A few years ago, during a family reunion, I learned for the first time that my granduncle on my father’s side had fought and died in World War II. The story of his demise sparked a personal interest toward my own family history. So, I did what I always do when I have something to research – I turned to the Internet. I quickly discovered that while there are certainly free genealogy websites out there, the truly valuable or unique ones are few and far between. During this research, I learned two things about people interested in genealogy. First, many of them are clearly not web page designers. Second, they really, really love links. The Top 10 Free Genealogy Websites to Find Your Ancestors Without exaggerating, there are thousands of genealogy websites out there. MakeUseOf has touched on genealogy resources before – such as Mackenzie’s review of the GRAMPS software that lets you track your research, or Kinshuk’s review of the Kindo family tree building tool. When i…[...]

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Top 10 Free Genealogy Websites to Find Ancestors