Top 25 Genealogy Sites: FREE & Worth Paying For! (2024)

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  • @AncestryAimee
    @AncestryAimee  3 місяці тому +1

    Let me know your favorites!
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  • @jillannholmes
    @jillannholmes Рік тому +2

    Love this video. I forgot about Maps of US. This video content is RootsTech worthy for a class. You would be a great teacher for it. ❤

  • @marklazarus2584
    @marklazarus2584 11 місяців тому +3

    Aimee, I am new to genealogy research and your videos are awesome. Thank you.

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  11 місяців тому +2

      I'm so glad they are helping you! Thank you!

  • @pamgrant832
    @pamgrant832 Рік тому +1

    Thanks so much. Doing family research for the Shenandoah Valley can be a nightmare with records and courthouses being burned in the 1860s. Did not know about a lot of these.

  • @geneewert7591
    @geneewert7591 Рік тому +2

    Jefferson County Kansas is where a great great uncle of mine died. I have been able to find very little about him. You prompted me to dig back into the mystery surrounding him once again!!!!

  • @PhillipYarish
    @PhillipYarish Рік тому +1

    This is such an excellent article. Explains the where and how of various websites, and why to use them. Thanks!

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому

      You're very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to comment!

  • @reajen2916
    @reajen2916 6 місяців тому +1

    I just finished a degree in family history research. The last several classes we spent a lot of time learning about “lost counties” the Map of the US site would have been so helpful I wish I had known about it sooner.

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  6 місяців тому

      That’s terrific! I’m so glad this has helped you.

  • @sandragovin6170
    @sandragovin6170 Рік тому +1

    Love all your help!

  • @lindagrimm2410
    @lindagrimm2410 Рік тому

    Wow! Good information for us beginners! Thank you!

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому

      You’re welcome! So glad it’s helpful for you!

  • @jenniferdaniels701
    @jenniferdaniels701 Рік тому +2

    I'd like to spend more time on Internet Archives. I've found a couple books that have info on ancestors, and I'd like to see if there are more in other counties for other branches.
    I've seen older books on Amazon. It looked like a reprint of books that are no longer copywrited, but people might want for research/ genealogy reasons. But I'd want to make sure it's something I'd want before buying. Looking at the books on sites like Archives, The National Archives, state historical societies, etc. would be good for that.

  • @pegpowell2486
    @pegpowell2486 Рік тому +1

    Good info, thanks.

  • @donnaroberts8791
    @donnaroberts8791 Рік тому

    The Map of US was an eye opener. Worth remembering 😊

  • @robarsenault1025
    @robarsenault1025 Рік тому +2

    What about wiki tree? I use wiki tree as much as a used family search for the global tree

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому

      GREAT suggestion! I don't use Wikitree a lot, but it's a terrific place to go! Thanks for adding that.

    • @godisloveireland
      @godisloveireland Рік тому

      ​@@AncestryAimeeI 2nd wikitree. I use it alot aswell as familysearch

    • @ThisIsMyYoutubeName1
      @ThisIsMyYoutubeName1 Рік тому +1

      I’m also a big fan of wikitree. Seeing your name, I think you could possibly have a good bit of Canadian French or something similar. I’m from Louisiana and familiar with the surname, although it’s spelled differently here than in Canada. I could be wrong. But I have that surname in my tree.

    • @ThisIsMyYoutubeName1
      @ThisIsMyYoutubeName1 Рік тому +1

      I have a DNA match with a name that is close to yours. If your mom was an Aucoin, you’d be my 4th cousin

    • @robarsenault1025
      @robarsenault1025 Рік тому

      @@ThisIsMyUA-camName1 we might be fourth cousins then

  • @beepbopboop3221
    @beepbopboop3221 8 місяців тому

    You say Albemarle way different than we do here in VA! Say Norfolk next! Out of towners always say it funny.

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  8 місяців тому

      🤣 How do you say it??????! That makes me laugh. Please correct me!!

    • @beepbopboop3221
      @beepbopboop3221 8 місяців тому

      @AncestryAimee al·buh·maarl
      Or at least that's how the weather men say it. I usually just drive through Albemarle Co on the way to Nelson Co and the weatger men say it here a lot because albemarke sound nc isn't far from va state line. They say it a little more southern in NC or in the mountains. HR doesn't sound as southern because of the melting pot that the navy brings. You don't otherwise have an accent. I could place you from speaking anyway. You're just not from albemarle or hampton roads, is all.

  • @JesusIsLoved-wn2hr
    @JesusIsLoved-wn2hr 10 місяців тому +1

    What happened to the census after the 1900's? Do they not do them anymore?

