FamilySearch.org is a free genealogy search website for anyone to use. It has several different features available on it. This site is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but does not contain any religious information on it. You can do a basic search without registering on the front page. The site has information from seventy different countries. It has old parish reports as well as census information available for you to use. The information can be used and submitted for storage and back up on their site. If you choose to store your information in the … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com is one of the leading genealogical sites on the Internet. It is a subscription based site, but it also has a few free options for people to use as well. The site is compatible with GEDCOM files, as well as several other types of genealogy software. One of the most appealing features of this site is that it allows you to give access to other family members. You can create your family tree online, upload photos, audio files and stories about your family history to the site. Then your family can contribute and view the site as well. This … Continue reading →

Once you have done a lot of genealogy work you may want to post this all online. You could choose to do this through one of the current websites about genealogy. You may also choose to design your own site. There is a lot that you can include on your website, but if you are not very technically inclined starting with an online subscription based site may be the easiest. Either choice that you make you should consider including some of these things on your site. The most basic thing to include is your family tree. This should be your … Continue reading →