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Old 02-23-2008, 07:11 PM
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www.cyndislist.com is a collection of thousands of genealogy sites. Most of the 'for fee' sites will come up, if you google genealogy, family history, etc. Most of these type sites claim to offer family trees.
Genealogy records are found anywhere that your ancestors were. For instance, your family lived in Dallas, Texas.. you need to google Dallas cemeteries or Dallas history, etc.
Start by using cyndi's beginner section, which has excellent tutorials. When you educate yourself about the process, you are in a better position to recognize how to get RECORDS, not just pre packaged "trees". They may or may not be correct.. they are the results of someone else's research, not original stuff.
Ancestry is the best known 'fee' site. It does offer original records.. but it is a service, and the fee is valid. You would have costs to access this info, if you had to go elsewhere.
Most records might be 'free'... the effort to get them, not always.
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