I’ve been doing a little research into my family through FindAGrave.com and it got me interested in a pretty serious genealogy project. I’m planning on making a binder for each one of my great grandparents, since they are the oldest living family I ever got to meet, and branching out from there.

I was wondering if there were other free resources to track down some info. I know I can do a free trial on Ancestry.com and I plan on that once I get all my ducks in a row, so I can maximize my free trial.

I’d prefer online resources. I’m well aware I can go to my library or township halls to get info. I’m looking for stuff I can find when I’m just sitting around at home.

  • OgdenTO [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Yeah it’s wild how much the Mormons have, there’s something about their religion and knowing genealogy so it’s all tied together.

    It is free, though, and useful. They also have deals with a lot of local library systems to provide even better access to the actual (digitized) documents that they just hint at through the regular free version. Like if I go to my library I can get copies of the actual images of the records for free instead of relying on the text only (which can sometimes have errors)

    • BakedBeanEnjoyer [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Yeah it’s wild how much the Mormons have, there’s something about their religion and knowing genealogy so it’s all tied together.

      They believe in Baptism of the dead. So if your great great great great great great ancestor was a Native American, you can make them an honorary Mormon.