Use free genealogy tools to perform your free family tree search and find your family history.

How do I get started? Where can I find free genealogy information, books, websites and tools to start my family tree search? Where can I find free genealogy websites?

The free family tree search starts with information given by your family. Don't be afraid to use all the resources you can find. Take advantage of Family reunions and celebrations to collect as much information as possible.

Use the forms linked to this site to help you record all the necessary information and store it in a logical, easy to look up format. There are numerous websites on the internet that provide a host of genealogy sites that help you locate other branches of your family tree and free genealogy tools to assist you to trace your family history and all the stories associated with it.

Start to document and record your family tree search with the people you know. There are a number of tools, websites, and "how to" notes and books available through this website that make the search easier and help you successfully trace your family history. Ask your parents and grand parents for all the history that they can recall. Check the family Bible or other family books and scrap books that have been passed down through your family.

Free family history research is available at a number of websites. It is easy to trace your history with the remarkable online and downloadable software that will guide you through simple steps to identify and record all the important and not so important information that is available. These tools provide the platform, the templates if you will, to help you to record the necessary details and accurately identify and record the sources that have been used. Later, when you find new information you will be able to identify the original source of your information and determine which is most reliable and which is not so reliable.

New to Genealogy or Don't Have a Computer Program?

If you haven't got a family tree program or it's outdated then check out one of the best genealogy software programs available. This site is also home to a huge collection of family names and origins. For a quick lesson showing you how to get your copy of this popular software and access the associated research databases...click Genealogy and find the names of your ancestors and uncover your heritage.

Need a Place to Extend Your Research?

If you already have a current computer program then check out the world's largest collection of family tree information. For a quick lesson showing you how you can access these research databases...click Ancestry so you can immediately use this popular tool and find your ancestors and their legacy.

Want to Take Advantage of Other Family's Research?

This online genealogical service links their databases together into one great family. For quick instructions on how to leverage the effort and research of other family name historians and get instant access to this innovative tool...click OneGreatFamily and stop wasting your time duplicating the research that they have already done.

There are other resources available to you as well. Genealogists use local and research libraries, ships passenger lists, government census records and church records to research genealogy. Use any of the links on this page to find these tools online and perhaps find that elusive ancestor's names that you thought you couldn't trace.

Need Professional Help?

Sometimes resources are difficult for the family historian to use or understand or you just run into a brick wall with the research of a particular surname. If you are stumped, perhaps it is time to get professional assistance. This link will direct you to a quality website of a team of professional genealogists. ProGenealogists have extensive knowledge and experience in tracking down even the most difficult surname and its origins. They have a team that can trace ancestors in the United States, Canada and Europe using all the latest techniques and resources available.

With all of these resources just a click away, I'm sure that your last name origin research will be able to trace your ancestor's names and provide the origins, stories and heritage that your family can enjoy for many generations.