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List of genealogy databases

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Large genealogy website most notable for its work to compile a singular "world family tree" that connects all volunteers. Was purchased by MyHeritage, but continues to operate independently.
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The official repository for the state records of Ireland including census records, wills and administrations, plus other genealogy records
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and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.
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For comparisons of autosomal DNA data files from different testing companies. Used by law enforcement to identify suspects.
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US National Archives and Records Administration. Free online repository with a section dedicated to genealogical research
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America's oldest genealogical society, provides education and research resources with over 1.4 billion records
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Some records can only be accessed at a FamilySearch local office or through a library membership account.
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Some records are free for anyone to access, but the majority are accessible only by paid subscription.
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Official archives of Canada, census records, government records, books, newspapers, images, and more
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Online repository, formerly known as Footnote, focusing on military records; owned by Ancestry.com
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French genealogical website of more than 3 million members and some digitized archival records
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Free genealogy community dedicated to building a worldwide family tree accessible to everyone
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Online database of cemetery records (over 152 million burial records and 75 million photos)
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Aggregated search system and genealogy databases, claims to have over 20 billion records.
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Online database of the historical population of Romania, with a family history wiki using
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Non-profit group dedicated to publishing records that are restricted using laws and the
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and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
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Online context based genealogy visualization including cultural timeline and old maps
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Index of births, marriages and deaths (BMD) for England and Wales from 1837 to 1983
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Genealogy wiki and sourced collaborative, referenced place index, sponsored by
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Online database with surnames, locations and background information
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The largest website for digitalized and transcribed British records
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Thousands of resource links, categorized and cross-referenced
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Limit of 2500/unlimited individuals in tree depending on plan
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Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches
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Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches
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Simultaneous visualization of all ancestors in family tree
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Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees
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Individually managed privacy settings for each profile.
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Tree view is only shown to users that have logged in.
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Databases include 762:Email notification of updates on watched pages. 718:Email notification of updates on watched pages. 649:Tools for editing your genealogy at basic level 620:Email notification of updates on watched pages. 127:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 712:Access to referenced genealogical place index. 614:Access to referenced genealogical place index. 444:Access to referenced genealogical place index. 8: 112:Free cooperative family history wiki using 756:Uploading of scanned documents and photos. 750:Uploading and downloading of GEDCOM files. 709:Uploading of scanned documents and photos. 611:Uploading of scanned documents and photos. 441:Uploading of scanned documents and photos. 355: 279:Records mainly covering the British Isles 53: 703:Connecting trees made by different users. 659:Automatic geotagging of places for events 656:Uploading of scanned documents and photos 605:Connecting trees made by different users. 540:Connecting trees made by different users. 245:New England Historic Genealogical Society 543:Collaborative editing of friends' trees. 795: 759:Duplicate and common ancestor matching. 463:Access to a library of 3 billion people 370: 367: 209:Information covering the British Isles 865:What to do with an Ancestry Membership 721:Duplicate and common ancestor matching 488:Add your family tree (unlimited size). 453:Add your family tree (unlimited size). 94:Population database of Quebec, Canada 7: 697:Up and downloading of GEDCOM files. 715:Access to referenced source index. 646:Timeline with personal information 617:Access to referenced source index. 447:Access to referenced source index. 25: 747:Web based editing of own network. 694:Web based editing of own network. 596:Web based editing of own network. 524:Web based editing of own network. 643:Geography window with modern map 566:Limit of 250 individuals in tree 537:Searching in other users' trees. 303:Foundation for On-Line Genealogy 125:Images and indexes developed by 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Index

List of genealogy portals
dynamic list
adding missing items
reliable sources
Ancestry.com
Find a Grave
Archives.gov
BALSAC
Cyndi's List
Semantic MediaWiki
FamilySearch
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Find a Grave
Findmypast
Fold3
FreeBMD
MediaWiki
Geneanet
Geni.com
GENUKI
Library and Archives Canada
MyHeritage
National Archives of Ireland
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Rodovid
Serbian Genealogical Society
TheGenealogist
WeRelate
Allen County Public Library
Foundation for On-Line Genealogy

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