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Question:I really want to know what Native american Tribe I am part of, as it is the only part that I don't know. My dad's side I have the full history. Any suggestions would be appriciated!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I really want to know what Native american Tribe I am part of, as it is the only part that I don't know. My dad's side I have the full history. Any suggestions would be appriciated!!

First of all, get as much information from your living family as possible, particularly your senior member. Tape them if they will let you. It might turn out they are confused on some matters but what might seem to be insignificant story telling might turn out to be very significant.

Go to your public library and find out what all they have in the genealogy section. They might have a subscription to Ancestry.Com that has all the U. S. censuses through 1930. The 1940 and later are not available to the public yet.

A Family History Center at a Latter Day Saints(Mormon) Church has lots of records.
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 that they have ever done so to anyone else that has availed themselves of their resources.

I am sure there are others on this board that can give you some ideas on Native American research.

Good Luck!

There is some place in Utah that everyone goes to trace their ancestry. Just google Utah and ancestors, and I think it will be easy to find

You can go to Ancestry. com, and try an introductory program. Don't let them sell you the big package....you can get the info in other ways. Ancestry.com is owned by Mormons, and if you are trying to research Native American backgrounds, that's the place to start, as it is one of their primary interests. You can also approach the bishop in your community, to get help with your project. I have always found members of LDS to be very friendly and helpful in researching family records, and theirs is the largest database in the world. Also, if you know the tribe, the tribal council may be able to furnish information. Good luck!

Two answerer's here gave you the best info which is the Mormon's having the largest genealogy info in the country. by the way, Shirley from the other Q on the hoax book deserves the points for her link info that could benefit so many -of course it is your choice for points but just had to put in my 2 cents worth. lol ha-just checked back and they both are the same Shirley. Good information from her huh!

I never could get into the genedology thing because I know mine goes back to Adam and Eve (as does everyone!) That has dropped jaws of some of my geneology oriented friends when I tell them that!Even better-we all go back to our Creator God but even our small town local library has a large gen. dept. so I know people are interested in their background.
Hope you find what yhou are looking for.

You have to work backwards. That's the only way. You indicated your "mother's family tree". That could mean that you don't at this time know anything about your mother's line (as in her parents) or that you do have some genealogy but maybe have hit a brick wall.

If it's the former (no information on your mother's family), then if she had a social security number, you can get a copy of her SS-5 from the social security information and that will give you a lot of information about her family - also, as a daughter you can also get a copy of her birth certificate. Then go back from there. The biggest step, to really have any true success from online sources is to know of a relative who lived 1930 and before (in the US). Information about living individuals, for privacy reasons, just isn't posted by legitimate sites, except for the most public of public information such as phone numbers, open court actions, etc.

But if you do have some genealogy on that line and have just hit a wall, I would suggest either adding additional information to this question or posting another question identifying this person in as great of detail as you can...name, birth date, death date, where they were born/lived, etc., spouses name....whatever information you have. There are a number of very experienced genealogists who keep eyeballs in this category who have significant resources (and know how to work them) and one of us might be able to help you through that brick wall.

Just a final thought...you clearly believe you have Native American ancestry for some reason, yet clearly don't have the linkage that lets you identify the tribe. From much experience I recommend that you use this information as a guide to your research, directing the places you would look first. It is an amazing clue. But don't accept it as gospel, especially if you start hitting walls. I've seen more times than you can count such information ending up not being exactly true...yet even more times when it was true. Just don't take it as gospel until you have that linkage.