Looking for my father's parents. Could use some help if there is anyone out there that has done this.
Long story short, my mother gives away NO information. She is one of those type of people that believe the "past is the past" type of stuff. We had a very broken home growing up. I have recently met some new relatives on line, but they seem as clueless about our history as I am. When I tried to ask, they either stated they didn't know or was not interested. I know my father's name, my grandmother and grandfather's name, along with my father's birthday and such. I don't have the money for ancestry.com and mundia.com is giving me a lot of errors when I try to search. This is a Texas based family from what I can tell, who then moved to Arizona. I do have a bit of my father's information to start with. Can anyone help me out or point me in the right direction. I really really want to know where my father's family came from. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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I'd be glad to help if you want to PM me. I've been doing research for 5 years or so. Give Family Search a try, too.
[deleted] 3 points · Jan 2014
I second Family Search. It's free, and they have stuff Ancestry doesn't have.
Recent records aren't always available, for privacy reasons. You're more likely to find records about your grandparents than your dad himself.