Genealogy Databases

First Name Basis

Several of the Genealogy Today databases may be searched by first name. Expand your search.

Database Overview

Christine Biship Smith started the project in 1995, "because so many of the women in my family tree were without maiden names", and she found making connections based on a common (but unusual) first name was a simple and productive form of speculation.

This is a genealogy service, limited for the purpose of family heritage research (i.e., looking for information about deceased individuals), and is not intended to be used for locating missing persons.