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* GEDCOMP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lklundin.dk/gedcomp/english.php|title=GEDCOMP - GEDcom COMParison|work=lklundin.dk}}</ref> - [[GEDCOM]] COMParison mostly related to [[Denmark]]<ref>{{cite news | date=2004-04-22 | accessdate=2009-01-14 | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E3D8163AF931A15757C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | title= From Shared Resources, Your Personal History | first= Peter |last= Wayner |authorlink= Peter Wayner | newspaper= [[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
  
 
* [[GeneaBloggers]] - a resource list of thousands of blogs related to genealogy and family history; many blogs include actual research records and resources<ref>http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2013/03/what-is-geneablogger.html What is a "GeneaBlogger" ?</ref>
  
* [[GeneaBloggers]] - a resource list of thousands of blogs related to genealogy and family history; many blogs include actual research records and resources<ref>http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2013/03/what-is-geneablogger.html What is a "GeneaBlogger" ?</ref>
 
* GeneaNet - an international genealogy database
  
* GeneaNet - an international genealogy database

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This is a list of genealogy databases and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
  • 1704-1984 US Passenger Lists. (external link) 34 ports, all States and the District of Columbia.
  • America's GenealogyBank (external link), a site available to libraries; It contains over 1,300 newspapers; over 125,000 books; over 23 Million obituaries; and the only Social Security Death Index site to be updated weekly.
  • Ancestry US Database Directory
  • Ancestry.com (external link), a site that offers subscriptions to view American, British, Canadian and German census, Birth, Marriage, Death and Military records, as well as other useful documents. Owned by The Generations Network, which owns several major genealogical portals, among these being Genealogy.com and RootsWeb.com. The Library Edition of this site (distributed by ProQuest LLC) can be accessed for free inside many libraries within the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere.
  • AncientFaces.com (external link), Free member-generated genealogy and family history database allows the sharing and searching of family photos, stories, and recipes.
  • Cyndi's List (external link) a list of over a quarter of a million genealogical links that include many databases.
  • DeadFred.com (external link) Free searchable genealogy photo database populated by user and owner contributions.
  • Deutscher Genealogieserver of the Verein für Computergenealogie[1] - major portal for German genealogy and genealogical societies
  • Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory - Wiki - Professional, worldwide humanities and social sciences mega portal, connected directly to numerously related sub-sets having billions of primary and secondary database resources; information that provides family history and genealogy records. Free Coverage of the Genealogy World in a Nutshell.™
  • Family History Federation (external link) The Federation of Family History Societies promotes interest in researching family history and encourages membership of member societies.
  • Familypedia - free cooperative family history wiki using Semantic MediaWiki
  • FamilySearch - a database developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Family Tree Seeker (external link) GENDEX database, finds person records on private genealogical homepages.
  • Find a Grave - an online database of cemetery records (over 152 million burial records and 75 million photos).
  • FindMyPast.com (formerly 1837online) (external link), a British site with complete General Register Office civil registration indexes for England and Wales, census records, military records and migration records.
  • Findmypast.co.uk (external link) Specialists in British and Irish online records. Offering subscription access to Census records, Wills, Marriages, Court records, Apprentice records and more. Collections date from 1200s up to 1800s. Exclusive partnerships with The Society of Genealogists, Eneclann, The National Library of Ireland and The Borthwick Institute.
  • FreeBMD (external link), an online searchable partial index of births, marriages, and deaths in England & Wales from 1837 based on General Register Office records.
  • FreeCEN (external link), Free searchable database of UK census records.
  • FreeReg (external link), The FreeREG Project's objective is to provide free Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records, which have been extracted from parish registers and non-conformist church records in the UK.


