Betsey Muehlbach: Historical family crests should be recorded by 'Heraldry Societies' as there is a process through which families go to make sure their crest accurately portrays the family history.You should try searching sites for such (an) organization(s).
Caleb Chapman: There are several websites, such as Ancestry.com, many being pay sites, but before you can use them effectively, you need some background from your parents and whatever family records you possess or can obtain.From this, you can start to construct a family tree, which can take some systematic work, depending on where your family lived. Places like Pennsylvania and New England have records going back to the mid-1600s, so that is a lot easier than if your family came from, e.g., Alabama by way of Texas.One resource not widely appreciated by the uninitiated is the Mormon Church. It has genealogical records on almost everyone. And, if you find a relatively famous ancestor, that portion of your tre! e probably already has been extensively developed, if for no other reason than to keep out inheritance pirates....Show more
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