WorldVitalRecords.com offers two major membership
options, both of which have a seven day free trial. The
cost of membership differs as follows:
- US Collection
Membership
- Annual - $3.33/month
- Monthly - $5.95/month
- World Collection
Membership
- Annual - $9.95/month
- Monthly - $14.95/month
The differences between the two membership options
are discussed later in the review at "Joining World Vital
Records".
- Unlimited access to over 1 Billion record
entries
- Search 11,000 different databases from around the
world
- Award winning website, having received accolades
from "Best Family Sites", "Alexa" and Genealogy
Magazine.
- Records featured include immigration lists, census
records, vital records, parish and land records and
much more.
- Comprehensive search function
- Access to the records of 42 family history record
providers, spread over 12 countries.
- WorldVitalRecords store lets you buy a range of
genealogical products
- Free Monthly genealogical newsletter
- Online tutorials to help you make the most of the
available technology
- Range of articles by industry experts
- Factsheet about how best to show off the fruits of
your research through the web, scrapbooking or in
print.
- Browse records by country, region or US state
- Dedicated telephone helpline for any queries.
- 30 Day money-back guarantee if you are
dissatisfied.
WorldVitalRecords offers two
membership options, membership to the US Collection and
membership to the World Collection. These differ as
follows:
- US Collection
Membership
- Unlimited access to all the US record
collections
- Access to more than 800 million US ancestral
names
- All new US content added to
WorldVitalRecords.com every week
- Access to database added daily
- Start finding ancestors for as little as the
price of a movie ticket
- Low risk - 30 day money back guarantee.
- World Collection
Membership
- All of the benefits of US Collection
Membership, plus...
- Access to more than 1.2 Billion ancestral
names
- Unlimited access to all records from the UK,
Ireland, Canada and more
Performing a search on
WorldVitalRecords is straightforward. A basic search
allows users to search by the following parameters:
- Given Name
- Family Name
- Lived In
- Keyword
- Year
- US Databases only
World Vital Records was
established in 2006 by several of the key members of the
original Ancestry.com team.
With this pedigree, it's unsurprising that
WorldVitalRecords is a real up-and-coming player in the
world of online genealogy. Even in its short lifetime,
the site has attained a number of awards for excellence
in the genealogy industry (notably from Genealogy
magazine, Alexa and 101 Best Family Websites). With
unlimited access to more than a billion different record
entries, spanning more than 11 thousand different
databases, the chances of success on this website are
pretty high.
WorldVitalRecords provides access to some of the best
online genealogy records including immigration lists,
census records, vital records, parish and land records.
These records are regularly updated, and we were
particularly excited by the number of innovative and
unusual new listings that appeared during the course of
our research. Rare collections, such as passenger lists
from immigrant vessels, yearbooks from US highschools and
universities, manuscripts and major new census documents
are amongst the best of the new collections. With such a
focus on high quality materials and constant updating,
this site is ideal for the serious genealogist as well as
the beginner. The excellent search facility allows users
to search by country, region or US state and to cross
reference the results against a number of international
records. We feel that this search facility allows users
to get the best out of the numerous records that are
hosted on the site, and is a particularly excellent
feature. Another excellent element of WorldVitalRecords
is the community feel that is generated through the
myriad of 'community' related features on the site. Users
can contact other users using forums and message boards
and even use chat to get in contact with other
members.
We were particularly impressed by the number of
additional features provided as part of membership of
WorldVitalRecords. Members receive a free monthly
genealogy newsletter and have unlimited access to online
tutorials to help with the occasionally difficult task of
searching record entries for particular individuals. A
range of articles, written by genealogy experts and a
dedicated telephone helpline means that, if you do
encounter any problems, WorldVitalRecords are right on
hand to help. The WorldVitalRecords Store is one of the
best of its kind we have come across, well stocked with a
number of useful genealogical products to help aid in
WorldVitalRecords is an excellent site with a range of
resources at your disposal. With a seven day free trial
and a thirty day money back guarantee we advise all users
to give this site a go and see what it has to offer. Our
only difficulty with this site, and something we hope
will be corrected as it matures, is that there is no
built in software for creating your family tree. This
means that WorldVitalRecords will need to be used in
conjunction with family tree builder software, such as
Family Tree Maker. Notwithstanding this, the site remains
excellent value for money, so if Ancestry.com isn't for
you (or is a little pricey), check this out as a great
value alternative!
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