10 Little-Known Free Genealogy Websites Professionals Use
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- Discover 10 little-known websites that professional genealogists use to do genealogy research. Many of these are totally free genealogy websites to climb your family tree.
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0:00 10 Little-Known Genealogy Websites
0:26 What Professional Genealogists Search for on Google
2:23 Professional Genealogist recommend searching State Archives
3:33 Professional Genealogists use ArchivGrid
5:25 Dutch Genealogy Research on WieWasWie
6:50 Professional Genealogists use Library of Congress
8:14 Family History Fanatics eConferences
8:29 Professional Genealogists use The Ancestor Hunt Genealogy Website
9:54 Professional Genealogists use USGenWeb
10:57 WolframAlpha for Genealogy Research
12:27 US Geographic Names System for Genealogy Research
14:12 A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - Website for US Genealogy Research"
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I've bottomed out....
35 years of doing genealogy, and I've amassed boxes of letters, dozens of photographs from the 1800s...and I even know what my 5th and 4th G.Grandfathers looked like from their oil paintings- 1727 and 1764.
60 years BEFORE the Revolutionary War!
My ancestors were the "Wellers", whose sea shanty has gone viral on youtube and tiktok...the same ones who established a whaling supply outpost in Otagu NZ in 1830. ...
I am SO LUCKY that, although I've spent 30+ yrs chasing...I found treasure troves along the way that enabled me to open more doors!!
Good luck to ALL!!
That’s wonderful. I hired a genealogist to find the names of my maternal great-grandfather’s parents. She couldn’t find them, but she did provide a muster sheet for his horse when he was in the cavalry as a volunteer during the civil war. Big $$ spent, not too happy!
That's exciting. What are you doing with the boxes of letters, photos, and so on?
I meant to say indexing. I love all the different types of projects.
@@maggiegarber246 Maybe I can help? Let's chat....Are you on FB?
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics Actually...that's the 😪 part. I'm unmarried, and have no kids... When I die...I dont know what will become of this!!! 😭😭
One free website I often use that's free are the General Land Office records from the Bureau of Land Management. I can learn who lived where and when.
This is a known website, but definitely forgotten regularly. So, maybe it's little known?
I have been doing family history data entry for seven years. I do volunteer for my church. I am a professional family history data entry. I love doing 1800’s document.
Thank you!! 💗
Data entry? You mean indexing? That's awesome!
I meant to say I love indexing your past loved ones. So you can found them. Seven years now and counting.
I'd love to know my history
a few weeks ago, I randomly googled and ancestor's name and the river he built a bridge on. I got a site about bridges that had drawings about the bridge and some info. I learned he built a bridge on the state historical society's site.
Cool! What a great find.
Very cool!
Many-many thanks! Very useful 👍👍👍
If you have Czech/Moravian ancestry there are like 6 or 7 separate websites that cover the regional archives of the country. The functionality of the websites are different and they aren’t indexed, but are getting improved every year.
Sweet! Thanks for letting me know.
I would love to know some of those websites you mentioned here.
I'd like to know what those websites are also. 😊😊
Thank you for sharing these sources.😊
I found some family members on a Rhode Island historical society by just searching for the name. Really interesting things are listed in archived historical documents, including lists of people killed in King Phillips’ War, at Bunker Hill, signing various petitions supporting the Revolutionary War. It was fascinating, not just for the family members I found, but just for history. I cannot remember all the sites I found. The pages you mentioned must be searched more often because they have started showing up when I just search for names.
Thanks for sharing your experience. These lesser known websites are constantly adding more and more details. It's exciting!
Thank you so much for all the free resources!
You're so welcome!
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Thanks for sharing.
You are the cutest thing ever. Thank you so much for all these awesome tips. I'm going to subscribe and watch some more of your videos!
Thanks. Much appreciated.
There are a few good tips that work for everyone - but video is mostly about North American resources. (but thanks for the info and I'm sure it will help a lot for people)
Yep. Mostly US since I'm primarily a US researcher. However, I could do a follow-up for international resources . What would be on your list.
Some sites I knew about and excited about the others to pass on to others.
I did learn a few new ones a well. That's why I like to ask others for their insights.
Its very good information thank you from algeria
You are welcome
Thank you, I found some letters in Swedish to my Grandmother from her parents. Wondering if there are apps or sites that deal with translations. I live in Albuquerque, great to have new resources.
Yes. Try "Google Translate" then type or copy the text and select the languages.
Scan with your cell phone camera.
