Tooled Leather
Where can I find FREE family ancestry online?
I want to find the Paradis family ancestry, where we originated, what we did long ago, etc. but every site I visit insists on me paying some outragous amount for information and a certified "family crest on tooled leather" or other such nonsense. If anybody knows, I would be very thankful.
If you want to type in your name somewhere and get a 12-generation tree, skip the rest of this. I can show you where to dig, but you'll have to buy your own shovel and do the work yourself.
As a side note, before I start, since you are in favor of free sites, contact the US Gen Web administrator for your county (Link below) and offer to help transcribe records. They are in favor of free data too. The more people they have to help, the more data they can put on-line for free.
Buying a shovel: If you get serious you'll need a genealogy program. Trying to do family research without a genealogy program is like trying to write a novel with a pencil and yellow pad, instead of a word processor. I like Roots Magic. Family Tree Maker is the market leader. Both cost around $29. The Mormons will let you download PAF for free. It is clunky, but it is free. You can sometimes find old versions of FTM or Family Origins (FO is the predecessor of RM) in bargin bins at CostCo.
These may help get you started.
http://www.cyndislist.com/
(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed.)
http://www.familysearch.com
(Mormon's mega-site)
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
(450,000,000+ entries, of varying quality)
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln=
Surname meanings and origins
United States only:
http://www.usgenweb.net/
(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.)
(The Canadians have Canadian Gen Web, by province)
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
(Social Security Death index - click on "Advanced".)
http://find.person.superpages.com/
(US Phone book, for looking up distant cousins)
Note:
You won't find living people on any of the sites except the phone book one. You will have to find your grandparents' or great grandparents' birth dates and maiden names somewhere besides the Internet.
The free sites are supported by advertising, just like TV. You can't watch the Super Bowl without seeing a beer commercial, and you can't surf for dead relatives without seeing an Ancestry advertisement. Don't complain about advertisements. They bring you the "free" sites. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
 Brown tooled leather Double T Miniature horse saddle 7  US $135.00
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 Black tooled leather Double T Miniature horse saddle 7 US $135.00
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 Saddle Leather Cross Hand Tooled Cross Concho GE US $16.99
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 VINTAGE BONA ALLEN 15 WESTERN PLEASURE TRAIL BARREL TOOLED LEATHER SADDLE US $189.99
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 15 Brown Leather Western Show Trail Saddle Leaf Tooled US $340.00
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 WESTERN 16 SEAT TOOLED LEATHER SADDLE US $99.99
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Abetta Tooled Shaped Leather Spur Straps List Price: $29.00 Sale Price: $24.00  |
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Brand new set of tooled shaped leather spur straps in pecan color. Abetta brand, made by Action Company. Heavy, single-ply skirting leather with center bar buckles and basket and acorn tooling. |
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Leather Nose Tooled Halter |
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Heavy 1" double nylon with chromed fittings. Wide tooled noseband with heart cut-outs on a cowhide inlay. nickel spots and antique silver Conchos give it flair. |
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Leather Nose Tooled Halter |
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Heavy 1" double nylon with chromed fittings. Wide tooled noseband with star cut-outs on a cowhide inlay. nickel spots and antique silver Conchos give it flair. |
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Denix Replicas 021L Black Embossed Tooled Leather Right Draw Holster Fits Waist 40-44" List Price: $164.94 Sale Price: $96.22 |
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Denix Replicas - Black Embossed Tooled Leather Right Draw Holster Fits Waist 40-44". Model: DX021L. Black embossed tooled leather equipped with shell loops and leg-ties. Bulk packed." |
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Fabtron Harness Leather Tooled Gun Sling Natural Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Made in the USA with heavy duty harness leather with a tooled edge. |
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Tough-1 Smooth Leather Gator Tooled Cowboy Chink L Sale Price: $109.99 |
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Tough-1 Smooth Leather Gator Tooled Cowboy Chinks Features: Tooled gator print yoke and fringe down length of each leg Silver dot edging and tooled leather strings adorn the side of each leg Three buckle closure attachment on each thigh Back of yoke is adjustable Sizing: CHINKS WAIST THIGH INSEAM SMALL 29-35 20-22 18 MEDIUM 30-36 22-24 18 LARGE 33-39 24-26 18 X-LARGE 36-42 26-28 18 |
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Tough-1 Leather Basket Tooled Cowboy Chinks Large Sale Price: $109.99 |
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Tough-1 Smooth Leather Basket Tooled Cowboy Chinks Features: Basked tooled yoke and fringe down length of each leg Silver dot edging and tooled leather strings adorn the side of each leg Three buckle closure attachment on each thigh Back of yoke is adjustable Sizing: CHINKS WAIST THIGH INSEAM SMALL 29-35 20-22 18 MEDIUM 30-36 22-24 18 LARGE 33-39 24-26 18 X-LARGE 36-42 26-28 18 |
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