Genealogy Sites FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Genealogy Sites

    What is genealogy?

    Genealogy is the study of family lines, specifically in this context, your own family line. However, you can use many of these services to study the family trees of other people, provided you have enough data to go on.

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Ancestry.com

Bottom line: Most comprehensive service with the largest resource base; easy to navigate
Archives.com

Bottom line: Well-priced with good family tree builder though archive search could be better, more comprehensive
Footnote.com

Bottom line: Great document viewer and fascinating archives; is better for historians than most family-tree builders
Onegreatfamily.com

Bottom line: Inexpensive, can yield far-reaching results but limited archives means you need a good bit of family history to start
FamilyBuilder.com

Bottom line: Expensive service returns highly general and abstract results that shed no real light on the specificity of one's origins

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