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  10 місяців тому

      No. They do them every 10 years but we only have access to the 1950 census and earlier. The more recent census records are held for privacy reasons.

  • @casseophealejarde-khaizen
    @casseophealejarde-khaizen 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the insight.
    My situation is tricky. How do I check my ex husband's marriage information from his first wife? I only know his information. I do not know where they got married nor her name.
    Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you again!

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  11 місяців тому +1

      More recent documents can be tricky for privacy purposes - each state has different laws. You need to figure out where he married and then contact that county and ask about the availability of those records. Usually marriage records are publicly available, but you may need to get it from the county.

    • @casseophealejarde-khaizen
      @casseophealejarde-khaizen 11 місяців тому +1

      @AncestryAimee Thank you for the feedback. This is my quest currently. I do not know much info and my ex husband won't disclose to me. I do not know where he got married nor the name of his ex-wife. Do you think I have hope still?

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  11 місяців тому +1

      @casseophealejarde-khaizen yes. I do

    • @casseophealejarde-khaizen
      @casseophealejarde-khaizen 11 місяців тому +1

      @@AncestryAimee thank you, I will not give up. 😊

  • @sl5311
    @sl5311 4 місяці тому

    Do you have a book and can I buy it and have you autograph it?

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  4 місяці тому +1

      I don’t have a book right now. I do have a bunch of handouts on Etsy. But thank you for the compliment.

    • @sl5311
      @sl5311 4 місяці тому +1

      @@AncestryAimee Thank you for the reply. You are the only person that consistently replies to my comments. I will look on Etsy :)

  • @Kptiger82
    @Kptiger82 Рік тому

    How do you share the all access on ancestry

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому

      There should be an option when you sign up for it. I would reach out to Ancestry if it is not evident in your account or when your sign up.

  • @L1...
    @L1... 11 місяців тому

    How do you share your Ancestry subscription with 5 other people?

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  11 місяців тому

      It’s five people total, so four others. I would recommend calling Ancestry and talking to them about it.

  • @TheBichonma
    @TheBichonma 11 місяців тому

    Puerto Rico, especially in the country is difficult

  • @VickyFinizzaWeninger
    @VickyFinizzaWeninger Рік тому +7

    It is difficult to do Europe. The USA is easy.

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому +1

      I think it depends on where you live too.

    • @VickyFinizzaWeninger
      @VickyFinizzaWeninger Рік тому

      @@AncestryAimee doing Hungary, Austria, and Slovenia ,
      when visiting and what records they have are sparce. How do I find the parents who were not married. I checked their death information and parents were not listed. Beside using them is there another option for me to search. I have blocks on all 4 ,, each parent generally. The priest records over there don’t know or won’t look. If you need lower Austria, when I was visiting the Kukmirn parish had the most records. He even has a memorial of most of the people who came to America. A lovely minister and wife if they are still around. Thank you for answering me.
      Victoria Weninger.

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому

      I see what you mean. Yes it’s true and the language barrier makes it more so. I specialize in U.S. research and don’t have good thoughts for you there. I’m sure you have been on the FamilySearch wiki pages for the country and local areas. Sometimes I find good suggestions or record sets there but some of those issues you mention are true regardless. Also check MyHeritage. They are obtaining records too in Europe.

    • @VickyFinizzaWeninger
      @VickyFinizzaWeninger Рік тому

      Thank you. At least I found on old records some of what I needed. I have stops on all 4 genealogies and I guess I can’t get much farther. I appreciate I am not alone in my thinking.
      Thanks again.
      Vicky Weninger

    • @suevize6853
      @suevize6853 Рік тому

      Europe has lots of sites that are very good, Filae for French, Archion for German, wiewaswie for Netherlands etc. use the Familysearch wiki to find access. So it depends which country.

  • @suevize6853
    @suevize6853 Рік тому +1

    My list would be very similar except I would swap US sites for UK, Ireland and Australia.
    Trove - online Australian newspapers free
    BNA British Newspaper Archive - online British papers $ but can be accessed thru FMP
    Vital records - in Australia by state $, Scotlands People $, Irish Church Records (civil and church) free, GRO for England and Wales $
    Freereg - civil and church records free

    • @AncestryAimee
      @AncestryAimee  Рік тому

      Thank you so much for adding this list! I’ve pinned it to the top for others to see.

  • @ThisIsMyYoutubeName1
    @ThisIsMyYoutubeName1 Рік тому

    My 2x great grandfather listed his stepmom in his social security application.