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tracing my family tree?

hi i was wondering if anyone knew of a website that would help me trace my family tree for free. i have tried my heritage.com but it hasn't really helped me. can anyone suggest a site? and how easy is it to trace your family tree? im really interested in doing this. thanks for your help. im from ireland so preferably a site that has records world wide.

Public Comments

1. I don't know of any sights that will do it for free, but I know the Christian Science Reading Room will have almost everthing you need to trace your family tree for free. They might have a web sight, but they have a reading room in every major metro area. It worked very well for me.
2. I use my heritage.com to build my family tree and am now back to 77BC with my family line. Included in my line are eg Sir Walter Raleigh, Henry VIII, Charlemagne, Kings of France and even Francus, who gave his name to The Franks who, in turn, gave the name to France. Tracing family history is absolutely fascinating and when you manage to find a famous person in your own family it is certainly worth all the bother of the research that is involved. Try using other 'free' sites for the information that you need to build your tree in my.heritage:
3. http://www.familysearch.com is a free site, where you can learn he basics of creating your family tree. Register and follow the simple instructions. Take advantage of the free printable generation chart (a type of family tree) and the free printable family group data worksheet. Both will help you manage the information you collect from various sources; interviews with family members, family Bibles, Census records, death and marriage certificates, military records, land grants, property deeds, etc. http://www.rootsweb.com is free and is owned by Ancestry.com. A lot of ancestry subscribers use rootsweb to collect and share information. Most public libraries subscribe to a paid genealogy site, which can be accessed via your library card. You will have to pay for copying any records/documents, etc. Most LDS (Mormon) Churches have a Family History Center, which is free to the public. You will have to pay for copying any records/documents, etc.
4. I have my family tree on ancestry.com and really love the resources they have available. Your library has free access. Call them. It's great! The library also has heritageproquest or something close to that, which is free to use as well. Good luck to you.
5. http:pilotfamilysearch.org. The LDS (Latter Day Saints) have transcribed and uploaded Ireland's Civil Registration Indexes for Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1845 to 1958 to this website and it's free to search