'Cheap & Free Ways to Trace Your Ancestry'

inkie

You may find that the library in your area allows free access to ancestry. It does around here.

rubytuesday

I have a subscribtion to Ancestry which I paid all in one go. Being a member means that you have access to everyones tree that is not on private. I have been able to discover so much information through other peoples trees and have even been able to trace half siblings! Even if you don't subscribe your tree will stay on there and you can add to it. You do not need any additional software.
Good luck. It's very addictive once you get started!!

arroli

You can save your Ancestry tree as a Gedcom file and export it onto your computer (but you need a suitable program to be able to open it to view info) Go to "Manage Tree" and "Export Tree" button

hermanmunster_3

Yes I save my tree as a gedcom every so often and upload it into brothers keeper or family tree legends (both free)

worriedsik

Thanks everybody , i just downloaded smart draw but i think its a 7 day free trial ,
with the end results i would idealy like to have it printed out and framed & i would like small pics included ! not asking for much lol !!!!

worriedsik

arroli wrote: »

You can save your Ancestry tree as a Gedcom file and export it onto your computer (but you need a suitable program to be able to open it to view info) Go to "Manage Tree" and "Export Tree" button

Arroli..what program would i need ?

thanks

worriedsik

hermanmunster wrote: »

Yes I save my tree as a gedcom every so often and upload it into brothers keeper or family tree legends (both free)

i downloaded the tree legends version 5.0 but iam being asked for a serial number ? maybee i have downloaded the wrong one ? any ideas please

arroli

This site allows you to download free programme, that you can then upload your Gedcom file to

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a free genealogy and family history program. PAF allows you to quickly and easily collect, organize and share your family history and genealogy information.
Download PAF

I bought a cd programme from PC world - "Create your Family Tree" that allows you to upload photos etc too

WishI'dReadSooner

I have an ancestry subscription and both myself & my husband can use at same time on different computers - same IP address obviously.

A friend of mine would dearly love to do her tree too - Can I give her access to our subscription by giving her our username & password? She'd be using at same time from a different IP address OR would this be problematic?

We've got no problems with her seeing our tree with notes on it etc. Has anyone ever dione this & did it work OK or did you get repercussions?

Grumpelstiltskin

Someone else has used my subscription from a different computer but not at the same time exactly as I have. There hasn't been any problems.
As I say if you can arrange to use it at different times........