Top Free Websites for Family History & Genealogy Research

This video has some of the best free websites most have not discovered. These are genealogy gems for finding the history of the places your ancestors lived as well as records you may not have discovered on websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage, or FamilySearch.
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Free Websites for Genealogy Research
🌐 Linkpendium
www.linkpendium.com/
🌐 FamilySearch Wiki
www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/...
🌐 Digital Public Library of America (DLPA)
dp.la/
🌐 Cyndi’s List
www.cyndislist.com/us/
🌐 FindAGrave
www.findagrave.com/
🌐 USGenWeb Project
www.usgenweb.org/
🌐 Geni
www.geni.com/
🌐 WorldCat
www.worldcat.org/
🌐 The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) www.archives.gov/
🌐 Chronicling America
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
🌐 U.S. State Archives Handout
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🌐 Google Books
books.google.com/
🌐 eBay
ebay.com
🌐 Europeana
www.europeana.eu/
🌐 The National Archives (UK):
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
🌐 FamilySearch Europe
www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/...
🌐 Geneanet
en.geneanet.org/
🌐 Archives Portal Europe
www.archivesportaleurope.net/
🌐 The National Archives of Ireland
www.nationalarchives.ie/
🌐 ScotlandPeople
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
🌐 Rijksarchief België (Belgium State Archives)
arch.arch.be/
🌐 Archives Portal Denmark
arkiv.dk/en
🌐 Trove
trove.nla.gov.au/
🌐 National Archives of Australia
www.naa.gov.au/
🌐 Australian Cemeteries Index
austcemindex.com/
🌐 FindMyPast Australia
www.findmypast.com.au/
🌐 Australian War Memorial
www.awm.gov.au/
🌐 Library and Archives Canada
www.bac-lac.gc.ca/
🌐 Canadiana
www.canadiana.ca/
🌐 FamilySearch Canada
www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/...
🌐 Canadian Gravemarkers
www.canadianheadstones.com/
🌐 Canadian Museum of History
www.historymuseum.ca/
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TIMING
0:00 Intro
0:07 #1 Linkpendium
1:18 Free handout for this video
1:41 #2 FamilySearch Wiki
4:43 #3 Digital Public Library of America
5:43 #4 Cyndi’s List
6:27 #5 Find-A-Grave
9:05 #6 US Gen Web Project
10:43 #7 Geni.com
12:26 Like, subscribe and going live for 400th episode
13:27 #8 WorldCat
14:16 #9 The US National Archives
15:38 #10 Chronicling America
16:58 Bonus sites
17:33 Handout for all US State Archives
18:41 Bonus #2 Google books
19:26 Bonus #3 Ebay
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[@johnbethea4505]

I was born in 1946. My people put down birth and death dates in the family Bible. This was done because most children were born at home. I have a 1855 Bible that was written with a quill from my great aunt husband's family, the John Brown line.

[@GenealogyTV]

Oh my gosh. What a treasure you have.

[@kristinenorth9983]

This was an awesome show! My birthday is April 17th. Happy Birthday early to you!

[@GenealogyTV]

Well Happy Birthday back at cha!

[@palaver40]

I agree. Outstanding presentation. I've been digging for many years but your discussion opened up much new to me. Thanks.

[@5homegirl]

Thank you! I always learn so much watching your channel.

[@GenealogyTV]

Thank you... and thanks for your support of the channel.

[@deboraswarner5507]

Learning about lots of new sites and ways to use ones I already knew about.

[@cardfan64]

Great video! I’ve hit a brick wall with my gggf. I think this would be very helpful. Thank you.

[@erinfecik2612]

Another great video with lots of information. Thank you Connie

[@karmagal78]

We found 2 family bibles, same family, but one of the bibles is in very poor condition. It was in a plastic bag, it’s been since been transferred to a cloth bag. But we found some old funeral memorials with it. One for my gg grandma and one for my great grandpa.

[@Altazmuth]

Thank you so much for this information.

[@VictoriaReginaAnn]

Great information. Thank you.

[@L1...]

Great information!

[@pegpowell2486]

Wonderful info.

[@GenealogyTV]

Glad you liked it.

[@carollynn8415]

As ALWAYS., you give SO MUCH! THANK YOU .Just wanted to say Happy Belated Birthday

[@GenealogyTV]

Thank you so much!

[@diannesellers]

Thank you very much for this video! I have papers everywhere. Now to organize!

[@GenealogyTV]

You've got this!

[@nikkilacroix910]

I love looking on eBay. My great great uncle, Ky Laffoon, was a famous golfer, and I found a really cool pic of him and my great grandfather on eBay. And I found one of Ky’s golf clubs signed by him! Thank you for these sites! Your content is so helpful! If I had the time I’d love to just watch all your content for days and become a genealogist master! Maybe one day! lol

[@exdus235]

TYVM ❤❤

[@joannekearney5329]

Isn't Geni a global tree... where your tree becomes part of a larger tree? I have tried placing trees on other sites..other than ancestry.. but I don't update them.. or go back and correct... can't frankly remember what I have on what site... so I stick with one.. and I only subscribed to ancestry... back up to Family Tree Maker... so I have copies of images of various documents.

[@Idellphany]

Thank you so much, I wish I could be a genealogist. Are there any vids about that process? Again thank you so much!

[@GenealogyTV]

If you are doing family history, you are a genealogist!

[@renacruz-horton2124]

Hello and Happy Birthday. I would like to be included in your live on Thursday. Thnx 🎉🎉🎉

[@GenealogyTV]

I've decided that the Live show will be at 11:00 Am (eastern u.s.) on Thursday the 18th. Hope to see you there.

[@Red__Penguin]

Do you have any videos I could watch to help learn to research daily lives and cool facts?

[@2_thumbs_up_baby]

Connie still hoping Ancestry will allow us to add a specific page or half page to explain our tree on Ancestry. We decide if its public or private. Also id like to be able to send a message to more than one member at time from my DNA matches. Be able to tick who i want to send the same message to How can i send these suggestions to Ancestry?

[@GenealogyTV]

You can contact Ancestry through their Support page.

[@2_thumbs_up_baby]

@@GenealogyTV OK ill do that Connie, thanks

[@ockerslilshocker]

❤

[@kennethdavis6447]

Hi I thought I heard you announce Ancestry was treating all records the same so we call access US and International files from the lower tiered account. I still can’t access international files from my account. Did I miss something? Thanks

[@GenealogyTV]

I did not say that. However, Ancestry announced that RootsTech that would eventually be merging memberships into one individual and one family membership. They did not give us a timeframe as the one that would happen.

[@ceciliaseiber5507]

I just ran across a problem that I don’t know how to explain it. I have a cousin with a common ancestor from the 1600. He did dna and I have done dna but according to ancestry we are not related through dna. The only thing I can think of it is that it is too far down the line to connect. Do you have any suggestions

[@GenealogyTV]

1600's is likely too far back for a quality DNA match. Focus on 4th cousins or closer, IMHO.