealogy. I have a list of people I can use to research. But I seriously dont know where to start, I mean where do I go? Is there any website I can use to look up my ancestors? Any advice would be notified.

Signed.
Old Finder.

Gina

gray wolf asked:


I never done a genealogy search before. I am trying to do it on my own, but don’t know how or where to start. Are there any books that can help me understand how to searh information for a family tree?

I have tried rootsweb. But I found no useful information. Maybe I am doing it wrong.
To Emeraldisle:

I never noticed that mistake before. Thank you for pionting it out.

Russell