| A very common question among beginners is | | | | help you make your family tree back to your |
| "How can I make my family tree for free?" | | | | great-grandparents or even your |
| Though genealogy can evolve into an expensive | | | | great-great-grandparents! |
| hobby, here are some ideas to start to make | | | | Search at free family tree websites |
| your family tree for free. | | | | Though many family tree websites require a |
| Download free family tree software | | | | subscription free, there are a handful of excellent |
| One of the best software programs to help you | | | | websites that can help you get started: |
| make your family tree, Personal Ancestral File | | | | 1) - One of the best places to start searching for |
| (PAF), is also free! Download PAF (link) to start | | | | your family tree. Search for each of your |
| organizing your information and making your | | | | ancestors from your family tree who have |
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| by entering your information (name, birth date, | | | | identifying information (birth date, death date, etc.) |
| birth place, etc.) and continue to add as much | | | | 2) - With more than 250,000 links to genealogy |
| information as you know about your family. Once | | | | websites, this is a must-stop for any person |
| you have entered in everything you personally | | | | trying to make their family tree. Browse through |
| know, it's time to get help from family members | | | | the links related to your family surnames-you |
| to expand your family tree. | | | | may find websites with information that can help |
| Interview your parents, grandparents and other | | | | you expand certain of your family lines. |
| relatives | | | | 3) and - There are thousands of message boards |
| The next step in making your family | | | | for surnames where you can post as much |
| tree--interviewing relatives--is also free! Sit down | | | | information as you have on each surname from |
| with your parents, grandparents and other | | | | your family tree and see if there are others also |
| relatives and find out as much information as they | | | | researching the same line who may be able to |
| know-names, dates, places-about their parents | | | | help! |
| and their grandparents. These interviews should | | | | |