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Question:I am trying to find out things that I can't find on the internet about my family's history, does anyone have any suggestions?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am trying to find out things that I can't find on the internet about my family's history, does anyone have any suggestions?

If you mean your family tree, obtain death certificates for family members that have passed on. From this you will obtain their date of birth and the name of the person who registered their death (another branch to follow!) From their date of birth you can obtain their birth certificate, which will have their parents names on it. Repeat process. The person who registered their death may be their spouse. If so, you can then look for their marriage certificate. To find these certificates you'll want to find the vital statistics office for your province/state.

TALK to your LIVING relatives! Travel to visit with them if you must. They will have an abundance of information... bring a tape recorder, you won't remember all the stories on your own. ; )

It depends on what kind of history you want to know about.

Newspaper archives in the towns where your relatives lived would contain things about births, marriages, deaths, and sometimes social and business activities that they were involved in. A check with local recorders and clerks offices could give you some information of where they lived, what land they owned etc.

If most of your family has passed away, you might try speaking with friends or business associates that are still living. They may be able to fill you in on some things of a more personal nature.

This could be hard, if all your immediate family Barr one has passed then you need to take a step back and try and find more distant relatives to talk to, Follow the paper trail and then try and find some second cousins.

Sorry I cannot be of more help

Good luck and good hunting

Hey! I know what you mean!
I had that problem too!
Ask Your Grandmother if she is descended from anyone famous enough, tat could be on the internet.
If she is search up the name with the word -Ancestry- and see what you find, then do the same for the next and the others.

That's what i did!
My mom is descended from an Ethiopian King, who is Descended from King David(from the bible), who is a descendant of Ranses 1 and King Tut, and Nefertiti!