The Ancestor Hunt’s Top 100 Free Genealogy Websites

Do you like to search for genealogy records for your ancestors for Free? Duh. I have about 100 websites that I use, some frequently, some infrequent. Some have digitized records in their collections. Some have links to collections that can be searched or browsed. Some include transcribed records. And some have useful genealogical educational information. They are from the U.S., Canada, and a few from Australia, the UK and Europe.

All of the 100 websites in this list are free to use to your heart’s content.

Access GenealogyTranscribed U.S. genealogy records
Advantage ArchivesDigitized U.S. newspapers, over 100 million pages
AfrigeneasAfrican-American Collections
Allen County Public Library Genealogy CenterGenealogy collections and records
American Battle Monuments CommissionU.S. World War I and II burials
American History & Genealogy ProjectTranscribed U.S. genealogy records
Ancestry Free Index CollectionsGenealogy collections and records
Ancient FacesMiscellaneous searchable photo database
Atlas of Historical County BoundariesCounty boundary changes in U.S. states
Automated GenealogyIndices to Canadian Censuses
Behind the NameHistories of thousands of first names and surnames
Billion GravesCemetery and Burial records
Canadian Virtual War MemorialRegistry of Canadians who have died serving in uniform
CanadianaDigitized Canadian journals, books and other publications
CanGenealogyLinks to Canadian Genealogy websites
Castle GardenImmigration records
Chronicling AmericaDigitized U.S. newspapers; over 20 million pages
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors DatabaseCivil War veteran records
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionU.K. World War I and II burials
Cyndi’s ListList of links to genealogy related resources
Danish Demographic DatabaseDanish genealogy collections
David Rumsey’s Historical Maps120,000 worldwide maps
Dawes RollsNative American genealogy collections
Dead FredMiscellaneous searchable photo database
Death IndexesLinks to death, cemetery, and obituary collections
Digital Commons CollectionsCollege and University collections
Digital Library of AppalachiaSouthern States Genealogy collections
Digital Library on American SlaveryAfrican-American Collections
Digital Public Library of AmericaSearch facility for genealogical collections and records
DigitalarkivetNorwegian genealogy collections
Documenting the American SouthSouthern states genealogy collections
Ellis IslandImmigration records
FamilySearchSearch facility for genealogical records
FamilySearch CatalogGenealogical materials; mostly browsing
FamilySearch WikiLinks and information for collections and records
Federation of Eastern European Family History SocietiesEastern European genealogy collections
FindAGraveCemetery and Burial records and tombstone photos
Free BMDEngland and Wales birth, marriage, and death records
FreeCENUK Census Records
Freedmen’s Bureau OnlineAfrican-American Collections
FreeREG UK records from Parish Registers
Fulton HistoryOver 55 million digitized newspaper pages
Genealogy TrailsTranscribed U.S. genealogy records
Geni Collaborative Family Tree
GENUKIUnited Kingdom and Ireland collection links
German Genealogy GroupMostly New York records
GoogleGenealogy resources search
Google BooksDigitized books
Google News ArchiveDigitized U.S. and Canada newspapers; over 2,000 titles
Guild of One-Name StudiesWorldwide Surname Research
HathiTrustDigitized books and other printed materials
Historic Map WorksHistoric digital map database
Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesPrimary Resources from HBCU libraries and archives
I Dream of GenealogyGenealogy records, newspapers, and related collections
Interment.netCemetery and Burial records
Internet ArchiveGenealogy records, newspapers and related collections
Irish GenealogyVariety of church & civil records including vital records
Italian Genealogical GroupNew York City records
Jewish GenJewish genealogy records
JstorDigital library of journals, books, and primary sources
KartenmeisterGerman and Polish locations database
LDS GenealogyList of links to genealogy-related resources
Library and Archives CanadaCanadian genealogy records
Library of Congress Digital CollectionsGenealogy collections and records
LinkpendiumSouthern and Central Appalachian Genealogy Collections
Lowcountry AfricanaAfrican American Genealogy in SC, GA and FL
Midwest Genealogy CenterRegional genealogy plus railroad pension records
National Archives and Records AdministrationGenealogy collections and records
National Archives of IrelandIrish genealogy collections
National Archives Resources for GenealogistsLinks to genealogical records and collections
National Cemetery AdministrationVeterans cemetery records
National Library of AustraliaAustralian genealogy collections
National Library of IrelandIrish genealogy collections
National Library of ScotlandScottish genealogy collections
National Library of WalesWelsh genealogy collections
Nationwide Gravesite LocatorBurial locations of Veterans and family members in VA national cemeteries
New Horizons GenealogyTranscribed U.S. genealogy records, primarily New England
New York Public Library Digital CollectionsOver 900,000 digitized items
Olive Tree GenealogyShip passenger lists and other genealogy records
One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. MorseLinks to search genealogical records and collections
PastPerfectOnline CollectionsU.S. and Canada digitized museum, library, and archive collections
Patriot and Grave RegistryRevolutionary War grave and patriot information
Reclaim the RecordsGenealogy collections and records
RootsWeb.comHuge genealogy community (currently offline)
Sanborn MapsFire Insurance maps that show building details
Smithsonian Digital LibraryMiscellaneous collections
The Ancestor HuntLinks to genealogical records and collections
The Newberry CollectionsChicago-based genealogy library
The Official Land Records SiteFederal land title records from 1788
The Portale AntenatiItalian genealogy collections
TroveAustralian Records, over 6 billion
U.S. Census BureauMiscellaneous census-related collections and information
UK National ArchivesUK genealogy collections
US GenWebTranscribed U.S. genealogy records
US GenWeb ArchivesTranscribed U.S. genealogy records
Veridian NewspapersDigitized world-wide newspapers, over 85 million pages
Volksbund German War Graves CommissionGermany World War I and II burials
Wie Was WieDutch genealogy collections
WikiTree Collaborative Family Tree
WorldGenWebList of links to genealogy-related resources

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