SAM's Favorite Genealogy Websites

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HOME GETTING STARTED: SAM'S TIPS FAVORITE GENEALOGY WEBSITES RESOURCES FOR FRENCH-CANADIAN RESEARCH CONTACT ME Bookmark this site if you like what you see!	FAVORITE GENEALOGY WEBSITES Ten Sites... The First Seven are Free! 1. Family Search www.familysearch.org FREE Search millions of records and images from around the world, including census, baptism, marriage, and death records. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. Also offered are free, online genealogy classes, maps, FamilySearch Wiki and more. Search by surname and locale or browse by location. 2. US GenWeb www.usgenweb.org FREE Search for free genealogy and family history records online in every county in every state. These records are made available by project volunteers committed to providing free access to genealogical research. The amount and quality of records available varies by county, depending on local resources. 3. Linkpendium www.linkpendium.com FREE This site offers links to genealogy databases in every state in the US. These databases can provide birth, marriage, and death records, as well as wills, obituaries, and more. Organized by localities and surnames. Search by state or by surname. Many records are available online at no charge; other records are available for a fee. 4. Find A Grave www.findagrave.com FREE Sixty-three million grave records in over 170 countries. Search by surname, location, or cemetery. Sponsor the gravesite of a family member. Individuals who are searching records must register, but there is no fee involved. 5. Google Search www.google.com FREE Search for family on google search or in google books and see what turns up. Findings might include mention in blogs, obituaries, family surname websites, and biographical sketches in local histories. 6. Online Death Indexes Records and Obituaries www.deathindexes.com FREE A directory of links to websites with online death indexes listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death registers, obituaries, probate indexes, cemetery and burial records, as well as information on searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) online. 7. Internet Archive archive.org FREE Internet Archive is an American digital library providing FREE public access to collections of digital material, including million of books in the public domain and available for download. These books include local and state histories and biographies. Easy to search for individuals in your family tree. In addition, these books often provide social and historical context for genealogists researching their family history. 8. Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Searchable database contains millions of records, including US Census records 1790-1930; birth, marriage, and death records; immigration records, ship passenger lists, passport applications, probate records, and military records. Records are from US, Europe, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Search by individual and by location. 9. Genealogybank www.genealogybank.com PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED The newspaper archives are the largest in the United States, with over 5,000 newspapers, covering 1690 to the present. Search by surname and location to find old newspaper articles, photos, birth, marriage and death notices. Genealogybank also has historical books (family genealogies, biographies, and local histories) and historical documents (military records, pension requests, land grants) in its records database. 10. Fold3 Historical Military Records www.fold3.com PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED (Some records are free.) This site has an extensive collection of military records difficult to find elsewhere. Thirty million documents dating from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War. Pension records are particularly informative, offering more than just the details of the individual's miliary experience. APRIL 2024 © Tracings by SAM: Copyright 2011-2024 All rights reserved. www.tracingsbysam.com

1. Family Search

www.familysearch.org

FREE

Search millions of records and images from around the world, including census, baptism, marriage, and death records. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. Also offered are free, online genealogy classes, maps, FamilySearch Wiki and more. Search by surname and locale or browse by location.

2. US GenWeb

www.usgenweb.org

FREE

Search for free genealogy and family history records online in every county in every state. These records are made available by project volunteers committed to providing free access to genealogical research. The amount and quality of records available varies by county, depending on local resources.

3. Linkpendium

www.linkpendium.com

FREE

This site offers links to genealogy databases in every state in the US. These databases can provide birth, marriage, and death records, as well as wills, obituaries, and more. Organized by localities and surnames. Search by state or by surname. Many records are available online at no charge; other records are available for a fee.

4. Find A Grave

www.findagrave.com

FREE

Sixty-three million grave records in over 170 countries. Search by surname, location, or cemetery. Sponsor the gravesite of a family member. Individuals who are searching records must register, but there is no fee involved.

5. Google Search

www.google.com

FREE

Search for family on google search or in google books and see what turns up. Findings might include mention in blogs, obituaries, family surname websites, and biographical sketches in local histories.

6. Online Death Indexes Records and Obituaries

www.deathindexes.com

FREE

A directory of links to websites with online death indexes listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death registers, obituaries, probate indexes, cemetery and burial records, as well as information on searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) online.

7. Internet Archive

archive.org

FREE

Internet Archive is an American digital library providing FREE public access to collections of digital material, including million of books in the public domain and available for download. These books include local and state histories and biographies. Easy to search for individuals in your family tree. In addition, these books often provide social and historical context for genealogists researching their family history.

8. Ancestry.com

www.ancestry.com

PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED

Searchable database contains millions of records, including US Census records 1790-1930; birth, marriage, and death records; immigration records, ship passenger lists, passport applications, probate records, and military records. Records are from US, Europe, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Search by individual and by location.

9. Genealogybank

www.genealogybank.com

PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED

The newspaper archives are the largest in the United States, with over 5,000 newspapers, covering 1690 to the present. Search by surname and location to find old newspaper articles, photos, birth, marriage and death notices. Genealogybank also has historical books (family genealogies, biographies, and local histories) and historical documents (military records, pension requests, land grants) in its records database.

10. Fold3 Historical Military Records

www.fold3.com

PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED (Some records are free.)

This site has an extensive collection of military records difficult to find elsewhere. Thirty million documents dating from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War. Pension records are particularly informative, offering more than just the details of the individual's miliary experience.