The field of genealogy has seen a massive surge of popularity online in the last couple of decades. Here are some of the best genealogy resources available on the web.
www.sog.org.uk
On-line resources for the London-based genealogy society, which holds an expansive list of English parish records.
www.cyndislist.com
A vast collection of links cataloging genealogy databases, reference and help sites, as well as specific family and surname sites.
www.heraldry.ws
Holds a comprehensive collection of coats of arms.
www.wikitree.com
A large and rapidly-growing wiki-based community project which aims to grow an accurate single family tree that connects us all and is freely available to us all.
www.everynameindex.com
Free Genealogy Every Name Indexes for those big old county histories.
www.familysearch.org
Probably the most expansive, functional, free genealogy archive and search engine available. Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons).
www.ancestor-search.info
A website dedicated to English and Welsh genealogy research. Includes excellent public records references, research tips, and links.
www.bing.com
An excellent geographical online mapping service.
www.freebmd.org.uk
Large searchable database of UK birth, marriage and death certificates
www.genealogyinc.com
Covers the basic tools and provides essential instructions in order to research your family tree and find your family history
www.gengateway.com
A good source of free links and information for everything related to genealogy.
www.ancestry.com
Probably the largest commercial genealogy website in the world, providing a nice online family tree maker, and a lot of historical genealogy records for a monthly fee.
originalancestry.com
With over 50,000 original period documents, OriginalAncestry, LLC is one of the largest retailers of family history items.
