Q: How does a person go about doing their family tree without spending a lot of money? Most sites I come across want me to pay for information. How can I research with plain notebook paper and the library? -- Jamie

A: The majority of genealogy sites on the Internet were created by fellow genealogists and are, therefore, free of charge. Generally speaking the only time that you will find a charge is for those databases that companies have incurred expense in purchasing. Even some of these, such as the Social Security Death Index, will be available free of charge.

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