Comments on: How Do You Find 5,000 Cousins?

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:40:45 +0000

Where does it require that?

If the person is already in your tree you simply attach them to whatever other person you want- no duplicate entries are needed.

By: Conrad Russell

Conrad Russell — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:28:29 +0000

Conrad Russell:

I have an unusual situation. The tree formate requires me to enter information for the same person more than once. Is there a way around this???

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:39 +0000

Mandee Re;#5

Finding people on post 1930 people can be difficult due to the lack of post 1930 records online. In particular, adoption records tend to be *very* hard to come by so unless you know the names of his real parents you are in for a very long, and most likely frustrating, search.

Check the Learning Center here on Ancestry for info on tracking adoptees.

Good Luck

By: Mandee

Mandee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:16:13 +0000

can you give me any advice on this whole family tree thing. i dont know much about my real family but id like to which is my purpose in this whole thing. my dad was adopted at a young age and noone really will talk about his real family and i dont want to turn to him so im trying it on my own but it seems i dont know enough to find much of anything out. if you have any tips for me could you please let me know. thank you so much and good luck to you!

-Mandee

By: Roger Engelken

Roger Engelken — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:52:18 +0000

I started researching my family in 1988 with some 500 family members. Now that number is 35,500 and still growing. All it takes is patient research. I’ve found first through ninth cousins, and in one line I am back sixteen generations. There are no royalty or prominent figures along the way. I just made contact with a sixth cousin in Hamburg. It’s those contacts and reading about the times and cultures that make this a motivating hobby and endeavor.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:55:53 +0000

I would be lucky if 2010 found my third cousins in a proper manner, never mind 5,000 of them.

By: renae adams

renae adams — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:26:07 +0000

Wow that’s amazing!!! One day I hope I find that many cousins. Right now I stuck, but I’m not giving up!!!

By: karen

karen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:51:48 +0000

Why can’t I get onto Ancestry.com it does not matter if I’m on my computers at home or any at the computers at the Library it will not let me on before or after I put my password in