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<blockquote data-quote="shirley t" data-source="post: 236756">It won&#039;t be that easy.&nbsp; Apparently the word is out that people can find their entire family history on line.&nbsp; Actually there are lots of websites, Cyndi&#039;slist.com has a multitude of them.&nbsp; I like Ancestry.Com for its records. They have all the U.S. censuses through 1930. The 1940 and later are not available to the public yet.&nbsp; They also have U. K. censuses.Just don&#039;t take as absolute fact everything you see in family trees on ANY website, free or paid. The info is submitted by folks like you and me and mostly not documented or poorly documented. There is no way the people who operate those websites can verify that the information submitted is correct and frankly they don&#039;t care.&nbsp; Even if you see the same info on the same people from many different subscribers that is no guarantee at all it is correct. A lot of people copy without verifying.Your public library might have some great resources including a subscription to Ancestry.Com.&nbsp; A Family History Center at a Latter Day Saints(Mormon) Church has records on people all over the world, not just Mormons.You need to call and find out their hours for the general public.&nbsp; In Salt&nbsp; Lake City they have the world&#039;s largest genealogical collection.&nbsp; Their Family HIstory Centers canorder microfilm for you to view at a nominal fee.I have never had them to try and convert me or send their missionaries by to ring my doorbell.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t heard of them doing that to anyone else that has used their resources.But first, start with your living family, particularly your senior membeers.&nbsp; Tape them if they will let you. It might be they are confused on some things but what might seem to be insignificant story telling might turn out to be very significant.&nbsp; Find out if any family member has any old family bibles.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ask to see and make copies of birth, marriage and death certificates. Also depending on the faith, baptismal, first communon, confirmation, marriage records can be important.Don&#039;t expect to find much on living people on genealogy sites. There is too much risk for identity theft.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shirley t, post: 236756"] It won't be that easy. Apparently the word is out that people can find their entire family history on line. Actually there are lots of websites, Cyndi'slist.com has a multitude of them. I like Ancestry.Com for its records. They have all the U.S. censuses through 1930. The 1940 and later are not available to the public yet. They also have U. K. censuses. Just don't take as absolute fact everything you see in family trees on ANY website, free or paid. The info is submitted by folks like you and me and mostly not documented or poorly documented. There is no way the people who operate those websites can verify that the information submitted is correct and frankly they don't care. Even if you see the same info on the same people from many different subscribers that is no guarantee at all it is correct. A lot of people copy without verifying. Your public library might have some great resources including a subscription to Ancestry.Com. A Family History Center at a Latter Day Saints(Mormon) Church has records on people all over the world, not just Mormons. You need to call and find out their hours for the general public. In Salt Lake City they have the world's largest genealogical collection. Their Family HIstory Centers can order microfilm for you to view at a nominal fee. I have never had them to try and convert me or send their missionaries by to ring my doorbell. I haven't heard of them doing that to anyone else that has used their resources. But first, start with your living family, particularly your senior membeers. Tape them if they will let you. It might be they are confused on some things but what might seem to be insignificant story telling might turn out to be very significant. Find out if any family member has any old family bibles. Ask to see and make copies of birth, marriage and death certificates. Also depending on the faith, baptismal, first communon, confirmation, marriage records can be important. Don't expect to find much on living people on genealogy sites. There is too much risk for identity theft. [/QUOTE]

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