Finding Your Roots Family Tree

Then follow the research plan in 10 steps for finding your family tree online.

Finding your roots family tree.

Rootsfinder is a free family tree that makes family history easy to research and easy to share and integrates with familysearch. First names middle names last names nicknames names often provide an important window into the past names in your family tree can be found by looking at old certificates and documents by asking your relatives and by looking at family photos and newspaper clippings wedding announcements obituaries etc search especially for maiden names for any female ancestors. In finding your roots on pbs. Join henry louis gates jr.

The celebrities were actors robert downey jr. Behind the scenes with finding your roots by beth williams premium if you were among the 16 million viewers of the pbs series finding your roots with henry louis gates jr last spring you already know the secret of its success. Find your family in the world s largest shared family tree. Just don t expect to find your entire family tree in one place.

For this week s column we decided to address an option for going forward when you have taken your family tree research efforts as far as you can take them on your own. I really enjoyed the finding your roots show on pbs last night hosted by henry louis gates jr. Accuracy of the data in these genealogies varies from tree to tree. The six episodes shown so far are available as full length about 50 minutes videos at.

Next to uncover their family histories. See what others have contributed about your ancestors. Begin with names. New episodes of finding your roots are back tuesday october 13 at 8 7c.

The family tree app connects you with your ancestors wherever you are. Has helped to expand america s sense of itself. Check out the guests who will be joining henry louis gates jr. We encourage you to validate all data.

Not sure where to start first. For more than a decade renowned harvard scholar henry louis gates jr.