List of genealogy databases

This is a list of genealogy databases and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.

List for general purposes

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Project	Description
Ancestry.com	A for-profit genealogy company. Databases include Find a Grave, RootsWeb, a free genealogy community, and Newspapers.com.
BALSAC	A population database of Quebec
Cyndi's List	thousands of resource links, categorized and cross-referenced
Familypedia	free cooperative family history wiki using Semantic MediaWiki
FamilySearch	images and indexes developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Find a Grave	an online database of cemetery records (over 152 million burial records and 75 million photos).
Findmypast	The largest website for digitalized and transcribed British records
Geneanet	Geneanet is a community of more than 3 million members who share their genealogical information for free: more than 6 billion individuals in the family trees, some digitized archival records, some family pictures, some indexes, all available through a powerful search engine. The Premium subscription offers additional options.
GENUKI	information covering the British Isles
Icelandic Roots	Icelandic history, genealogy, interactive maps, farm photos, cemeteries, immigration, settlements of people mostly in Iceland, Canada, and the United States. Searchable online database. Hundreds of newsletter articles with Icelandic heritage, culture, and genealogy website=www.icelandicroots.com
Chronicling America, from the Library of Congress	Free searchable online database of over 2,400 U.S. newspapers.[1]
MyHeritage	aggregated search system and genealogy databases
Rodovid	global genealogy in many languages, genealogy wiki
Serbian Genealogical Society	online database with surnames, locations and background information
WeRelate	genealogy wiki and sourced collaborative, referenced place index, sponsored by the Allen County Public Library and the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy
WikiTree	free genealogy community dedicated to building a worldwide family tree accessible to everyone
Archives.gov	free online repository with a section dedicated to genealogical research.[2]
New England Historic Genealogical Society	America's oldest genealogical society, provides education and research resources with over 1.4 billion records[3]

Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees

Some of these also have social networking features.

Web site	Alexa traffic rank[4]	Free features	Features for subscribers
ancestry.com	457	Multilanguage user interface. Some records are free for anyone to access, but the majority are accessible only by paid subscription.	?
MyHeritage	4214	Multilingual user interface. Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches Limit of 250 individuals in tree	Limit of 2500/unlimited individuals in tree depending on plan Timeline and Timebook
geni.com	6114	Social network. Web based editing of own network. Downloading of GEDCOM files. Tree view is only shown to users that have logged in.	Searching in other users' trees. Connecting trees made by different users. Collaborative editing of friends' trees.
FamilySearch	2471	All features free	N/A
Geneanet	9814	Multilingual user interface. View historical records. Searching in other users trees. Uploading of scanned documents and photos. Access to referenced genealogical place index. Access to referenced source index. Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches Add your family tree (unlimited size).	Family name alerts Access to a library of 3 billion people Tree comparisons.
Genes Reunited	64853 (1795 GB)	Add your family tree (unlimited size). Forums and message boards.	View historical records. Send messages to other members. View other members' trees.
Rodovid	217,138	Wiki based social network. Web based editing of own network. Multilanguage user interface. Searching in other users trees. Connecting trees made by different users. Collaborative editing. Uploading of scanned documents and photos. Access to referenced genealogical place index. Access to referenced source index. Email notification of updates on watched pages.	N/A
WeRelate	203,422 (38022 US)	Wiki based social network. Web based editing of own network. Up and downloading of GEDCOM files. Searching in other users trees. Connecting trees made by different users. Collaborative editing. Uploading of scanned documents and photos. Access to referenced genealogical place index. Access to referenced source index. Email notification of updates on watched pages. Duplicate and common ancestor matching	Donation-supported
WikiTree	20,423 (8755 US)	Wiki based social network. Web based editing of own network. Up- and downloading of GEDCOM files. Collaborative editing. Uploading of scanned documents and photos. Duplicate and common ancestor matching. Email notification of updates on watched pages. Individually managed privacy settings for each profile.	N/A

See also

• Family History Research Wiki, handbook reference information and educational articles showing how to find ancestors

References

1. Historic American Newspapers Chronicling America, Library of Congress
2. "Resources for Genealogists and Family Historians". National Archives. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
3. "About the New England Historic Genealogical Society". www.americanancestors.org. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
4. Traffic rank according to alexa.com April 2015. Low number indicate high popularity.