Genealogy research will require you to invest a lot of time. This doesn’t always mean that you have to invest a lot of money in order to work on your family tree! There are several genealogy websites that you can use for free. Here are five free genealogy websites that a frugal genealogist will want to check out. FamilySearch is one of the most popular genealogy websites. This is a non-profit website that is run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. All genealogists are welcome to use the resources on FamilySearch no matter what their personal religious … Continue reading →

Mocavo is a genealogy website that launched in March of 2011. Recently, the company raised $4 million. It came from an investment by Foundry Group. This funding should help Mocavo to grow and to offer more to the genealogists who use it. Have you used Mocavo? It is a start up company that is located in Boulder, Colorado. It was founded by Cliff Shaw, who is the person who founded four other companies (that have since been acquired by Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com). Genealogists can use Mocavo for free without having to sign up for a membership. It is the first … Continue reading →

If you live in New England and you have some free time this coming weekend, there is a genealogy event in Franklin, Massachusetts that you may want to attend. The annual New England Family History Conference will take place on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Franklin LDS Chapel. The Conference is free, and it is sponsored by the Hingham Stake Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While pre-registration for the conference is closed, walk-ins are welcome to attend classes that are not yet filled. The New England Family History Conference has classes that … Continue reading →

The Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation is a free resource for genealogists seeking to find information about ancestors that came to America through what is perhaps the best known point of entry into the United States. The foundation was established in 1982 when President Ronald Reagan asked the Chairman of Chrysler Corporation, Lee Iacocca, to start a private sector effort to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The fundraising effort was a huge success, and in 1986 restoration of the Statue of Liberty was complete. The Foundation next turned … Continue reading →

While you are probably aware that there are many types of records that can provide you with genealogical information, you may not know that some of this information can be found in places that seem a little odd at first glance. For example, criminal records are a source of data that genealogists can use. Some of us find links to famous people when we research our family trees. Others will find that one or more of their ancestors are infamous. A person does not even have to be a criminal for you to be able to find information about them … Continue reading →

How many different genealogy websites do you go to when you work on your genealogy research? One website might be good to use to look up birthdays of your ancestors, but a different website may be better to use when you want to find a photograph of the grave of an ancestor. Have you ever wished that there was a single website that could connect you to all those resources? Now there is! It’s called Mocavo. Mocavo Inc., is a start up company that is located in Boulder, Colorado. It was founded by Cliff Shaw, who just so happens to … Continue reading →