Site Map

Here are the main pages of this website, with short descriptions. If you can't find what you're looking for here, don't forget to try our search.

About Us
  Information about this website, who we are and the awards we've won.

Contact Us
  Contact information for this website.

Privacy Policy
  The steps we take to protect your information.

Articles
  Informative articles from a variety of authors.

• A Challenge to Abraham Lincoln's Ancestry by R. Vincent Enlow
• British Strays in Canada by Mary Kearns Trace
• Coming Home by Munadia Karaan
• Demystifying the National Archives by A. Mitchell and I. D'Addezio
• Filling the Ancestral Void by Andy Westmoreland
• Genealogy's Friendly Fire by Stephanie Hoover
• Get the Picture? by Judy Oldridge
• Great Uncle George, "Where are you?" by Alison Forte
• Lebanese or Syrian Ancestry by Sandra Hasser Bennett
• Locating Locations in the United Kingdom by Denis Galvin
• Measuring Your Family Health History by Laura Heidekrueger
• Organizing the Past by Illya D'Addezio
  • The Paper Tree
  • Clues & Correspondence
  • Citing & Verifying Sources
  • Photo Madness
  • Your Website
• Preparation Before Contact by Amy Bredes
• Researching Ancestors' Occupations by Your Family Legacy
• Researching Civil War Veterans by Your Family Legacy
• Researching Marriages by Your Family Legacy
• Scenes Of The Southwest by Frank Moore
• Searching for Your Heritage Online by Robin Nobles
• The Quest for Hidden Treasures by S. Lawson and I. D'Addezio
• The Search For A Stolen Identity by Perry Snow
• Using the PRO catalogue by Peter Brown
• Welsh Genealogy Photography Requests by Rosemary Griffiths
• When, Why and How to Hire a Professional Genealogist by Natalie Cottrill

Business Card Collection
  Search through the vintage cards in our growing collection.

Card Catalog
  Transcribed books, periodicals, and printed materials.

Columns
  Our team provides insights into a variety of topics.

• Atlantic Crossings by Philip Westwood
• Canadian Connections by E.B. Lapointe
• Everyday Genealogy by Bob Brooke
• Missing Pieces by Lisa Ritter Starr
• New Beginnings by Barb "turp" Olivier
• Sue's Genealogy Recipes by Sue Hillier Roe
• The Great Roots Pursuit by Deanna Corbeil
• The Human Side of Genealogy by Kathleen Spaltro
• Tracing Lines by Ruby Coleman
• Turning Over New Leaves by Judy Sander Cockrell
• Where's MY Family Tree? by Christine Sievers

Database Search
  All of our searchable resources on one page.

Databases
  Searchable resources available online.

• Family Tree Climbers (1998)
• Family Tree Connection (2003) [$]
  • Business Associations
    
  • Church Memberships
    
  • Clubs and Societies
    
  • Employment Records
    
  • Fraternal Organizations
    
  • Graduation Lists
    
  • Insurance Claims
    
  • Mining Accidents
    
  • Orphanage Residents
    
  • School Records
    
  • Vehicle Registrations
    
• First Name Basis (1995)
• Genealogist's Index To the World Wide Web (1998)
• GenWeekly Archive (2004) [$]
• Military Roots Project (2005)
• Missing Persons Register (1996)
• New England Early Genealogy (2004) [$]
• The Acadian-Cajun Family (2005) [$]
• Town Reports Online (2005) [$]

Directory
  Our genealogy community directory.

• Local Genealogy (Over 30,000 cities)
• Introduction to U.S. Census
• List of Topics
• Professional Researchers

Do-Not-E-Mail Registry
  Enter addresses you wish to block.

Email Accounts
  Sign up for your own free vanity address.

Events Calendar
  Locate family, school and military reunions, seminars, meetings, and conferences.

Family Histories
  Check who else might have published in the past.

Family Roots Radio
  Weekly show airs Thursdays at 4PM ET.

Finding Funeral Cards
  Discover cards listed online at hundreds of different sites.

For Kids & Teens "Genealogy Today, Jr."
  Activities and unique features for our younger visitors.

Genealogy Research Reports
  Reports that organize relevant resources for your specific research needs.

Genealogy Surveys
  An ongoing effort to better understand the needs of genealogists.

Hispanic Genealogy "Genealogia hoy"
  Resources for Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico and more (in Spanish).

Historical Item Auctions
  Search the entire catalog of auction items.

Indexing Projects
  Search-based collaborations with other web sites.

• The Olden Times Index
• The UK Depot Index

Job Opportunities
  None of our projects require any travel.

Links to Genealogy Websites
  One of the original features of our site.

Locating Genealogy Photos
  Track down vintage photos of your ancestors.

Locating Railroad Employee Records
  List of railroad employee record repositories.

Lookup Service
  Rare books containing birth, marriage and death records & biographical sketches.

Membership Program "Team Roots"
  Free resources to help with your family research.

Navy Pension Fund Records
  Information indexed from various reports (1800-1850).

News & Information
  Articles and news releases from various resources.

