Jessica: Would you please recommend a good genealogy website that is inexpensive ... maybe even free?

answers1: Hello, I am a retired Police Officer here in the US and I
can confirm to you that these types of records, for the most part, are
not available to the general public. You won't be able to obtain them
for free. That's the reality of it. Even if you came into the
station for a particular police report to which you have a right to
possess, you are often required to pay a small fee at the clerk's
counter for the paperwork. There are however, to my knowledge, just a
couple LEGITIMATE services that have full access to these types of
records, and OFFICIAL approval/certification to provide them. The one
which comes to mind is http://www.echeck.pcti-system.com - and if I
recall correctly, They do provide these records at a relatively small
cost.. especially considering the highly personal, confidential, or
otherwise sensitive nature of the information within. Here you will
find things such as: 
 
Reverse Phone Search 
Criminal Records 
Inmate Records 
Sex Offenders 
DUI/DWI Records 
Court Records 
Arrest Records 
Warrant Records 
Police Records 
Address History 
Death Index 
Marital Status 
Relatives and Associates 
Property Records 
Felonies and Convictions 
Alias and Date of Birth 
Business Search 
 
http://www.echeck.pcti-system.com 
 
The only other way to obtain this type of information is to be working
in certain areas of the public sector, such as Police work. Please do
not use this any information you may discover for malicious purpose,
as many States do provide criminal penalties under statutory law for
certain acts regarding invasion of privacy. Hope this helps.
answers2: <a href="http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/metasearch"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/c...</a>
answers3: After going over this, I just utilized the service spoken of
by the NJ State Trooper on here. I come from a very strict Jewish
family, and I have been dating a non-Jewish girl for some time now.. A
girl who my parents do not approve of. They think there is something
very wrong about her. They believe she has a shady past, like she is
violent or into drugs or something. To prove them wrong, I decided to
run that background check on here from
http://www.echeck.pcti-system.com .. I came across many interesting
things.. many of which I won't get into. 
 
The report was VERY thorough. What I did find, which turned out to be
a deal breaker, was FOUR TRO's(temporary restraining orders) 2 were
dismissed, the other 2 were finalized into a final restraining
order(lifetime restraining order) ... The ones that were finalized
were as a result of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the other for STALKING. I
was shocked when I saw this. I guess sometimes you can never really
know who you might be dealing with!
answers4: There are many "free" ones, including just using google to
search for ancestors. You will probably find your own name that way.
 
Here is my short list: 
You should start by asking all your living relatives about family
history. Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public
library and check to see if it has a genealogy department. Most do
nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges,
universities, etc. Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and
www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card
required). 
Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History
Centers. They allow people to search for their family history (and,
NO, they don't try to convert you). 
A third option is one of the following websites: 
<a href="http://www.searchforancestors.com/..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.searchforancestors.com/...</a>
 
 
<a href="http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739..."
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...</a>
 
 
www dot usgenweb dot com/ 
 
www dot census dot gov/ 
 
<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.rootsweb.com/</a> 
 
www dot ukgenweb dot com/ 
 
www dot archives dot gov/ 
 
http://www.familysearch.org/ 
 
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/... 
 
http://www.cyndislist.com/ 
 
www dot geni dot com/ 
 
Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's
passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the
Philippines, where ever and whatever. 
 
Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620,
plimouth, massachusetts" as an example. 
 
Good luck and have fun! 
 
Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites: 
 
www dot associatedcontent dot com/article... 
 
Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know
where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the
mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth
certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the
hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up
on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA. 
I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics
Genotype Program.
answers5: <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/</a> 
Your first stop is the guide to tracing family history which is on the
front page here. 
Some tips from me.. of course, you don't know many names, etc. That is
the reason why you are going to research. Every step of the way..
always use a record to verify what you find. It's fine to ask family
members, but think what you would do, if no one knows anything? or
they never knew, forgot, were told stories that are false? Yes.. that
means even pull out your own birth certificate to start with. Why?? so
you start RIGHT from the beginning. Next, use some record (ie parent's
birth certs) to prove your grandparents. Normally, the mother's maiden
name is used on a birth certificate. Keep in mind.. you have PROVEN
your link to your parents, thus it is solid. You PROVE your parents to
the grandparents. If the name is Smith. you are not looking for
Smiths. You want the Smith that is a parent to you/ your father/
grandfather. It keeps you from dart throwing. 
I'll send you to a place with free death certs for Texas. Oh.. wait..
you are not from Texas? so.. the RIGHT web site is totally depending
on you and your unique relatives. In fact, that is the game: "I want
this record, now where is it likely to be?" So, I won't reccomend one
site.. you will quickly start seeing that (1) many sites are
specialized and (2) you DON'T want one site, you want as many as
possible, since that increases the odds to find info. 
Last.. genealogy is not all online. A lot is.. but don't lock yourself
in to that. Live persons normally won't be. PS.. like.. is grandma
dead or living? Quick.. who are her brothers?? ha!! brothers keep the
name, sisters get married. Just a bit of common sense and imagination
will get you going. Oh.. and somewhere along the way..there will be
some costs. You'll see where they are valid. Ancestry.com is not free.
It IS worth it, for the census records alone. 
Make some coffee.. bookmark us here.. and pull out your certificate.
You have started. We are free (well.. we cost 5 pts per question, but
hey, that is a bargain). If I didn't have this here.. I'd be forced to
do housework. Darn, come to think of it.. 
ps 
us regulars here normally like each other. We get more satisfaction
from real helping, than competing on best. Thus, you will get 5
answers, and you will get good stuff from each one.
answers6: Here is one free site: 
 
<a href="http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/search.cfm"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/searc...</a>
 
 
Don't let "marriage" in the URL fool you. They have Family Bibles,
Birth certificates, Cemetery records, Census entries., Church records
(members, birth, baptism, christening, death, burial), Court cases
(civil or criminal), Death records, Directory entries (city, county,
telephone), Estate settlement records, Estate receipts, Guardianship
orders, Maps (including plat maps), Marriage records, Military records
(including DAR file), Minute books & ledgers, Newspaper articles,
Obituaries, School records, and Wills, and they are all free. 
 
There is one little catch - it is only for Preble County, Ohio, and,
except for the obits, most of the records are pre-1900. If your
ancestors were in Preble County, Ohio, you will be so happy you'll be
dancing across the room screaming "Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!" so loud that the
neighbors will think I came for dinner and brought the wine. 
 
If not, this site will be totally worthless, and you'll be crying
bitter tears into your pillow tonight, asking the Lord why your
ancestors didn't settle in Preble County. 
 
If you give us a time frame and a county, we may be able to help. 
 
My point is that there ARE free genealogy sites out there; they vary
by town, county, state, (shire, in the UK) and country. Also by the
years you are interested in. 
 
Ancestry.com makes their money by paying people to transcribe tons of
data. They then sell access to it. They have no free rivals. If the
omelet fairy delivered free breakfasts to everyone every morning,
would Denny's stay in business? If there was a web site just like
Ancestry, but free, would Ancestry stay in business? 
 
Rootsweb, Us Gen Web, GenForum and the free parts of Ancestry are the
biggest and widest (i.e., cover the most states) free sites on the
web, but there are 400,000+ free sites. Preble County is a rare gem
and the standard by which I judge all other county libraries. Most of
them wish they had the funds and/or volunteers to do likewise. 
 
Poke around. Use Google for "[Birth | Marriage | Death] records
{county} {state}" or "Genealogy {county} {State}. Post a specific
question here (Does anyone know of a good site for births in Deaf
Smith County, Texas before 1924?). 
 
This may help: 
<a href="http://www.tedpack.org/yagenlinks.html"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://www.tedpack.org/yagenlinks.html</a>
 
 
I wrote it for Y!A genealogy users. It has links to 11 huge free
sites, and tips on how to use them. 
 
Explore. Have fun!

Jessica

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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