answers1: Ancestors are "bloodline". <br>
Names are not biological; people are. If your mom was adopted, what
you really need to know is who were her parents? The name she knows
may be a name provided by adoption agency, adopting parents, or who
knows what. <br>
You do not need to ever meet your dad; all you need is information,
name, dates of birth/marriage/death, etc. <br>
People keep claiming that living persons are not in Ancestry, but that
is not true. I am in there, my wife, all of my siblings and their
spouses and some of the offspring of my siblings and I. I have
protested, but to no avail. (Just like Yahoo!..they make their rules
fit however they want.) <br>
If you have interenet access, you can access all kinds of records,
trees, etc. For those sites you need to pay for, try your local
public library. <br>
Here is my "cut & paste" list of sites: <br>
You should start by asking all your living relatives about family
history. Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public
library and check to see if it has a genealogy department. Most do
nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges,
universities, etc. Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and
www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card
required). <br>
Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History
Centers. They allow people to search for their family history (and,
NO, they don't try to convert you). <br>
A third option is one of the following websites: <br>
<a href="http://www.searchforancestors.com/..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.searchforancestors.com/...</a>
<br>
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<a href="http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...</a>
<br>
<br>
www dot usgenweb dot com/ <br>
<br>
www dot census dot gov/ <br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.rootsweb.com/</a> <br>
<br>
www dot ukgenweb dot com/ <br>
<br>
www dot archives dot gov/ <br>
<br>
http://www.familysearch.org/ <br>
<br>
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/... <br>
<br>
http://www.cyndislist.com/ <br>
<br>
www dot geni dot com/ <br>
<br>
Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's
passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the
Philippines, where ever and whatever. <br>
<br>
Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620,
plimouth, massachusetts" as an example. <br>
<br>
Good luck and have fun! <br>
<br>
Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites: <br>
<br>
www dot associatedcontent dot com/article... <br>
<br>
Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know
where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the
mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth
certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the
hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up
on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA. <br>
I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics
Genotype Program.
answers2: No one is going to send you their password. Sheesh. <br>
<br>
and, just to help you out... genealogy sites are not GOING TO HAVE
you. They don't include living persons. Yahoo also prohibits it. <br>
If you need a question answered about one of your ancestors, who is
dead.. post the question.
answers3: It says you don't exist because you are living. They do not
post information about people until they have been dead for a minimum
of 10 years. I'm Mormon and the free system that everyone can access
says I don't exist. <br>
<br>
However, go to your local LDS meeting house that has a Family History
Center and the person there can help you get registered as a
non-member on the secured site. Once you register, you will enter
your information and then you will exist. You will only be able to
access information about your ancestry and no one else's <br>
<br>
Good luck!
answers4: Genealogy websites like ancestry.com and the Mormon's
familysearch don't include the names of living people. So you won't
find yourself, or your parents, and probably not your grandparents.
You'll need to know the names of your great-grandparents, or an
ancestor who was alive in 1930, before websites will be any help. <br>
<br>
For most people, getting information about your great-grandparents
means talking to your family members. But in your case, with a mom
who was adopted and a dad you've never met, that may be a challenge.
<br>
<br>
Does your mom know the names of her biological parents? Does she, or
anyone, know how to contact your dad or any of his relatives? If
you'll post another question and give us the details on this, someone
may be able to give you some suggestions on how to proceed.
answers5: If you edit your question, by adding your information ( if
your parents are both still living, that is how they will be
listed--"Living Jones" or "Living Schmitt". This is done to protect
their identity. Until they pass away, their names will not be found,
and neither will yours until your death, on ancestry websites.That is
why you don't exist on familysearch.org. There could be people listed
with your name, but not your birthdate), but start with your
grandparents. If they are also still alive, ask about their parents
(your great-grandparents) and start from there. You can add the
current information about your family as it comes along. <br>
I also have a world deluxe membership to ancestry.com; a membership
to worldvitalrecords.com; etc. If you don't want to edit this
question, my email is in my profile. Using someone else's user
name/password can only lead to a deep pile of you-know-what, and get
one or the other of us into biiiiiiiiiiig trouble.
answers6: I can understand your frustration, but you can find census
records and other documents online for free if you know where to look.
Start by narrowing down the place and then start searching for vital
records in that place. They may not have them online yet, but
sometimes they have catalogs of their documents. <br>
<br>
What you need are some free resources. Check out these free genealogy
websites, you might just find what you are looking for.
answers7: Because you are still alive you will have difficulty finding
info through the Mormon site. It is against policy to give out ones
user name and password. We all struggle paying for our subscriptions.
<br>
Send me the full info and places (states and cities) and dates and
I'll see what I find! Please give <br>
Name <br>
Birth date <br>
Place born or lived last known. <br>
Also who they are. Make it easier to have spellings correct and all
data with each person! <br>
Also state what it is you want to know!
answers8: check the following websites: <br>
http://www.searchforancestors.com/... <br>
http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739… <br>
www dot usgenweb dot com/ <br>
www dot census dot gov/ <br>
http://www.rootsweb.com/ <br>
www dot ukgenweb dot com/ <br>
http://www.replacementbirthcertificate.org <br>
www dot archives dot gov/
answers9: Have you contacted the Mormon Church in your area? If you
call the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints you can ask them
where the nearest Family History Center is to your house. Go there
when they are open and you will receive free assistance and free
access to Ancestry, Footnote.com and numerous other sites. It sounds
like you need some direction and that is a FREE place to get that
direction. You do not have to be a member of their church to use it.
<br>
<br>
Good Luck! <br>
The History Man <br>
<a href="http://wwwhistoryman.blogspot.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://wwwhistoryman.blogspot.com/</a>
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