Free Family Tree - Trace Your Roots
Tracing your family's history, geneaology or personal broody roots, should be a passion devoid of a pricetag. This lens strives to provide information which will help people trace their family history online - for free!
Paid Family Tree Options - If you do want to shell out, here are the best services available.
- Genealogy.com
The most popular online Family Tree tracing service in existence. - MyHeritage.com
MyHeritage.com strives to make it easier for people around the world to use the power of the Internet to discover their heritage and strengthen their bonds with family and friends. - OneGreatFamily.com
OneGreatFamily is a single, shared family tree built by people all over the world. The tree is a powerful genealogy database that is shared and built by people like you from all over the world. Everyone's genealogy ties into the OneGreatFamily Tree.
Geneology Question List
The genealogy questions you will want to ask your family elders are:
1. when they were born and where
2. where did they grow up
3. when and where they were married
4. what were their parents names
5. when did their parents marry and where
6. where are their parents buried and when did they pass away (name of cemetery, city, state)
7. are there any other family members buried there or close by
8. who were their Aunts and Uncles
9. do they know when/where they were born, married, lived, buried
10. ask them who their oldest living relative is
11. make plans to visit this person as soon as possible!
Free Family Tree Diagrams
Find inspiration, examples and templates to use for your own family tree diagrams.
Family Tree Diagrams from Google Image Search
Family Group Sheet Example
Where do you start? Right here.
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
Please fill out and return to (Your Name, Address, Phone, email, etc.)
HUSBAND:
Born:
Birthplace:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Died:
Death place:
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Other wives:
_____________________________________________
WIFE:
Born:
Birthplace:
Died:
Deathplace:
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Other husbands:
________________________________________________
CHILDREN:
#1
Name:
Born:
Birthplace:
Died:
Deathplace:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Name of Spouse:
Birthdate and place of spouse:
Deathdate and place of spouse:
Parents of spouse:
#2
Name:
Born:
Birthplace:
Died:
Deathplace:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Name of Spouse:
Birthdate and place of spouse:
Deathdate and place of spouse:
Parents of spouse:
If the parents had more than 2 children keep numbering #3, #4, etc.
You can than make a FGS (Family Group Sheet) for each of these
children with their spouse and showing their children
______________________________________________
(Do this for each child. Use additional sheets if necessary)
