Free Genealogy - Do Free Genealogy and Family History Websites Exist?
Do free genealogy sites and other free family history resources really exist? The short answer is yes. But it doesn't mean that it'll be easy for you to search your family tree. Let me explain... Genealogy research used to be a very time intensive and difficult task. When you began to research who your grandparents REALLY were - their full names, dates of birth, locations of origin, and their siblings, you'd have to begin with the first resource available - normally your parents. You would rely on your parents for stories about your grandparents, but you couldn't necessary rely on these stories as fact. The next step would be to search through old filing cabinets and boxes stored away in various locations for any possible genealogy records which normally included old newspaper clippings, old photos, and similar research. Pending how successful this initial search, the next step would be the time intensive and expensive investment to visit local libraries and review mic...