Howdy Neighbor. I live in Los Alamos. Richard is correct that Google Translate is helpful. If you have one or two lines to translate, there are some Facebook Groups that will do a small sampling for you. (Particularly helpful with Swedish church records.)
As a Swede. Depending on when they lived/when it was written.
You may find some odd spelling which might give google translate some trouble.
Though it’s a great place to start.
Swedish spelling was standardised in surprisingly modern times.
Because for much of Swedish history most written records that was deemed important business. Tended to be written in Latin, German, french or whatever was the latest trendy and powerful culture in Europe at the time.
So written Swedish for long time of it’s history was mainly used by common people.
People just wrote it like it sounded, and some might use common German spelling rules or other borrowed spelling rules.
But the what comes across as bad or really different spelling today, wasn’t a reflection of that persons spelling ability.
More or less all Swedes no matter what part of society they were could read and write since as far back as they kept records of grading people’s reading ability (since about the 1600s and 1700s).
My suggestion would be to scan or photo the letter and make a post asking for help in a Swedish genealogy group.
Sweden ranks as on of the best English speaking countries in the world that don’t have English as their first language.
So no problem in making a post in English.
I would suggest you to search groups containing “släktforskning” (genealogy in Swedish) or “släktforskarförening” (genealogy society, organisation?), on Facebook or something.
You might also include “emigranter till amerika” (emigrants to America).
As there is quite a big special interests group in Swedish genealogy in tracking relatives that moved to North America, as there were so many of them.
Many will find siblings of their ancestors that moved to the us. Or had their direct ancestor move to the US for a couple of years to then move home. (Norway had close to 1/3 of their population emigrate, there were a lot of emigrants to the US from the Nordic’s around the late 1800s to early 1900s).
There is also a big genealogy forum called anbytarforum, run by one of the big genealogy organisations called rötter, if Facebook isn’t your thing.
You will find it on forum.rotter.se or by googling “rötter forum”.
The modern spelling on the forum should work better with google translate.
The EU also have multiple of their governments be investors in a project called transkribus.
That uses AI to auto transcribe old records. It’s quite accurate and works with lots of different languages and common writing styles from different centuries.
If you make a account you get 500 free credits that allows you to get 500 records processed and auto transcribed for free, and then a very small fee after that.
I’m guessing the 500 credits limit is only there to avoid it to be abused by companies to try and transcribe huge databases of record’s and take up all their processing power.
It works best when it has flowing text that are a bit on the longer side. So a letter will work better than say a census record. But say legal documents or other where they have pages and pages long documents to work with will work the best.
I had a lot of luck with it to help out near to impossible for me to read 1500s and 1600s handwriting.
Or especially sloppily written more modern records.
Good luck!
Thank you for this info! I have a swarm of ancestors that immigrated to the US from Canada. I'm hoping this will help. Also, what is a good way to find death records prior to 1861. I've hit a brick wall on finding info on an ancestor.
Congratulations on your great contribution to the genealogical study.
Which websites look for ancestors of the Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe?
I appreciate your contribution.
I am not familiar with those locations. Whenever that happens, I check out the FamilySearch Wiki and see where the initial path to records leads. www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Main_Page
Thank you
My pleasure
Just found this video, though 2 years old. Have you done, or are going to do, a video for those who are 1st generation Americans? Both my parents born in other countries. How does one find on the Internet genealogical websites, archives, etc. for those wishing to find out about foreign-born ancestors?
You guys are in Cincinnati? I went to college at UC! Love your channel!!
We've actually lived in numerous places. However, I have ancestors who lived in Cincinnati.
Hi I had a question me and my bf are trying to research about his ancestry but it’s all in Mexico and we’re low on funds do you have any suggestions for good resources for Mexico?
You're best friend will be FamilySearch. It's a great place to build your family tree and access records (not all but some to get started) in Mexico. Check out this research that will introduce you to Mexican Genealogy. www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Mexico_Genealogy
Also, take advantage of genealogy resources from your library. Many libraries have "Library Editions" of various websites that are great. Good luck.
hi there. i will have a look at these, but coming for england i am not sure if they will be totally relevant. i find the church of the latter saints is good and is free. thanks for your helpx
Do you mean the FamilySearch website for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints website?
While I agree that many of these websites are US-focused, I think a future video that shares little known websites from around the world would be fun. Now... to find professional genealogy contacts from that area to supply their answers.
Thanks devon. Wikitree as you know ;) is great! Im on the challenge team this week for a dutch persin so wiewaswie might help
Good luck! I hope that wiewaswie does help your search.
