Genealogy Resources
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A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Free accounts offered and do not have to be a member of the church to join. -
AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. It is also an African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats.
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The boundaries of counties within the United States have changed over the centuries, sometimes many times. This can make tracing your ancestors a challenge when you think the record you need will be in one county, but it is actually in another because of changing boundaries. This website shows you how and when county boundaries changed, so you will always know the correct place to look for the genealogical records you need to conduct your research.
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BillionGraves is the world′s largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data, and is growing bigger and better every day. You can help by collecting headstone images from local and other cemeteries, and then by transcribing the personal information found on the images.
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Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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World’s largest gravesite collection.
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Geni is solving the problem of genealogy by inviting the world to build the definitive online family tree. Using the basic free service at Geni.com, users add and invite their close relatives to join their family tree. All Geni users can share photos, videos, and documents with their families
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Genealogy
Tracing your ancestors' story can help you understand your own. Start building your family tree with expert-written genealogy tutorials, database recommendations, surname meanings, search strategies, and ancestry charts. -
GenWiki is designed to become the main source for genealogy in the German-speaking areas of the world.