Useful Links for Genealogy & Family History Research

The following sites are discussed in greater detail within Appendix B of Google Your Family Tree (pages 279 - 297).
As new and useful genealogy sites are found, this page will be updated with direct links enabling you to use it as a simple jumping off point to the most useful sites anywhere in the world focused on genealogy and family history research.
Feel free to contact us to suggest one of your favorites for consideration.

Internet Search Engines
    • www.google.com
    • www.yahoo.com
    • www.live.com
    • www.ask.com
    • www.aol.com

    • www.clusty.com
    • www.mamma.com
    • www.cuil.com
    • www.chacha.com
    • www.dogpile.com
    • www.lycos.com
    • www.altavista.com
    • www.alltheweb.com
    • www.euroseek.com
    • www.kartoo.com

Top Free Genealogy Sites
    • www.eogn.com (Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter)
    • www.ellisisland.org (Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records)
    • www.familysearch.org (LDS Church)
    • www.immigrantships.net (Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild)
    • www.stevemorse.org (One-Step Search Tools by Stephen Morse)
    • www.raogk.org (Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness)
    • www.archive.org (The Way Back Machine)
    • www.wikipedia.com (Wikipedia)
    • www.worldgenweb.org (The World GenWeb Project)
    • www.usgenweb.org (The U.S. GenWeb Project)

    • www.apgen.org (Association of Professional Genealogists)
    • www.cyndislist.com (Cyndi Howell's List of Genealogy Sites)
    • www.familyhistoryonline.net (Federation of Family History Societies / U.K.)
    • www.fgs.org (Federation of Genealogical Societies / U.S.)
    • www.ngsgenealogy.org (National Genealogical Society)
    • www.castlegarden.org (Castle Garden Passenger Arrival Records)
    • www.genealogy.gc.ca (Canadian Genealogy Centre)
    • www.1930census.com (1930 U.S. Federal Census Tips)
    • www.rootsweb.ancestry.com (RootsWeb)
    • www.legacy.com (Legacy Online Obituary Search)
    • www.loc.gov (Library of Congress)
    • www.archives.gov (National Archives & Records Administration / U.S.)
    • www.newseum.org (Newseum Collection of Digital Newspapers)

Genealogy Magazines
    • www.ancestrymagazine.com (Ancestry Magazine)
    • www.aftc.com.au (Australian Family Tree Connections)
    • www.familychronicle.com (Family Chronicle)
    • www.familytreemagazine.com (Family Tree Magazine)
    • www.family-tree.co.uk (Family Tree Magazine UK & Practical Family History)
    • www.internet-genealogy.com (Internet Genealogy)

Leading Fee-Based Sites
    • www.ancestorsonboard.com (Outbound Passenger Lists 1890-1960 / U.K. Departures)
    • www.ancestry.com (Ancestry / The Generations Network)
    • www.familylink.com (FamilyLink.com, Inc.)
    • www.worldvitalrecords.com (FamilyLink.com, Inc.)
    • www.findmypast.com (FindMyPast.com)
    • www.footnote.com (FootNote)