Commercial Services For Genealogy Research

Many companies that specialize in genealogy or offer some genealogy services are accesible via internet. In addition to advertising their products and services, many of these WWW pages contain valuable additional genealogy information.

[ Software/Computer | Publishers/Books | Magazines and Newsletters | Research Services | Photography/Preservation/Maps/Charts | Surname Books/Coats of Arms/Souvenirs/Misc ]

Software and Computer/Network services

• atOnce Software has several genealogy programs available for online purchase in it's Lifestyles & Leisure section.
• The Banner Blue Software division of Broderbund Software, Inc. has online indices, a genealogy "How-To" guide, and information about Family Tree Maker.
• Black*Fire Technology in Australia sells "My Family History" and "The Master Genealogist".
• COMMSOFT is the publisher of Visual Roots and Roots IV.
• Compuology is a company that builds customize systems specifically designed for the genealogist and that offers other genealogy related services.
• Computers Etc! specializes in custom hardware and software configurations for genealogists.
• DigArcCo publishes genealogy CD-Rom's including ship lists & church records
• Direct Line Software sells "DeedMapper" a land platting software package.
• Dynas-Tree is database software for genealogy research which has GedML/XML capabilities
• Family Technologies sells several software packages including Family Treasures and the County Reference Guide.
• With the FamilyTree House, the World Wide Web site of AFTER, the Association for FamilyTree Enrollment and Registry, you can build your family tree online for free.
• FormalSoft is the developer of the genealogy program Family Origins and the Family Reunion Organizer
• GED4WEB converts Gedcom files to HTML
• GEN-BOOK will create genealogy books from PAF databases.
• GenealogySearch.org offers email addresses, genealogy guides and newsletters for free stuff.
• Genealogy Site Creations by Susan will create and maintain family genealogy pages
• The Genealogical Information Manager (GIM), an MS-DOS shareware program, may be downloaded.
• Members of the Genealogy Roots Corner can list their surnames on a personal web page.
• Genlink will publish your genealogy on the web
• GenoPro is a free advertiser supported genealogy tree editor that edits and prints genograms
• Grenham's Irish Recordfinder is an expert software system designed to help identify records relevant to Irish ancestors
• Heredis - A new genealogy software
• Incline Software is the developer of Ancestral Quest.
• Internet History Resources, New South Wales Family History Document Service (Australia)
• Kindred Konnections has online searchable databases available as a subscription service
• Legacy Family Tree is a comprehensive easy to use Family History program for Windows
• Leister Productinos, Inc., developer of Reunion, the family tree software Macintosh and Windows.
• OneGreatFamily.com is a project to build an only interactive wordwide family tree
• Pedigree Software with PediView
• Progeny Software sells quality genealogy software
• Quinsept, Inc., makers of Family Roots(tm) and other genealogical software.
• Relatively Yours II the complete genealogy system
• S&N Genealogy Supplies sells software, data disks, and genealogy books. Their site has reviews/comparisons of many popular genealogy programs.
• The Clans & Tartans of Scotland, by Sgian Dhu Interactive

 