Newsletters, Mailing Lists & Blogs
  Options for finding out news things we add.

• Family Tree Digest (2000)
• GenWeekly / Family Tree Digest PLUS (2004) [$]
• Genealogy Times (1995) [inactive]
  • Interview Tips
  • Stepfamily
• Genealogy Review (1999)
• GenToday-L (1997)
  • Church Records
  • City Directories
  • Federal Court Records
  • Federal Mortality Schedules
  • Female Ancestors
  • Heraldry
  • Huguenots
  • Insurance Applications
  • Land Records
  • Marriage Records
  • Military Records
  • Passport Applications
  • PERSI
  • Tax Lists
  • Tombstones
  • War Bounty
  • 1890 Federal Census
• StateGenSites-L (1999)
• GIWWW Mailing List (1998) [Yahoo!]
• Genealogy Content Updates (2002)

Not Just Links
  A symbol to help researchers identify sites with REAL DATA!

Online Family Trees
  A collection of over 400,000 names from published GEDcoms.

Other Countries
  Special areas that highlight our Non-U.S. features.

• Australia
  • Transportation of Convicts to Australia
• Canada
  • Ontario City Directories
    
  • Ontario Census Extracts
    
  • Ontario Cemetery Transcriptions
    
• United Kingdom

Partnering Opportunities: Login Here
  Working together for our mutual benefit.

• Affiliate Program
  
• Data Publishing
  
• Merchant Services
  
• Service Bureau
  

Podcast & Audio Guide
  See who's talking about genealogy.

Press Releases
  See what we've been up to lately.

Research Tours
  Family history tours to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Registry of War Ration Books
  Issued during World War Two (1942 - 1945)

Resources
  Our portfolio of related sites.

• A Barrel of Genealogy Links
• Adoption Puzzle
  • Adoption Laws/Legal Help
  • Adoption Reform
  • Adoption Registry Connect
  • Adoption Support Directory
  • Deborah's Reunion Story
  • Learning To Search
  • Mailing Lists
  • Missing Persons Register
  • Online Search Tools
  • People Finder
  • Reunion Registries
• Ancestor Quest
  • African-American Links
  • American Civil War Links
  • Genealogical Dictionary
  • Hispanic Links
  • Native American Links
  • Passenger List Links
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery (Boone Co., Iowa)
• Awesome Genealogy
• Family Tree Climbers
• Find Lost Ones
• First Name Basis
  • Unusual First Names
  • Stuck in the Middle with Yew
  • Roots of Married Women
  • Spinster or Spouse?
  • First Names on the Census
  • First Name Translator
• GenCity
• Genealogist's Index To the World Wide Web
• Genealogy World
  • Family Associations
  • Genealogical Forms
  • Genealogy Instructions
  • Genealogy Records
  • Helpful References
  • New Jersey Deeds
  • Civil War Salt Lists
• GenWeekly [$]
  • Current Issue
  • Subscription Information
  • Become an Author
• Help! I'm Lost!
  • Genealogy Knowledgebase
  • Share your Genealogy
  • Social Security History
• Lineage Web
  • Birth and Death Records
  • Online Family Trees
  • Reference Page
• Missing Persons Register
• Serendipity
• StateGenSites
  • Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia
• Surname Finder
• UK Genealogy
  • England
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Ireland
• Your Family.com
  • Develop a Family Homepage
  • Document Family History
  • Find Long Lost Family
  • Genealogy Message Board
  • People Finder
  • Tips for Finding Missing People

Revolutionary War Pensioners
  Index of 80,000 pension and bounty-land warrant application files.

Roots Rewards
  Earn points redeemable for products in our marketplace.

Search Registry
  Catalog with references to hundreds of searchable databases.

• Births
• Cemeteries
• Census
• Deaths
• Marriages
• Military Records
• Miscellaneous
• Obituaries
• Passenger Lists

Shopping at "The Marketplace"
  Find great gift and supply items.

• Acadian Genealogies [$]
• Books and Videos [$]
• Discounted Magazines [$]
• Family History Workbooks [$]
• Free Monthly Giveaway
• Fun Stuff for Kids [$]
• Heritage Scrapbooking [$]
• Genealogy Rubber Stamps [$]
• Genealogy Auctions (eBay)
• Gifts and Jewelry [$]
• Patterns and Kits [$]
• Prints and Charts [$]

• Conference Schedule

Software Guide
  Windows, Macintosh, DOS, Unix, Palm OS and Windows CE.

Surname Tracker
  Our FREE genealogy research agent service.

Tutorial CD-Rom
  GENEALOGY, Climbing Your Family Tree...

Uploading Your gendex.txt Files
  A free automatic indexing service...

User Contributions
  Information transcribed by volunteers.

• Black Creek Cemetery, MO
• Brooksville Cemetery, FL
• Jackson County Death Records - 1908, MO
• Jackson County Death Records - 1909, MO
• Old Mandurah Cemetery, Australia
• Oliver County Cemeteries, ND
• Park View Cemetery, ID
• Rehoboth Community Cemetery, GA

Last updated February 22, 2008