{"id":561,"date":"2009-10-27T13:32:04","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T13:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/corp\/uncategorized\/discover-your-roots"},"modified":"2009-10-27T13:32:04","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T13:32:04","slug":"discover-your-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/corp\/press\/discover-your-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover your roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft Windows.com, October 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Software for researching family trees is nothing new,
\nbut with so much information now available on the web, a new generation
\nof genealogy research tools and services has moved online. If you have
\na specific particle of information you want to know more about\u2014such as
\nthe birth date or birth place of your great grandfather (you already
\nknow his name)\u2014you might just try going online and using a search
\nengine like Bing<\/span> to hunt for the answer, perhaps looking at birth records or census counts. Go to the Bing<\/span> website<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n

Okay,
\nthis can be hit-or-miss work. You never quite know how deep you'll have
\nto dig to find some of this information, which is why numerous
\ngenealogical websites exist. Here are a few websites to consider:<\/p>\n