Publishers and Book Sellers

• Advance Genealogy Systems sells The Master Genealogist for Windows^TM and books related to genealogy research in western Canada
• AmikTech publishes and sells Family History books and data in digital form
• Ancestor's Attic - Discount Genealogy Books
• Ancestor Publishers Catalog has over 700 titles
• The Antient Press, publishes Virginia historical records such as deeds, wills, order books, etc.
• ApronStrings Make Family Ties sells the guide "Genealogy Is more Than Charts".
• Arapacana Press: "STRANGE" genealogy books
• Axion Press sells books by Jay Norwalk
• Buckingham Press publishes the Canadian-American Genealogical Digest and has information relavant to Canadian Genealogy.
• Census Microfilm Expeditors sells microfilmed rolls of the Federal Census 1790-1920.
• County Heritage and Genealogy Books publishes county history books.
• Digital Classics offers 19th century american miltary history and genealogy reference works on CD-ROM
• Digital Editions - Classic family histories and other genealogy resources on CD-ROM
• Early New England Genealogy Connections On CD-ROM
• ESCN Database Reports is a series of historical reference books that provide quick reference Indexing of data found in the early South Carolina newspapers.
• Family Forest: Genealogy CD-ROMS, famous and historical ancestors
• Genealogy USA is the world's biggest collector of data on North American Immigrants of the 1600's.
• Genfair, an online family history fair and genealogy bookstore
• Global Genealogy, which offers everything for the family historian, also has a page of genealogy links which include many Canadian sites.
• Gould Genealogy sells books and software of interest to Australian researchers.
• The Gregath Publishing Company will publish your genealogy, history, and biography books.
• Herald Online offers a fullly searchable index of Nova Scotia obituaries.
• Heritage Books, Inc. has published over 1,200 history and genealogy books, the indexes of which can be search at the Heritage Books Archives
• Iberian Publishing Company publishes genealogical records, research guides and other historical texts, specializing in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and many other states county records.
• Kinship publishes genealogy & history sources (including vital records) for New York state family history and offers professional research help.
• LIFEBOOK is a comprehensive Personal History Kit published in both hard copy "Workbook" and Software versions by Memorabilia Products in Santa Barbara, CA.
• Life Story Writing, learn how to write your life story with the book "About Life Story Writing"
• Madigan's Books buys and sells books of genealogical interest.
• Masthof Press & Bookstore offers over 2,000 genealogy titles and will help you publish your own book
• McGregor's Bookshop specializes in books of Scottish Borders Interest
• MemoryGrabber helps with writing autobiographies or family histories
• Millisecond Publishing sells Deleware and Pittsburgh area Family Forest CD-ROMs.
• Mountain Press Publications sells genealogy materials for the southeast US, focussing on Tennessee.
• Netting Your Ancestors - Genealogical Research on the Internet
• NewspaperArchive.com is putting old newspapers online.
• North Fiche produces a variety of microfiche relevant to Durham and Northumberland (England) Family History.
• Custom Family Trees & Charts by Olsongraphics
• 123 Genealogy sells genealogy training materials
• Park Genealogical Books are specialists in genealogy and local history for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota and the surrounding area.
• Pioneer Publishing Company, Alabama, Mississippi, Indian and other books
• Phillimore & Co Ltd of Chichester, England is a publisher of British local and family history
• Preservation Help Publications sells the book "How To Save Your Stuff From a Disaster."
• Polish Military History Books by Prof Zdzislaw P. Wesolowski, PhD.
• Rare Reprints specializes in preserving texts of interest to researchers and genealogists.
• The Research Network specializes in city, county, state documents and newspapers, city directories and other sources.
• Shortrunbooks.com can print economical quality books for family history authors
• Smith Books - specializing in Kansas Genealogy and History
• Southeastern Illinois Resource Books by Lee & Foss
• Southeastern PrinTech specializes in high quality genealogy at wholesale prices.
• S-K Publications publishes census books and has a research service.
• Stewart Publishing & Printing produces genealogy books and offers self publishing for authors.
• Storbeck's carries genealogy books, maps and CDs.
• Storytellers, publishes books and CDs of personal memoirs and family histories.
• "Treasure Maps", the "How-to" Genealogy Site, advertises genealogy products.
• Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe

 

Magazines and Newsletters

• Everton Publishers has a wealth of genealogy guidance
• Family Chronicle magazine is specially written for family researchers by people who share their interest in genealogy and family history.
• Family Tree Magazine
• Heritage Papers Online (publishers of Carolina Genealogist & Georgia Genealogist and Family Puzzlers, TNG)
• Hvem Forsker Hvad, Danish Genealogical Research Guide
• Odells: Lost & Found is a quartly newsletter devoted to Odell/O'Dell/Odle surnames
• Tidewater Virginia Families, A Magazine of History and Genealogy

 

