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Ok so i go to make a family tree right really entertaining ive been told so i went as far as i know and still i dont have a single match with any family tree thing i dont know what to do ive entered my siblings parents grandparents everyone i know and still nothing!. So my question is how do i find my family tree with the info i have!. And if you have a better website please list it!.
Thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Find your grandparents' parents; then find your great grandparents' parents!.

If you and all of them are in the USA, sooner or later you'll get to someone alive in 1930, when you can start using the census!.

There are over 400,000 free genealogy sites!. I have put links to some huge ones, but you'll have to wade through some advice and warnings first!.

If you didn't mention a country, we can't tell if you are in the USA, UK, Canada or Australia!. I'm in the USA and my links are for it!.

If you are in the USA,
AND most of your ancestors were in the USA,
AND you can get to a library or FHC with census access,
AND you are white
Then you can get most of your ancestors who were alive in 1850 with 100 - 300 hours of research!. You can only get to 1870 if you are black, sadly!. Many young people stop reading here and pick another hobby!.

No web site is going to tell you how your great grandparents decorated the Christmas tree with ornaments cut from tin foil during the depression, how Great Uncle Elmer wooed his wife with a banjo, or how Uncle John paid his way through college in the 1960's by smuggling herbs!. Talk to your living relatives before it is too late!.

You won't find living people on genealogy sites!. You'll have to get back to people living in 1930 or so by talking to relatives, looking up obituaries and so forth!.

Finally, not everything you read on the internet is true!. You have to be cautious and look at people's sources!. Cross-check and verify!.

So much for the warnings!. Here is the link!.

http://www!.tedpack!.org/yagenlinks!.html

It has links, plus tips and hints for each of these sites:

http://www!.cyndislist!.com
http://www!.familysearch!.org/Eng/Search/f!.!.!.
http://worldconnect!.genealogy!.rootsweb!.c!.!.!.
http://www!.rootsweb!.com/
http://www!.usgenweb!.net
http://www!.ancestry!.com/learn/facts/defa!.!.!.
http://ssdi!.genealogy!.rootsweb!.com/cgi-b!.!.!.
http://find!.person!.superpages!.com/
http://vitals!.rootsweb!.ancestry!.com/ca/d!.!.!.
http://www!.tedpack!.org/goodpost!.html
http://www!.genforum!.com
http://boards!.ancestry!.com/
http://searches!.rootsweb!.com/cgi-bin/lis!.!.!.

I used to put short tips in the stock answer!. Now Y!A limits the size of an answer!. You'll need the hints!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Unless you find a relative who has begun your family tree and put it onto a website like Ancestry, you will not find it, nobody does it for you, you have to compile your own family tree, starting with what you know about your parents, grandparents etc!., and then using records of birth, marriage and death, as well as census records etc!. to trace you ancestry back, one generation at a time!. It can take a long time, but it is well worth the effort!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you know the names of your grandparents, then chances are that your parents know the names of their grandparents!. That would likely put you back to the time frame where the census would be helpful to you!. Interviewing family members is key when you are first starting out!. You would be amazed how two siblings can have different recollections of the same family members, especially if they are more than ten years apart!. Example: My dad is the youngest in his family and has always known who his grandparents are!. His brother is six years older than him and made a comment once that their grandfather was a twin!. My dad didn't believe him, but once we got started with our research, we did find where their grandfather was a twin!. His twin died at age two and all of this happened in the Netherlands before their grandfather even immigrated!. When asked how he knew his grandfather was a twin, my uncle answered "I don't know, I guess I've always known!." So!.!.!.!. the moral of the story is to interview your family members!.!.!. Your parents should know who their grandparents are and your grandparents would likely know who theirs were!. Potentially, that could bring you back to some of your great great grandparents!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Just keep going with everyone you have!. Ask everyone in your family to help you find the names of great-grandparents and great-great grandparents!. Your grandparents' sisters are often really good sources of information!. Persevere and you'll have your tree!. Whatever it is, you'll find it's truly yours and there's nothing to fudge at all!.Www@QuestionHome@Com