Free Family Tree Builder at Ancestry.com

January 10, 2010 | By Kimberly In Free Genealogy Software, Genealogy Site Reviews | Comments(0)
You have most certainly run across Ancestry.com in your online genealogy research. It’s pretty hard not to – they have the largest genealogy record collection on the Internet. Did you assume is was only a subscription-based genealogy site? Most people would think so. Well, I’m here to tell you that surprisingly, Ancestry.com does offer quite a bit of information and functionality for free. I will be talking about all of the free genealogy resources in later articles but today I want to focus on using the free family tree builder. The family tree builder allows you to have an online home for your genealogy information so you can always access it. The first thing you need is a free account. You can also get an Free 14-day Trial if you are interested in trying out the subscription-only database access but it is not required.

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Free Genealogy Software to publish your family tree online – GedHTree

November 28, 2009 | By Kimberly In Free Genealogy Software | Comments(0)

Posting your tree online can be a fun way to connect with distant relatives. It’s fairly simple to do if you have the right tools. I first came across GedHTree software back in 2001 or 2002. I was searching for an easy way to put my family tree on my personal genealogy web site. Read more »

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Ancestry Toolbar Helps Search and Organize Genealogy Sources

November 21, 2009 | By Kimberly In Free Genealogy Software, Genealogy Tips, Immigration Records, Military Records | Comments(0)

It’s not a surprise that Ancestry.com has come up with a new gadget to help you find your ancestors. Recently, Ancestry.com released a new toolbar which you can install to your web browser. What the toolbar allows you to do is grab information off any genealogy website you might be looking at and add it your your free family tree. It can also help you organize any information you have found online and access your family tree very quickly, in the event you don’t have that information at your fingertips (perhaps while you are surfing the Internet on your lunch break at work).

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Ellis Island Immigration Records – The key to finding your immigrant ancestors

October 24, 2009 | By Kimberly In Free Genealogy Software, Immigration Records, Ship Passenger Lists, Vital Records | Comments(0)

The United States has been the destination for millions of immigrants. You can find out if your immigrants entered the United Stated through New York City by checking out Ellis Island immigration records. Ellis Island opened in 1892, taking over from the Castle Garden facility. There is a lot of information about Ellis Island immigration that is available to you on the Ellis Island website. Information such as the island’s history, its immigrants, and its immigration records can be found within it’s easy to use search functions.

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