Are you really related to someone famous?

Your family has said it for years. In two minutes, you'll know if it can even be true.

  • 19 famous claims already checked for you
  • No DNA test, no subscription, no phone calls
  • Large print, plain English
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You've never been able to let it go

You'd like it to be true, and you'd rather not admit how much. These were your people, somebody ought to know who they really were, and if you don't do it, who will?

What it costs to leave it

Is your name on the list?

George Washington

He had no biological children. Nobody descends from him.

Abraham Lincoln

His last undisputed descendant died in 1985.

Daniel Boone

Ten children. Your story could well be true.

What $19 gets you

Your first answer

Look up the name. Two minutes.

Your own line

One question, free records, from your own chair.

Your verdict

True, not proven or false, and the two words to say at the table.

$19, or this

Professional genealogist$50–$200 an hour
Family tree, hired out$500–$5,000
Ancestry subscriptionFrom $24.99 a month
This book$19, once

Typical published prices, which vary.

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Before you decide

What if my story turns out to be false?

Then you'll be the one person who knows, and you'll have your real people written down. The worse outcome is passing a mistake on to your grandchildren.

Isn't it too late for me to start this?

You're at exactly the right age. You remember people nobody else does, and that gets harder to recover every year you leave it.

I'm not good with computers.

Your first answer takes no computer at all. You look up a name in a large-print book. After that it's one search box, explained in plain English.

Can't I just look it up online?

That's how false links spread. Family trees get copied from one person to the next, and a copied mistake looks just like a fact. This book shows you how to tell them apart.

Wouldn't a DNA test settle it?

Usually not. A test can't prove a link to someone famous, it costs more than this book, and it can turn up family surprises you didn't ask for.

The records are free. Why pay $19?

Because knowing where to look is what costs time. A genealogist charges $50 to $200 an hour for that.

Should I wait until I have more time?

That's what your family has been doing for a hundred years. Your first answer takes two minutes.

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