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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*Historical Records
 
*Historical Records
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**[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]
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**Free Access
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***[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - User submitted lines
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of varying accuracy; as well as the 1880/1881 Census for US, UK, Can;
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an older SSDI; and various extracted records.
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***[http://www.usgenweb.com/ USGenWeb Project] An army of volunteers
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putting all sorts of great genealogy content on the web in their spare
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time. (Also a branch of rootsweb -> Ancestry.com -> MyFamily.com)
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***[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp/ Ellis Island Foundation]
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Ellis Island ship manifests with an index.
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***Various
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[http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6365&o%20iid=831&o%20lid=831&o%20it=831|
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state archives] and government agencies best located at
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[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
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***[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ Heritage Quest] Hard to decide
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where this goes. It's free.... if you have a library card from a
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participating library... which is many/most. This company provides "web
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libraries" to K-12, university, and local libraries, and happens to
 +
have a family history branch.
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**Membership $$$ Required (The first three of these are usually
 +
available to use for free at a local
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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family
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History Center])
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***[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] Lots of content... lots of
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money.
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***[http://www.genealogy.com/index_r.html/ Genealogy.com] Seems to be
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Ancestry.com's only real competetor... until you realise that it has
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the same [http://www.myfamilyinc.com/default.aspx/ parent company]. So
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much for competition.
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***[http://www.kindredkonnections.com/ KindredKonnections]
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***[http://www.lineages.com/ Lineages, Inc] Yep, it is what it looks
 +
like it is. You pay them to do research for you. This can help when you
 +
get stuck.
 
*Services
 
*Services
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**[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb]
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**[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] The webs largest index of
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all things genealogy.
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**[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Portal site for Ancestry.com's
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free half, Rootsweb.
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**[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ Genealogy Buff] Kind of like rootsweb,
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it searches other sites and gives you links... mostly you get links,
 +
but there is some content.
 
*Software
 
*Software
 
**[http://www.familytreemaker.com/ Family Tree Maker] (FTM): not
 
**[http://www.familytreemaker.com/ Family Tree Maker] (FTM): not
 
recommended
 
recommended
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***'''User Review:''' the company puts out some decent content and
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***'''User Review:''' The company puts out some decent content and
 
their customers wanted a program that worked with their content cds, so
 
their customers wanted a program that worked with their content cds, so
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they threw together the worsst program I have ever used and bundled it
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they threw together the worst program I have ever used and bundled it
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with their other stuff. The hassle is not worth any convinence being
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with their other stuff. The hassle is not worth any convinence that
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able to interface with their CDs may provide. Unfortunately (true to
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being able to interface with their content may provide. Unfortunately
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the ms phenomenon) people seem to use what comes with their other
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(true to the ms phenomenon) people seem to use what comes with their
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software.
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other software. (eep! Even this now belongs to MyFamily.com)
 
**[http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/ GeneWeb]: open source
 
**[http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/ GeneWeb]: open source
 
web-based family tree software
 
web-based family tree software
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**[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ Personal Ancestral File]: free
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**[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ Personal Ancestral File](PAF):
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free
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**[http://www.ancquest.com/aqresrch.htm/ Ancestral Quest] (AQ): Rumor
 +
on the street is that PAF is an old version (current when it was
 +
acquired but old now) of this. It does seem terribly familiar in look
 +
and feel. However, AQ has kept evolving, and now has fixes for many of
 +
my biggest complaints with PAF. I haven't used it enough to know if it
 +
has new issues.
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**[http://kinshiparchivist.com/ Kinship Archivist]: Shareware. I have
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never tried it because their web site gives me no confidence in their
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computer skills.
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**[http://www.bkwin.org/index.html/ Brother's Keeper] (BK): Shareware.
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**[http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ Legacy]
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**[http://formalsoft.com/index.htm/ Family Origins]
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**[https://www.affiliatesuccess.net/cgi-bin/clickthru.cgi?pid=GD&sid=cribbswh|
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Genealogy Detective] This web site also scared me away.
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**[http://www.famware.com/ Family Software 2005] I have only heard of
 +
this one.
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**[http://www.leisterpro.com/index.shtml/ Reunion 8] This is the best
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(and only?) family tree software for the Mac.
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**[http://rootsmagic.com/ RootsMagic] All the hard core genealogist I
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know are raving about this one. It is suppose to be the bestest ever. I haven't tried it.

Revision as of 01:06, 2 June 2005

Template:stub Techniques: Genealogy

Links

  • Historical Records

of varying accuracy; as well as the 1880/1881 Census for US, UK, Can; an older SSDI; and various extracted records.

putting all sorts of great genealogy content on the web in their spare time. (Also a branch of rootsweb -> Ancestry.com -> MyFamily.com)

Ellis Island ship manifests with an index.

      • Various

[http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6365&o%20iid=831&o%20lid=831&o%20it=831%7C state archives] and government agencies best located at Cyndi's List

where this goes. It's free.... if you have a library card from a participating library... which is many/most. This company provides "web libraries" to K-12, university, and local libraries, and happens to have a family history branch.

    • Membership $$$ Required (The first three of these are usually

available to use for free at a local [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center])

money.

Ancestry.com's only real competetor... until you realise that it has the same parent company. So much for competition.

like it is. You pay them to do research for you. This can help when you get stuck.

all things genealogy.

free half, Rootsweb.

it searches other sites and gives you links... mostly you get links, but there is some content.

recommended

      • User Review: The company puts out some decent content and

their customers wanted a program that worked with their content cds, so they threw together the worst program I have ever used and bundled it with their other stuff. The hassle is not worth any convinence that being able to interface with their content may provide. Unfortunately (true to the ms phenomenon) people seem to use what comes with their other software. (eep! Even this now belongs to MyFamily.com)

web-based family tree software

free

on the street is that PAF is an old version (current when it was acquired but old now) of this. It does seem terribly familiar in look and feel. However, AQ has kept evolving, and now has fixes for many of my biggest complaints with PAF. I haven't used it enough to know if it has new issues.

never tried it because their web site gives me no confidence in their computer skills.

Genealogy Detective] This web site also scared me away.

this one.

(and only?) family tree software for the Mac.

know are raving about this one. It is suppose to be the bestest ever. I haven't tried it.

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