Five sites to search for family records for free http:// Over the years, I've become more interested in my family tree. Even if you're just getting started with genealogy, you've probably already discovered that it can be a difficult research project. You can easily spend several years documenting your own family tree. But it's a labor of love. To give you a head start, I've got 5 useful sites that you can start searching for free. 1. www.FamilySearch.org Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But this is an excellent site whether you're part of the LDS church or not. The records go back more than a hunded years. You can search via birth, marriage or death records from around the world. 2. The USGenWeb Project.org A community of volunteers in each state of the U.S. and in other countries. USGenWeb puts all the researchers' Web sites in one place for simple, free access. Each of the volunteers' or states' sites is separately run, so your search options will vary. But you can't beat access to truly local information. 3. www.Ellis Island.org Find out when your family first entered the United States. Run by the American Family Immigration History Center, this site keeps passenger manifests of immigrants processed through Ellis Island and the Port of New York from 1892 to 1924. You'll find an easy-to-read genealogy starter's guide and tips to get the most out of the manifest search. 4. www.WorldGenWebProject.org Along the vein of USGenWeb, the WorldGenWeb Project relies on volunteers from around the world for local records. The site offers good coverage outside of the U.S. and offers tips for finding records in other countries. 5. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: www.archives.gov/st-louis/index.html The NARA offers census, military, and land ownership records dating back to the nineteenth century. It also has help for those who are of North American Indian descent. Earl