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Position:Home>Genealogy> Does anyone know where I can get free information about a family tree?Question: Does anyone know where I can get free information about a family tree?My parents are Italian, and came to Canada by ship from Italy to work on the railroad. My grandparents died many years ago, and my father is getting older and I would love to surprise him with some family history. Does anyone know where I could start to find some info on past family history? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Here's the best place to start: Canadian Genealogy Centre - National Archives of Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealog... Railways "Labourers involved with the construction of a railroad were the employees of the contractor who built the railroad, not railway company employees." http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealog... Italian Canadian Heritage Exhibit http://www.civilization.ca/cultur/presen... more info http://www.genealogytoday.com/ca/connect... National Congress of Italian Canadians - Italian Canadian Bibliography http://www.canadese.org/ncic_about_itali... Italian Genealogy Links http://www.cyndislist.com/italy.htm... You can see if your father's surname pops up in any of these search engines - A good way to see if anyone else is working on the same tree Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com LDS Mormon Church http://www.familysearch.org |