Free Genealogy Sites & Searches
Tracing back your family tree is rewarding, but can often be pretty challenging! Learn about new ways to make your genealogy research easier. Whether you are just beginning your genealogy research, or have been doing it for over 20 years, you may find these articles of help when it comes to discovering new genealogical resources, organizing yourself, and making the most of the research technology available!
Archives Awards & Press
Archives.com is a new paid genealogical application that provides access to dozens of data sets and search features. To help increase our value offering to users, we've partnered with the well-respected resource website GenHomepage.com.
Blank Forms
Today’s researchers can streamline their efforts and save time by using genealogy blank forms. Whether you are a beginner or advanced genealogist, these blank forms help you easily organize your research, as well as take more effective oral histories. These blank forms can also provide you with the insight to connect missing links between relationships in your ancestors.
Databases
A number of people are experimenting with using WWW and HTML to present the results of their genealogical research. Some of the known efforts are shown here.
Forums/Boards
The internet has opened tremendous avenues of research for the genealogists, starting with online forums and community boards. These online communities can provide you with invaluable information during your research, and they are an excellent place to begin looking for leads. By sharing with the members of genealogy forums and boards, your family tree research may grow in an entirely new direction.
GenWeb Projects
The power of the internet never ceases to make a genealogist’s research easier, and the GenWeb Projects are an excellent example. Through the efforts of volunteers, GenWeb provides researchers with access to public record transcriptions, including vital records, tombstone records, census information, and newspaper references. You can contribute your own research findings to the GenWeb Projects as well.
Genealogy Mailing Lists
It can be very valuable to share your problems and successes in your research with other genealogists. Several Usenet newsgroups for genealogy exist. For more information on a group, follow its charter or FAQ link.
Genealogy Societies
Any genealogy society with its own WWW page may be listed here.
Genealogy Software
Genealogists today enjoy the power of technical advancements found in software that can help researchers easily trace, track, and organize family trees. Beyond organizing data and preserving files, genealogy software can also help you verify the accuracy of your research. The technology can rate the accuracy and validity of each point in your family tree, as well as generate reports regarding potential discrepancies.
Internet Guides
There is a growing list of genealogy related internet guides and "links" sites. Search through the resources on the following page.
Library Genealogy Resources
Libraries are a wonderful and very powerful research resource for genealogists. Find various library genealogy resources here.
Maps & Geography
A few more useful sites that can help you in your ancestor research.
New Genealogy Websites
The following genealogy WWW pages have been submitted for inclusion on the "What's New in WWW Genealogy Pages" page, but have not been reviewed. Check out these resource links to help aide in your genealogy research.
North American Genealogy Resources
Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals.
Online Genealogy
The World Wide Web makes an unprecedented amount of genealogy resources available at your fingertips. Some websites let you conduct research for free, while others require you to pay for a subscription. It is important for all genealogical researches to know the online resources at their disposal.
Search For Genealogists
Many people have published their genealogy research on the WWW. The Genealogy Portal has a search engine, which indexes many of these sites.
Soc.Genealogy.Misc Newsgroup
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers about genealogy or Family History. It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the soc.genealogy.misc newsgroup or to the associated mailing list GENMSC-L.
The Genealogy Anonymous FTP site
This site contains programs and text files related to genealogy. Many of the programs and files in this index have simple descriptions after the file names. Many descriptions include a link to a home or other page with newer versions or more information about the program or file.
The Genealogy Home Page
Don't know where to start with your genealogical searches? Here is an index of many useful research resources our site has to offer.
World Genealogy
If you are conducting genealogy research outside of the United States, this is the resource for you. The following contains links to genealogy websites from all around the world.
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