Research Services

• A+ Genealogy Research Service will research U.S. and Canadian ancestors.
• Ancestor Gallery provides many research services to break through your research "Brick Wall".
• Ancestors Lost and Found is an affordable, full-service genealogical research firm located near the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
• Ancestors of Dover Ltd does family history research with a money back guarantee
• Ancestor Search searches UK ancestors
• Ancestral Research Expediting provides research at the National Archives Record Center and Texas/Oklahoma libraries
• Ancestry Research Service provices a research service for Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish ancestries
• The Association of Professional Genealogists is a "Professional Association For All Genealogists Supporting High Standards in the Field of Genealogy".
• BiblioFox UK Genealogy Research Service does research using British genealogy resources
• Brickwall Genealogy Services offers document lookup/retrieval and other services in the Washington D.C. metropolian area
• British Ancestors Research Service
• CAB Search Ltd provides a wide range of research services in the UK
• Celtic Genealogical Services carries out research Grampian Region and the former county of Dyfed
• Cottrill & Associates Professional Genealogists in Salt Lake City, Utah
• CW Enterprise will research sources available at the National Archives in Washington D.C.
• Derbyshire Family History & Genealogy
• Jody Zorsch offers East Tennessee Genealogy Research
• EuroScope offers Archive Research, Ancestral Town Visits and Photo/Video Services in the Ukraine
• Garner's Genealogy offers genealogical research Australian & New Zealand
• Garrison Communications offers family history research services for Queensland, Australia, as well as an birth, death and marriage certificate procurement service for England and Wales.
• Genealogical Research in Holland can search for Dutch vital records
• Genealogies R Us does Saginaw County Michigan Genealogy Research
• GenealogyPro carries advertisments for professional genealogists categorized by geographic region and specialty
• The Genealogy Tree, a professional family history business
• Genealogical Journeys in Time's Genealogy Shop and On-line services.
• Welcome to Genealogy Research Associates
• Genealogy Quest is a full service genealogy bureau
• Genealogical Research In Iowa covers the central Iowa area
• Genealogy Search will search for ancestors within a half billion name database extracted from many records, archives and indexes.
• Genealogy in France offers professional research into french ancestry.
• Genernet offers inexpensive birth and death certificate and marriage records research
• GenieMasters, a document retrieval service for genealogists and historians
• GENS traces family history in Italy
• The GenTracer research services has specialists in English, Scottish and Italian research.
• Gentilis is a genealogy organization that does research in France
• German Genealogical Translations
• Heirlines Family History and Genealogy
• Historical Data Systems has a fully searchable database of American Civil War soldiers
• Historical Research Ireland searches Irish vital records
• Historical and Genealogical Research in Israel will search in various archives
• Jessie L. Hagan will make copies of Kentucky Death Certificates from 1911 to 1945.
• The Hunting for Bears Genealogy Society maintains databases of pre 1900 marriage records for several states
• I Dream of Genealogy Family History Services
• Iande (Ancestry) Research Associates specializes in Scandinavian countries
• Imchad Ancestry does research from Dumfries Scotland
• inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research Services and Searchable Databases
• Irish Ancestral Research and Heraldic giftware
• Kindred Keepsakes hosts the Gene Pool.
• Kinship Klimb does research using online sources.
• KnowX is a comprehensive source of public records on the web
• Genealogy Research by Diane Tofte Kropp
• Connie Lenzen, certified genealogical research specialist.
• Lineages, Inc., provides research services and products to persons nationwide.
• Lookup United Kingdom, for finding lost friends or relatives in the UK
• mass-doc.com© will search
• Nicola Mitchell specializes in Army, Navy, Merchant Navy, Customs and Excise research in the UK
• Morrigan Research Services offers comprehensive genealogical research services for all areas of Ireland
• my Italian Family is a provider of research services in Italy
• New York City Genealogy Services will research at cemeteries in New York City
• Karen Olszeski - Professional Genealogist
• Margaret Posehn's Genealogy Research Services specializes in California research.
• German, New England, New York Genealogy Research, by Rebecca Rector
• ROOTS Consulting Services in Scotland specializes in all aspects of genealogy and family history research
• ScotGenes helps people research their Scottish ancestry
• Scottish Forebears will research your Scottish ancestors
• Scot Roots - Scottish ancestor service
• Scottish Roots Ancestral Research will undertake ancestral research into your Scottish family history, posibly establishing links to Scottish clans and tartans.
• Search ME: Maine Genealogy Research
• Time Passages, Genealogy of the Dakotas is a family history research company that specializes in the genealogy of pioneer families who settled the Dakota Territory, North Dakota, and South Dakota
• The Vanished History Mall.
• VERCON Genealogy Associates will search for ancestors born in Slovakia
• Professional genealogical research in Queensland by Judy Webster
• American, Canadian, Scottish, Irish, and English -- top quality professional research by Mark Windover.
• Susan Ybarra specializes in Basque records and Spanish/English translation.
• Your Family Connection, Genealogical Research and Consulting Services

 

Photography/Preservation/Maps/Charts

• Ancestors Plus, sells acid free supplies for scrapbooks
• Ancestral Findings scans photographs and does free searches of genealogy CD's.
• AncesTree, will print your family tree with photographs.
• AncientFaces provides a forum for the free online exchange of photographs.
• DejaView Photos restores, prints and archives old photographs and documents
• European Focus Photography will take pictures in your ancestral European town.
• Family Tree & Chart Printers will design and print All in One family trees.
• For Old Times Sake, Digital Photo Restoration and Retouching
• Generations Press has sells over 750 detailed historical town and city maps.
• The Gold Bug, a company which provides historical information and software for genealogical research, has reproductions of early maps.
• Heritage Publishing publishes historical maps of the UK and Ireland
• Historical and family name maps of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• Keepsake Family Moments puts your family history on video, CD Rom, DVD and in Song and Verse
• LandPrints - Map Land Boundaries from Deed Records
• Light Impressions is a source of archival supplies
• Max Marbles/Bookbinder Restores Family Bibles
• Mayer Reprographics offers large color output for genealogy.
• Midwestern Industries Picture-CD & Film Scanning Service
• Calligraphy by Susan Nelson makes unique handlettered family trees
• Nilsson Imaging restores photographs without harming the original
• Our Heritage Maps of Italy
• Paper Tree makes illustrated family trees
• Petersen Reproductions, genealogy prints, T-shirts and coffee mugs
• Photo Renovate restores and manipulates photos
• PrintMyFamily.com prints large professional personalized genealogy charts
• PWW Photography does photo restoration
• River City Image Works restores and preserves Photographs and documents
• Robert L. Mills Audio/Video Services will digitally restore & edit photographs
• 20th Century Direct sells photo products and accessories
• Travel Genie sells detailed maps for genealogy
• Marsha Williams makes large (3ft x 3ft) 10 generation family tree rings

 

Surname Books/Coats of Arms/Souvenirs/Misc

• Art & Blazons in Brazil supplies Coats of Arms
• Family-crests.com
• With Genealogy Family Tree's you can submit your family history online and have a family tree mailed back.
• Generations - the game of family history
• Barabara Denny George's site offers online genealogy courses for a fee.
• House of Names: Distinguished Surname Products
• KinShips: artistic prints of immigration ships
• Names UK, Family Heritage Gifts
• ORIGINS Old Country Impressions, sells photographs of ancestral villages
• Traceit.com sells Heraldic items and artwork