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Re: Response to ancestry question from yesterday's post (asked this morning)

[(Anonymous)]

I would also suggest the questioner have a look at what free records are available by starting at http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/ - I'm not actually familiar with the US archives site, but I know in my country a lot of pay subscription genealogy sites actually just give information/records that you can find yourself for free if you know where to look.

But as far as I know ancestry.com is a pretty good site, and what it's great for is getting in touch with long lost cousins - and then getting all the genealogical research they've already done off them, making your job that much easier. It's also good for creating circuitous and convoluted pathways of tenuous connection between you and famous historical figures. Think you're a direct descendant of William the Conqueror? Well now you can prove it! Sort of! It's not direct descendence as such, more like the long way round with a few detours thrown in for good measure. But it's a connection!

Re: Response to ancestry question from yesterday's post (asked this morning)

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OP from last thread

Thanks for the info. Do you know if the ancestory.com site would be able to tell when old relatives served in militaries and what jobs they would have had? One of the main reasons that I would be doing this is that my father has a old late 1800s possibly early 1900s clock that you would find on naval vessels that he can't trace, and I was thinking that the site might be able to answer who in the family served on the kind of vessel that the clock would have been on.

Re: Response to ancestry question from yesterday's post (asked this morning)

[(Anonymous)]

My only experience is from looking for Australian records, so I'm not really sure what records it has for the US and how comprehensive they are.However, if it only had genealogical info you could still use that genealogical information (ie names of male relatives of age around that time) to, say, search through naval records on archive.gov.

I'd say do as much research as you can on your own though. Like, your father might not know who belonged to the clock, but he might know it came from his father's side of the family, which would narrow things down a bit. Talk to your relatives who might know if you can, you'd be surprised how much people remember when prompted about their family. Basically, form as good a family tree (and likely suspects) as you can on your own, and then maybe try a trial of ancestry.com and see what other information and records they have.