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Friday, December 30, 2022

Free General Genealogy Websites

 

Click the Databases tab to search data from Southern states, military records, small-town newspapers and the Guion Miller Roll index to Cherokee tribal members. The latter supplements what was already a must-bookmark site if you have Native American roots.

More than 3,000 online collections, and more to come in the future. This is the web's largest home to free genealogy data, with recent updates on Italy, South America, and U.S. vital records. Share and record your finds in family trees and a “Memories” gallery, plus look for research help from the wiki.

Free to your home computer courtesy of your library card via participating institutions, HeritageQuest is run by Ancestry.com. There are many collections, including the complete U.S. census, city directories, and various military records. Log in from your library, find Search and scroll to the bottom to access additional U.S. records, and select foreign databases.

Launched in 1996, the website has expanded into a useful collection of how-to help and databases. Available are, Passenger records, and heritage groups such as Palatines and American Indians. There is also info on residents of orphans and almshouses.

A long-time free site still serving surname databases, how-to articles, U.Ss locations, mailing lists, and pedigree files. 

The USGenWeb® Project was established in 1996 by a group of genealogists who shared a desire to create free online resources for genealogical research. From then, it has grown into a network of over 3000 linked websites, all created and maintained by a community of volunteers. You may find a variety of unique county and state resources including maps, transcriptions, photos, historical documents, helpful links, and much more.

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