I have a lot of issues researching my mom's side. She was born in Mexico and abandoned by her mom. My mom's aunt raised her but none of their family stayed close and I recently learned that both my mom's parents passed away and then her aunt also died. The only cousins I have contact with don't know what anyone's names are because everyone either used a nickname or middle name, but their last names are all over the place. I also ran into a problem while trying to contact family who I've been DNA matched with because very few of them speak English and I know no Spanish. If anyone has any tips for figuring this stuff out, I'd greatly appreciate it. There are people who are adopted who've found their relatives so I have high hopes.
Sadly, I have to recommend that you being learning Spanish. The language barrier will prevent you from getting very far without a foundation in the language regarding names, dates, places, and relationships. However, the good news is that if you discover your Mexican ancestors are Catholic, you're in for a treat. When you contact the Catholic Church, you may be able to access baptismal records that identify children, their parents, and their grandparents (all in one record). That's three generations. It's pretty cool.
Until that time, treat your case like other adoptees. Check out this video series that can help . th-cam.com/play/PLcVx-GSCjcdk1GsAs9NfLWKvACcjE3Afg.html
I found a vital Link in my family tree by using Google it moved me way past my 4th generation on this line all the way past the 8th line and more maybe even up to the 12th I don't remember Google is a definitely good resource to use
Google is a great website. Thanks. I didn't include it because I figured folks have used it before. But I guess I should have included it.
Marcea, you do have to double check the sources for found online trees. I use those as guides, but never as 100% fact. Use them to find the sources to be sure someone didn't cobble together people that "look good".
I found a missing daughter on some trees on Ancestry last week. I was excited to find her... she definitely fit. Right name, right age... but then I found her marriage record with a different first initial for her father. A instead of T. Figured it COULD be a handwriting error on the original, perhaps... then I found something else which told me her father was Austin, not Thomas. I needed a daughter of Thomas Rose.
So... all these folks in Ancestry... I figured one found this girl, plugged her in without finding ALL the documentation... and others just copied it b/c she "looked good". She fit. She fooled me... until I kept searching.
I don't trust any other research 100% until I have verified it.
I want to trace my mothers family back further to England. I have information when they came to the colonies in 1650, and a few names from Kent England and Cambridge. But I don’t know how accurate it is. Any ideas ?
Fantastic accidental discovery while browsing.
Thanks. Glad you think so.
Hey Cincinnati!
Yep. I have early Cincinnati relatives.
I'm not American, but I do have an ancestor who allegedly came to Australia from the USA... I found him on a ship from Greenock, Scotland, his father allegedly got him a commission on the ship... I don't know who his parents were but him an another Breynard seem to been on the same ship my direct ancestor deserted and was imprisoned for a couple weeks then he deserted again then he married a girl who was on the same ship he was sailor on... but I have no idea what came of this other breynard, there is talk he changed his name so that could be why he can't be found
Oh man. When records run out, I then strive to leverage DNA results. I would recommend putting your potential relative (the other Breynard on the ship) into your family tree as a possible relative. Make LOTS OF NOTES so others can know this is a theory. Then see what the DNA results show. Ancestry ThruLines and MyHeritage Theory of Relativity use DNA + family trees to make recommendations.
I can't find the "US Geographic Names System for Genealogy Research" page that you show in the video.
They've updated things. Try this link. edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names
Any sources to research french relatives? (Born ca. 1870).
Check out this resource for any French records online. www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/France_Online_Genealogy_Records
Great site - I live in Taos
Well hello there. If I travel up to Taos, perhaps we could meet up for a meal or dessert.
Is there any way to sync it with Family Tree Maker 2019? I found something on Genealogy and what to add it to FTM
What do you want to sync with Family Tree Maker? Family Tree Maker syncs with Ancestry.com and no other platform.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics FTM 2019
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics Family Tree Maker 2019
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics FTM 2019 also syncs with FamilySearch.
Do you happen to know of a site that specifically has Bible Records. I know sometimes, that local genealogical societies do, sometimes the DAR web site does. But for now I am having difficulty in proving someone in Armstrong Co Pennsylvanias connection with her parents. Thank you, Pat (Taos)
Great question. Sadly, there isn't a repository for Bible Records. BUT, there is a a place to find additional links to bible collections. Check this one out. www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Bible_Records
HOW to check ships passenger lists from England to Canada In the 1800s?
How to search British Navy records from the 1800s for names??
Online at the National Archives (uk website) click on Discovery and roll down the screen. Some are downloadable for a fee. Happy searching.
