Is there an inexpensive way to find my family background? I know I'm French and German, but I do not know about the rest of my family of origin. Is there also a way to learn more about the history of my family? I am not rich, so it can be costly.
Before you launch into websites with or without charge and fed up because you can not find something, make your first field .......
Take a look at this site, which will help you get a good start in understanding the principles of research your family history http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_110 ... then download family history sheets http : / / www. mcpl.lib.mo.us / genlh / forms / and, beginning with yourself filling one, you will find the cards act as a checklist and you may also find that you do not have all your information and should get into your house and ask your parents / other reports on this subject.
Look at your own birth certificate, it gives you lots of information and remember to write the registration number down on your form, because it tells you it is the primary information document, which is what you get for each piece of information you collect, as soon as you start your research you'll see a lot of people do not have numbers of primary information on their research ... which shows that it is hearsay, copied from others and conjecture and there is no place in the search at random. An incorrect name in your tree and it means you are researching your family.
Fill in a form for your parents and relations of life you have, go talk to them, ask to see certificates they have and write all the information they give you ..... ask if they have old photos that gets people talking and remembering others in the family they had "forgotten" about ... write any family stories "you said .... some may be right, but many are not and you find when you start the search might use these stories in your search for clues about where to look ........... documents before going near a website, this information will give a 'feel' for your family and that makes it much easier to find ancestors Once you start looking on the websites (they are not the place to "start" of your research).
Using the family leaves, it makes it very easy for other relationships to see what you're doing and understand the information you collect and they are more likely to help and give you more information. ... more than the first time say, "I do not know or I have not the slightest idea of our ancestors." It is also nice to be able to give you a copy of relations, in so doing, they will focus on news, talk and remember more information for you or even find documents that has been long forgotten .
The best sources of information is in your house and the houses of your relationship alive with all documents, certificates and newspaper clippings that many people keep .... you get lots of information, start much interest in what you do and get your family involved to help you start and are more likely to have correct information
If you then want to enter this information on a computer database is a free Brothers Keeper http://www.bkwin.net/version6.htm and you can even add photos, print family trees, lists, or add notes / stories etc.
Good luck in your search
If you're willing to do research on family history centers are open to the public and are free.
There are also sections genealogical almost all public libraries, historical societies and genealogy.
Posted on April 21, 2010.