Finding Your Ancestors in Access Genealogy

Access Genealogy is one of the Internet’s oldest and broadest genealogy websites — a massive compilation of free transcriptions, local histories, surname books, cemetery indexes, Native American rolls, military lists, and town/county sketches. Its design is simple and the navigation can feel scattered, so most genealogists underestimate what’s actually inside.

But beneath its surface lies a remarkable collection of material that often does not exist anywhere else online, including hundreds of county histories, transcribed family sketches, local war memorials, rare cemetery data, and thousands of small-town publications. Many researchers who struggle with brick walls find unexpected breakthroughs here because Access Genealogy collects sources that major sites like FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast do not prioritize.

This Quicksheet shows how to get past the clutter, how to dig into the site’s structure, and how to locate the genealogical treasures buried within.

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