ANCESTRY.COM
–#1 Choice!
With more than 3 billion names and 4,000 searchable databases,Ancestry.com is the king of today’s online genealogical research sites. It is usually the first site people join when starting out with their genealogy research, and the one that people most often stick with for the long term. You will find billions of records on Ancestry.com, many of which are not available anywhere else online. In short, if you are going to join one genealogical research site this year, Ancestry.com should be the one. It will help you trace your family in ways you can’t even begin to imagine.
For example, Ancestry.com has the following databases available, just for starters:
The US Federal Census Records Collection 1790–1930, containing more than 543,000,000 names
The US Immigration Collection containing more than 21,000,000 names
The Social Security Death Index containing more than 72,000,000 names
The Newspaper Archive database containing more than 850,000,000 names
Member submitted family trees containing more than 330,000,000 names
Of course, this is just a fraction of what Ancestry.com has to offer its members. It has a digitized collection of thousands of family history books, published genealogies, and local histories that are unavailable anywhere else, with many of these books being long since out of print. You can browse these books by page or search by name. There are also billions of state and local records that include birth, death, marriage, and divorce records, church records, tax records, and even passport application records. Keep searching through the site and you’ll find even MORE to help you trace your genealogy, such as the Yearbooks collection, the city directories collection, and the military records databases. If you want to do some serious genealogy research without leaving home, Ancestry.com has you covered and then some.
If you are serious about putting together your family’s genealogy and doing in-depth research to uncover those elusive ancestors, then you simply can not do without Ancestry.com. Nearly every professional and amateur family historian today has a membership. Don’t be left out, because you could be missing out on some amazing discoveries.
Pricing for memberships at Ancestry.com is as follows(and is completely worth it, considering the huge amount of records membership will allow you access to):
1. The US Deluxe package (access to all US record indexes and images, plus historical newspapers, family and local histories and more): $23.95 per month or $179.40 annually. Includes:
OneWorldTreeSM – Matching just one name could add branches to your family tree.
US Federal Census Collection – Access US Census records from 1790 to 1930.
US Records Collection – View birth, marriage, death, and military records.
US Immigration Collection – Find an ancestor’s country of origin or birthplace.
2. The World Deluxe package (access to all the above plus explore historical records from the UK, Ireland and other locations around the globe plus unlimited access to everything on Ancestry.com): $34.95 per month or $299.40 annually. Includes:
OneWorldTree – Matching just one name could add branches to your family tree.
US Federal Census Collection – Access US Census records from 1790 to 1930.
US Records Collection – View birth, marriage, death, and military records.
UK & Ireland Collection – Find baptism, christening, marriage and burial records.
To join Ancestry.com today and start building your family tree by discovering ancestors you never even imagined existed and connect with long-lost cousins working on the same lines as you, click the banner below:
