Free Genealogy Resources

What Are Your Favorite State Specific Genealogy Sites?

There are few things more useful when conducting US research than free state specific record resources. That’s why we’re working on creating genealogy guides for every state in the Union that feature completely cost-free sites. We’ve discovered many wonderful resources already, but we’d like your help making sure that we don’t miss anything important. If you know of a good …

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Family History Centers: Billions of Free Genealogy Records Are Closer Than You Think

Many genealogists have dreamed of making their way to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. With genealogy records on more than 3 billion individuals, this family history center hosts the largest collection of its kind found anywhere in the world. But what many don’t realize is that the family history records from this collection are also …

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War of 1812 Pension Records: Preservation Effort and Free Access

More than two centuries after its inception an important effort is underway to preserve the pension records from the War of 1812. For the last several years, donations have been raised to digitize these records and make them free to the public. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has created the Preserve the Pensions page in conjunction with Fold3, Ancestry and the …

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Search Multiple Genealogy Sites at One Time With Our New Tool

We have created a new tool on Family History Daily, the Family History Search Engine. It’s a simple custom search box that allows you to look for your ancestors on a wide variety of different genealogy websites. We have added mostly free genealogy resources to our search–including large research websites and smaller regional archives and government records. To make the …

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