Does anyone here have ideas on how to find out more about your family ancestry through the web? It is a subject that interests me very much. I am not looking to spend money hiring someone to do research for me but I have little knowledge in this field.
(the thread about the Siyum HaShas of 1968 inspired me.)
A good place to start is Ancestry.com. I have a membership there and find stuff there all the time. Of course, it helps that all my grandparents were born in the US. But even if they arrived more recently than the last census that is public (1940), you can still probably find lots of good information.