3 Super Easy Ways to Sidestep the Challenge of Finding Ancestors Online

In the many years that I've been climbing the family tree I'm amazed at how much can be found online. And, even more genealogy information comes online with each passing year. However, I'm surprised at how often I hear people tell me that they can never find any genealogy information about their family.

Nothing could be further from the truth. You see, I think there's information online about everyone's family - - but people just don't know how or where to look.

If you'd like to get started discovering your ancestors, here are 3 super easy way to sidestep the challenges.

1. Have a plan.

This sounds simple, doesn't it? But, like anything else, you'll achieve far more if you have a game plan. Here's an analogy: Think of genealogy searches like family vacations. If you don't have an end destination and a map or GPS, it's guaranteed you will wander around and around.

In terms of genealogy, when you go online to search for ancestors, know what you're looking for. This might be something like:

-great-grandfather's birth certificate

-Civil War regimental history

-the name of grandma's mother

-a map of the Virginia county your ancestors lived

Make a plan and stick to it. If you hit a brick wall, back up a step and try working "sideways". For example, if you can't find great-grandpa's birth certificate, look for his marriage information, school records, newspaper articles, or military records.

2. Work from you backwards.

Many times, upon hearing a story about a Revolutionary War hero in the family, people locate the soldier, then try to prove his connection by working forward in time. This method is extremely challenging and fraught with difficulties.

The rule of thumb in genealogy is always to start with YOU and then work backwards - through your parents, grandparents, etc. Prove the connection from one generation to the next oldest generation. Once you've established a solid foundation, pick the surname line that you think leads to the soldier, and work your way back to him.

3. Know how to find free sites.

Although you could search on commercial genealogy sites like Ancestry, you can also find wonderful information on free sites. Find them by using Google to search for phrases such as:

- "free genealogy database"

-"free family tree forums"

-"genealogy forums"

-"genealogy look-ups"

-"family tree finders"

-"______ [fill in the blank with your surname] genealogy"'

-"______[fill in the blank with a place, i.e. Texas] genealogy"

No matter how new you are to Internet genealogy or how long you've been searching, you can follow these three steps to sidestep the challenges and go directly to the genealogy gems.

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