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Ancestry.com
- Ancestry Library Edition
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Popular consumer online genealogy resource that includes birth, death, and marriage records as well as searchable manuscript census records for the U.S. 1790-1930. Similar records are also available for the U.K., Germany, and a few other countries. Only works with the latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, and Safari browsers.
- RootswebMaintained by ancestry.com. This is an semi-opensource website that delves into many different aspects of what is available online.
Opensource Databases
Before using any open-source genealogy database please make sure to investigate the organization that provides the service. We live in an age where people's data is extremely valuable, and while most of these services are altruistic in nature it is important to proceed with caution.
- Family SearchThis is an open-source database maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This service is free, but users must create an account.