What is a free website that can help you find someone in your family?

[Tina]

If you are looking for a deceased ancestor the following plan should be helpful and it includes websites.

First, start by asking all your living relatives about family history and get any documents or pictures they are willing to share with you for your files. You can photocopy or scan these and return them to their owner. Your public libraries will most likely have both Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest.com free for anyone to use while at the library and with a library card you should be able to use Heritage Quest at home.

Another free online resource is USGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ a free site hosted by Ancestry.com where you can search for surnames and leave queries on the message boards.

Additionally, there is the LDS/Mormon site, which has many free online records at http://www.familysearch.org/ .

Also, be sure to check each state that you need information from as many have their own projects, for example, the state of Missouri has a great website that has many free source documents online at http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinear...earch.aspx
And, do not forget to check Cyndi’s List at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articl...adcFTMText
both of these sites have many links for both free and fee based sites but I believe most of the fee based ones are marked with a $.


I am certain I could list many more websites but this list is rather comprehensive while being easy on the wallet, which is something everyone can appreciate these days.

However if you are looking for a living ancestor, in genealogy, we research our ancestors not living people but sometimes you can find people on Facebook and MySpace. If that fails try:
http://find.person.superpages.com/
http://www.anywho.com/
http://www.zabasearch.com/

If they own property or have recently sold property, some states property tax records are online and a few states have probate records online. You will be able to find little else online.

There are companies that specialize in background checks to screen potential employees for companies that could be helpful in locating someone or you could hire a private detective.