Thanks Marie. Your suggestions are welcome.
I've hit a few snags in my Family Tree. I can't verify a few of them, and some are literal dead ends.
Yep. At some point the paper trail does run out. However, I did break through one, check out this series. th-cam.com/play/PLcVx-GSCjcdkUTzh5k8Vr3dtWwjyOaVST.html
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics Thank you for this. What are my options at this point? I'm trying to trace one particular ethnicity marker. Curiously, a lot of the more obscure markers have been right on the money. I ended up being able to trace those ancestors, which surprised me. I'll watch the video.
Gotcha... this is a DNA question since you're looking at markers. You'd have to ask Andy. Use the form to ensure we see the question. www.familyhistoryfanatics.com/contact
It is pretty hard to trace my lineage with just google. My father is from Chicago somewhere and my mom is Auburn, New York.
Thanks Laura for the tip.
Domonic. Google can only do so much. If you have a tight budget, use FamilySearch (Free) and utilize library access to Ancestry, MyHeritage and so forth. Also get familiar with the Illinois State Archives
Any suggestions how to find ancestors that migrated from China to Jamaica?
This website doesn't have much but it's always where I start. The FamilySearch Wiki www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chinese_in_Jamaica
I Google obituaries to find ancestors lines going back.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
What about registries in Europe?
That's definitely something to add to a 10 More Video. Keep the ideas coming and if you know about registries in Europe, please let me know below.
Thank-you for this! (BTW - please pronounce it “Miss-oo-rah”. Please. And I will quit using MNU…😁)
We'll see what we can do.
"Wie was wie" means who was who
Awww... thanks for the help.
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This was a great list. I agree.
is there any more lndiains out there with the last name millen in canada
I'm not sure but I hope you find out.
Hello! Are you a genealogist? If so, I need help finding my daughters biological father. How can I do a consultation with you?
Thanks for asking. I currently am not accepting new clients.
HOWEVER, I have two suggestions for you. First, if you have the funds and want to hire someone, then I recommend my colleagues at www.legacytree.com/fhfanatics. They have researchers experienced in finding biological relatives.
If money is an option, and hey, it is. Then watch our video series about genealogy research for adoptees. You'll find some strategies you can use yourself. You can also find some groups that help out adoptees. th-cam.com/play/PLcVx-GSCjcdk1GsAs9NfLWKvACcjE3Afg.html
And then there is me, who get no result when I type my family name on internet because it’s absolutely not common.
Oh, I can so relate. But I always say, you never know when something will turn up.
My challenge is im trying to find my dads parents. All he’s ever told me about them if that passed long ago. Never told me their names other than their last name. Trying to look for that last name in England came up with WAY too many results. I have no idea how to find the right one. He is a bad communicator so I’ll have to wait into the next time he calls me to ask him more info, which could be months. Anyone have any ideas?
What records do you have for your father? Birth record, marriage record, passports, photo albums, etc? The first place to start to find your dad's parents is to fully document your father using genealogically relevant records. The clues you seek might be on those records.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics only records i have are what I’ve found on ancestry
Google is a bunch of crooks so I don't use them. However, I use Duck Duck Go because it is safe.
That's an option. But isn't Google a well known website? Duck Duck Go isn't. Sot that's a great alternative. Thanks.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics You are mistaken. Duck Duck Go is very well known by people that prefer security.
Again, that's a smaller niche compared to the market size and name familiarity of Google. It's like Kleenex to mean tissues rather than Puffs.
Any website suggestions for Russian/Prussian genealogy
I only know what's available on the FamilySearch Wiki for this region.
www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Russia_Genealogy
www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Prussia_(Preu%C3%9Fen),_German_Empire_Genealogy
The website for the last example was never provided.
Did you look at the show notes? I thought I explained it but it's linked in the show notes.
Look for the link in the video description box.
I don't see how that's free when you still have to join the local society. There must be some sort of charge to that.
Are you saying it would be better to have to pay to access the index that societies have before you discover they don't have anything that would be valuable to your research? I celebrate societies that make their indexes free to search so I know where to spend my genealogy research budget.
These sites are good if you come from a Western European background. Not so for me too much.
Google, GenWeb, and Wolfram alpha have information for many regions beyond the background you named. However, when I do a follow-up video of 10 more websites professionals use, what would you add to the list?
Virginia genealogy society - you have to PAY.
Ugh. That's all kinds of wrong
Most genealogy societies require some fee in order to keep the group going and support their preservation efforts. So, that's no surprise.