  • GeneaBloggers - a resource list of thousands of blogs related to genealogy and family history; many blogs include actual research records and resources[2]
  • GeneaNet - an international genealogy database
  • GENUKI - information covering the British Isles
  • Gliesians - a database repository of private GEDCOM files to support data analysis
  • HeritageQuest-a database and genealogical search engine with census records from 1790. [3]
  • In Florida Memory-a primary document database run by the State Library and Archive of Florida. [4]
  • Mocavo.com - genealogy search engine and databases
  • MyHeritage - aggregated search system and genealogy databases
  • Rodovid - global genealogy in many languages, genealogy wiki
  • RootsWeb, free genealogy resources, including WorldConnect, a database with over 480,000,000 surnames
  • Rötter ("Roots")[5] - major portal for Swedish genealogy and genealogical societies in the Swedish Federation of Genealogical Societies (Sveriges Släktforskarförbund)
  • Serbian Genealogical Society - online database with surnames, locations and background information
  • South African Genealogy Database, GenDatabase.com is an online database with 50 million records.[6]
  • Werelate.org - genealogy wiki and sourced collaborative, referenced place index, sponsored by the Allen County Public Library and the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy
  • WikiTree - free genealogy community dedicated to building a worldwide family tree accessible to everyone

Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees

Some of these also have social networking features.

Web site Alexa traffic rank[7] Free features Features for subscribers
ancestry.com 457
  • Multilanguage user interface.
  • Some records are free for anyone to access, but the majority are accessible only by paid subscription.
MyHeritage 4214
  • Multilingual user interface.
  • Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches
  • Limit of 250 individuals in tree
  • Limit of 2500/unlimited individuals in tree depending on plan
  • Timeline and Timebook
geni.com 6114
  • Social network.
  • Web based editing of own network.
  • Downloading of GEDCOM files.
  • Tree view is only shown to users that have logged in.
  • Searching in other users' trees.
  • Connecting trees made by different users.
  • Collaborative editing of friends' trees.
FamilySearch 2471
  • All features free

N/A

GeneaNet 7633
  • Multilanguage user interface.
Genes Reunited 64853

(1795 GB)

  • Add your family tree (unlimited size).
  • Forums and message boards.
  • View historical records.
  • Send messages to other members.
  • View other members' trees.
Gliesians 3,348,226

(400,311 US)

  • Downloading of GEDCOM files.
  • GEDCOM Unrelated Individuals Reporter
  • GEDCOM Endogamy Inspector Reporter
  • GEDCOM Surname Frequencies Report
  • GEDCOM Birthdates Timeline
  • 100% free site
Rodovid 217,138
  • Wiki based social network.
  • Web based editing of own network.
  • Multilanguage user interface.
  • Searching in other users trees.
  • Connecting trees made by different users.
  • Collaborative editing.
  • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
  • Access to referenced genealogical place index.
  • Access to referenced source index.
  • Email notification of updates on watched pages.
  • Free site
Werelate.org 203,422

(38022 US)

  • Wiki based social network.
  • Web based editing of own network.
  • Up and downloading of GEDCOM files.
  • Searching in other users trees.
  • Connecting trees made by different users.
  • Collaborative editing.
  • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
  • Access to referenced genealogical place index.
  • Access to referenced source index.
  • Email notification of updates on watched pages.
  • Duplicate and common ancestor matching
  • Free site supported by donations
WikiTree 20,423

(8755 US)

  • Wiki based social network.
  • Web based editing of own network.
  • Up and downloading of GEDCOM files.
  • Collaborative editing.
  • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
  • Duplicate and common ancestor matching.
  • Email notification of updates on watched pages.
  • Individually managed privacy settings for each profile.
  • 100% free site

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ahnenforschung, Familienforschung, Genealogie - Der deutsche Genealogieserver - Verein für Computergenealogie - Verein für Computergenealogie e.V.". genealogy.net. http://www.genealogy.net. 
  2. ^ http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2013/03/what-is-geneablogger.html What is a "GeneaBlogger" ?
  3. ^ http://www.heritagequestonline.com
  4. ^ https://www.floridamemory.com
  5. ^ "Rötter - Sveriges Släktforskarförbund". genealogi.se. http://www.genealogi.se/. 
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Traffic rank according to alexa.com April 2015. Low number indicate high popularity.


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