Many people contact us at the historical society to ask for our help in researching their family tree. There are a lot of websites out there that you can use to help. Some are free for copies of family photos and documents!
Free Sites to check out:
Researching Your Family Tree?
Castle Garden Records for 11 million immigrants to New York from 1820-1892
Free BMD – If you have ancestors from England or Wales
Fulton History – A searchable repository of old newspapers published in the United States and Canada
Hacker’s Creek Pioneer Descendants, Inc. – HCPD Home
Vital Records Search – West Virginia Department of Arts … This is one of my favorites!
DMyHeritage Family Tree BuilderAR
It is great to have information online, but do not discount the value of hard copies and information backed up to your own computer. We are happy to help when we can.
Happy researching and don’t forget to contact us if you have any questions about your research projects. All our volunteers are here to help.
I’ve never researched my family tree. But others in the family have before me. I think it’s time. And they did it with way less information at their fingertips. Thanks for all the links and encouragement posted all in one place. Helps a beginner more than you know.