Native American?? My mom is around %40 Native American but we are struggling to find any specific person. :(
If you can't find the citation then I would not make the claim. If your Mom was really 40% clearly she would know the relative. It would have to be a grandparent or a couple of Great Grandparents. I wish you luck in your search.
@@karlshaner2453 my mom is of Mexican American heritage. Both her parents Mexican Americans, their parents were all from Sinaloa, MX and other regions of Mexico. My DNA puts me at 19% Indigenous. My dad is mostly Western European.
So, definitely the ancestry is there, we just can’t find who??? I’ve heard this is actually more common than not.
My Tio was found by an Apache relative connected via the DNA by Ancestry.com, a 2nd /3rd cousin but still not able to find the direct connection other than the DNA. As well as, Chumash, Yakama and Pima. We are not able to find the native ancestor names. Anyway, just very frustrating.
@@hannah3250 DNA companies are for entertainment only. They do not tell you anything about who you are. They are doing nothing more than guessing.
@@hannah3250 I’m sure just being Mexican will give you the Native American dna. That’s IMO though. I think Mexican and the Indians that used to be there are related or mingled.
@@karlshaner2453 I don’t think that is a fair assessment. I used Ancestry and they are spot on. Amazingly, I was matched to two distant cousins, that I know, at 18cM. Also Ancestry accurately identified the countries my relatives were from. My son’s ethnicity estimate is 29 percent indigenous Mexico, and Ancestry accurately identified the state, in Mexico, that his family is from.
"...I can't read this its in a foreign language..." Its Latin.
Thanks for the clarification. I can recognize German, Spanish, and English. I'll have to share the Latin documents with Accredited Genealogists who can read Latin.
What about finding records for people from the Ukraine, who were born between 1880 and 1915, when you don't know the surname, just the first and middle name?
My first stop for all places I don't know how to research is the FamilySearch Wiki. www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ukraine_Genealogy
After that, I look for genealogy societies that serve my area. www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ukraine_Societies
Queen Victoria is i fact there. Yet when I speak to Prince Andrew I don't speak to Queen Victoria.... That's the issue in question.
Huh?
Please learn how to pronounce the word genealogy.
That's a subject of much debate. I say genealogy the way Lisa Louise Cooke of the Genealogy Gems podcast says it.
If you are going to make so-called "informative" videos about ancestry, then you clearly ought to know that the subject you are discussing and presuming to advise amateur researchers about is "genealogy" (from Greek "genea" - see online etymology) - and not "geneology", which you obviously think is the correct pronunciation. If you are posing as an "expert", then kindly get your basic information and vocabulary right, please.
The debate continues!!! From what I understand as a family history fanatic is that both pronunciations are acceptable.
Another MAJOR correction: DO NOT USE WOLFRAMALPHA TO CALCULATE INFLATION RATES. It is a fantastic tool for LOADS of stuff, but there is a FAR better resource for measuring value over time. Wolfram Alpha ONLY computes inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This is fine if you are looking at an advertisement that says an electric drill in 1930 cost $150. Then Wolfram Alpha will give you a generally correct answer. HOWEVER, if we are looking at the value of an inheritance, or a construction project, or something else, the CPI is an inaccurate measure. For example:
Let's look at an inherited estate value of $10,000 in 1910 compared with money in 2021 (the most recent year for which there are completed stats). According to Wolfram Alpha, which is based off the CPI, the value of that inheritance would be worth ONLY $284,019.54. Again, this would be fine if we were talking about a $10,000 car purchase, but because we are talking about an inheritance, we should be looking at Relative Wealth (RW) which is measured based on the share of GDP per Capita. This gives a SUBSTANTIALLY different answer. That $10,000 inheritance would really be worth over $2.1 million today.
It is different if you are trying to figure out the relative value of compensation. For example, let's say you have a relative who was received a Civil War pension of $25 in 1900. Wolfram, using the CPI, will tell you the value of that pension today is worth $922.02. However, it would be more prudent to use Relative Labor Earnings (you can read how it's measured at their site), which says that pension is worth is worth $4,552.63 today, a lot more than the $900 of the CPI.
My basic point is that there are different measures of inflation that apply in different situations. The ONLY site anyone should ever use when determining value over time is MeasuringWorth.com. This is the website that scholars cite in their academic papers when publishing them. Well over a hundred a year (www.measuringworth.com/2020x-citations-with-links.html).
Thank you for the shout-out to USGenWeb. We work hard to provide unusual and otherwise hard-to-find content for researchers so stop by and give us a try! - National Coordinator, The USGenWebProject ®
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