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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:29 AM
    I want to find my roots.
    For free... Why is it so much to ask to know where you came from? Your parents most likely don't know your WHOLE genalogical past... Why do sites charge for this? Is there a free site? Is there some other way that I can find where I came from?:)
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:32 AM
    Hi, chihuahuamomma!

    Remember me?

    Do you have a lot of older relatives who live nearby?
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:33 AM
    I do! Hi there. I don't have older relatives at all... the only ones alive are cousins.. they know nothing either..
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:35 AM
    Do you live in the town where you were born?
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:37 AM
    No.
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:42 AM
    Is the town where you were born within a reasonable (say a day) driving distance from where you live now?

    Since what age have you lived where you do now?
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:45 AM
    NO! LOL. It's about a day FLIGHT. And I've lived here for about three years. So about 18.
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:48 AM
    Do you or have you gone to a church for any length of time? Did your parents or your grandparents?
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:52 AM
    Nope. My Grandparent's did. My great grandpa was a baptist preacher. The church was tore down after his death.
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:55 AM
    You know that I am trying to help you find records of your relatives. Do you know if any people from the church that was torn down started a new church?
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    Nov 24, 2007, 01:57 AM
    I know. No, that was so long ago...

    I was probably 8 or 9...

    THe only real information I have is names and birthdates and birtplaces...
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:02 AM
    Are you wanting to find the names of relatives on both your father and your mom's sides of your family? Have you checked with any other relatives to see if they know if anyone outside of your immediate family has done any research about your relatives?

    You know, that all of that researching can take you to many different places and can take up an enormous amount of time. My families history on my father's side of the family is so well researched that about the only things left to uncover is the "dirt." My mother's side is not so well researched.
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:04 AM
    I would like to know of family more on my father's side than my mothers...

    Like I said that only relatives that I have are cousins and my sister, who is half, not my father's daughter.

    None of them have had any luck.
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:10 AM
    Have you ever tried putting your last name in a Google search followed by the words family tree? It could be that somebody out there has done some research and you just don't know about it. The names you know of people who are ancestors of yours just might be on some kind of list that you don't know about. You might even be on a list somewhere in someone's family tree.
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:15 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Clough
    Have you ever tried putting your last name in a Google search followed by the words family tree? It could be that somebody out there has done some research and you just don't know about it. The names you know of people who are ancestors of yours just might be on some kind of list that you don't know about. You might even be on a list somewhere in someone's family tree.
    I just did, and it all lead back to Genealogy, Family Trees and Family History Records online - Ancestry.com

    And they ask for money.:eek:
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:17 AM
    Try Rootsweb.com It's pretty good. I started with my dad's name and a guess on his birth... now I've gotten so far into it I don't know where to stop. On rootsweb I found my 3rd cousin, who gave me loads of info. Oh, another one... findagrave.com... it lets you search cemeteries for names and also sometimes has an email of the person that posted the grave or cemetery. Ancestry.com has a deal going on right now for 2 weeks free, then you just cancel before then.. it lets you look up birth/death records and SS records and census records. Hope this is helpful... good luck
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:21 AM
    Thank you, that is helpful!
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:23 AM
    More than welcome Chihuahua! Keep us informed on how it goes :)
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:26 AM
    Have you read the information on the two sticky's that are at the beginning of the Genealogy section of this site?

    Findagrave.com is cool!
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    Nov 24, 2007, 02:27 AM
    I will do so..

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