Getting Started in Genealogy

Family Tree Databases

• Ancestry.com (The Generations Network)
  
  
  • Public Member Trees and Personal Member Trees - Public Member Trees contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry members. Personal Member Trees can be viewed only by Ancestry members who have been granted permission to see the tree. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information.
    
    
  • One World Tree - OneWorldTree gathers family trees and family history records for millions of people, analyzes the birth, death and marriage data and then displays the most probable matches for your ancestors.
    
    
  • Ancestry World Tree and Rootsweb WorldConnect - Although it has a similar sounding name to the Ancestry One World Tree, these databases contain the information submitted by users. The data can be viewed for free by all researchers. The data can change over time as users edit, remove or add data in their trees. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information.
    
    
  
  
  
• Everton Publishers
  Everton Pedigree and Family Group Sheets has over 150,000 pedigree and family group sheets from Everton's Online Library. Now available as part of the World Vital Records subscriptions.
  
  
• FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File
  A database of family trees, also known as pedigree files, submitted by users through the FamilySearch.com (the Mormon church) website. The pedigree resource ile replaces the Ancestral File and indexes individual records with events, parents, locations, and submitter contact information. he Pedigree Resource File has replaced the Ancestral File which still has a large user-submitted database.
  
  
• GenCircles
  The Global Tree at Gen Circles has user-submitted surnames from all over the world and, if you've submitted your own GEDCOM file to GenCircles Global Tree, you can use "matching technology" to pair the people in your pedigree with those already on file.
  
  
• GeneaNet
  GeneaNet is worldwide database with submitters from around the globe. Many family trees as well as surnames details and contact information.
  
  
• Geni - Geni allows you to stay in touch with your family by creating a family tree through a simple interface. You can expand your tree by inviting relatives to join your tree and they in turn can add other relatives. Your tree will continue to grow as relatives invite other relatives. Users have to input all data.
• MyTrees.com
  The Ancestry Archive at MyTrees, also known as Kindred Konnections, is a collection of pedigree-linked surnames provided from family group sheets and contributed family trees. Ancestry Archive offers free full access if you submit a GEDCOM, or spend a few minutes extracting an online document. Free software makes it easy to build a family tree online, or submit updates.
  
  
• OneGreatFamily.com
  The Largest Online Family Tree. OneGreatFamily is a single, shared family tree built by people all over the world.
  
  
• WeRelate - WeRelate is a public-service wiki for genealogy in partnership with the Allen County Public Library. This is the world's largest genealogy wiki. At WeRelate you can connect with other researchers and cooperatively work on web pages for your ancestors. Your research can be documented completely online. You can upload GEDCOM files, upload and annotate scanned documents and photos, include family stories and biographies, and generate maps of your ancestors' life events.