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FamilySearch.org Review

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Joining Fee:

Family Search.org is a free site sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Features of Family Search:.

• FamilySearch.org was founded in 1894 to gather genealogical records and assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their family history and genealogical research.

• It has the largest library of its kind in the world.

• It is open to the general public at no charge.

• It is visited by an estimated 1,900 patrons or more each day.

• The Ancestral File database contains more than 36 million names that are linked into families.

• The International Genealogical Index database contains approximately 600 million names of deceased individuals with an addendum which contains an additional 125 million names.

• These names have been patron submitted or extracted from thousands of original birth, christening and marriage records.

• Virtually all of the UK civil records of births, marriages and deaths from 1837 to 1901 are contained here.

• The Pedigree Resource File database contains over 80 million names that are linked into families.

• Clicking on to the Press Room tab at the bottom of the home page provides a list which summarises the latest records uploaded to the site.

• FamilySearch.org has over 1 billion names contained within its databases and receives over 10 million hits per day.

• The database contains complete censuses for
  - United States - 1880
  - Canada - 1881
  - United Kingdom - 1881

• Records of all deaths recorded in the US from approximately 1999 to date are found in this database.

• Help and support is provided via a FAQ's page and an email service.
  

Performing a Search on FamilySearch:

A basic search to FamilySearch.org allows you to search using only the last name of your ancestor. A more advanced search allows you to search by the following criteria:

• Event
• Year range (If you select year range, you must provide a year in the Year box.)
• Year
• Country
• Use exact spelling (If you check Use exact spelling, you may not list parents, spouse, event, year, or country.)

Editor's Verdict:

As FamilySearch.org is completely free we would recommend it to anyone beginning to trace their family tree as only time needs to be invested. Be aware however that online access is not available to all the resources contained in the Family History Library and we found that the site was rather UK and US oriented.

The accuracy of the information obtained from this site will always be questionable owing to the vastness of its database and it would be beneficial to obtain further proof of any facts obtained if possible.

Having said that we are sure that this site would be invaluable to anyone starting their family tree and it is well worth a visit especially as all the resources contained therein are free, gratis and for nothing!

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