By it’s very nature, the Internet allows people from all over the world to connect with each other. For genealogists, this opens up a wide variety of possibilities. Genealogists love to talk with each other about research and exchange stories about their ancestors. One of the places you can REALLY get down to specifics and find people to help with your research or just exchange ideas or chitchat, is a genealogy forum, also known as a genealogy message board. Basically, this is a website where people can post topics or questions and other people can answer or have a conversation. You can find so many clues or other tidbits that will lead you down the right path in your genealogy research. There are a few large genealogy forums and many, many more smaller ones where you just might find that missing link. Read more »

There is a fun new way of looking up your relatives and keeping in touch with your family members.  Through the growing number of sites known as Genealogy 2.0 sites, people all over the world can start putting up their family trees online and linking up with distant relatives.  These genealogy networking sites serve as a way of connecting with other people who share ancestors with you to help you build your own family tree. Think MySpace for genealogists!  By simply registering in these sites, you can already have access to their genealogical resources.  Most of these sites are free but there are those that charge subscription and membership fees or pay-per-use facilities, sometimes as upgrades to the free membership.

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