Family Tree Search Free
There are a number of place where you can search for their family trees for free. Users should be aware though that not all the information found in your library or on internet sites is accurate or that the families actually tie together as claimed. Most of the data has been submitted by people who believe that what they put forth is true, but please document the data yourself before accepting it.
If you live near a library and are fond of books, then by all means search to see if they have a free published book on your family tree for your use. During the early 1900s, genealogy societies became very popular and many family histories were written. One of the best formats is called the New England style. This style is well-organized, starts with the first generation (as far back in time as the book goes) and gives information on the ancestral couple and their children. Depending on how far back this is, there may be a lot of documentation such as land records, early church records, ship passenger lists etc. Following this first generation is the second generation - their children and spouses with similar information - and so forth. Each person appears twice - once as a child and once as a parent or spouse. Each person (at least each blood-line person) is given a number so it is relatively easy to follow someone's line through the book. Of course the line ends with the publication date. In a really good book, done by conscientious researchers, you will find transcriptions, copies, photos of people and places, along with source reference information so that you can find and confirm the data.
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has a very large number of published family histories which are available on microfilm. If you want to search your family tree for free using this library, log on to www.familysearch .org, then click on Search Records, then on Library Catalog, then on Surname. Enter the surname of the family you are interested in. What will appear is a list of all the books that contain that name, even if only someone with that name married into the primary surname of the book. You can order any of these books to see on microfilm from any of the family history centers.
Another place to conduct a free family tree search is on the internet. You can simply type the surname of interest into a search engine such as Google or Ask and it will return all hits with that surname. Since this will likely be a very large number, you can narrow your search by including a given name and/or the name of the person's spouse and/or the place where they lived. Many people have uploaded family trees this way for you to search for free.
Another source to search for free family trees is through some of the family history/genealogy web sites. Genealogy.about.com will link you through to several of them, one of which is peoplesearching.com. OneGreatFamily is another site you will likely want to try. This site offers family trees submitted by people from all over the world. While some sources are free, you have to pay for others. Before you subscribe to any family history web site, try their free trials first. You may be able to accomplish your family tree search for free before the trial period ends. Just remember to cancel before they automatically start billing you if you don't like their services or the sources they have to offer. Each family history web site offers different material (they don't like to duplicate material someone else already has online) so make sure, if you are going to subscribe, that they have what you want.
It is fine to get a "ready-made" family tree based on the research of others but, if you like the thrill of the chase and want to make sure you have the right lines, I encourage you to start from scratch and recreate your own family tree.