Perhaps you're missing out on a research bet? And if something is free, why not consider using it? Well!
The FamilySearch Center Portal is exactly what those words signify. At any designated FamilySearch Center, any researcher can access FOR FREE, a long list of websites that otherwise would be accessibly by personal subscription only. Did you catch that: FREE?
Think your research might be helped by looking into one of these:
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers
- Alexander Street Press (indexed information of Civil War history: soldiers, battles, photos and maps)
- American Ancestors (formerly New England Historic Genealogical Society)
- Ancestry (Institution version..... databases but not Trees)
- ArkivDigital (Swedish Church Records0
- British Newspaper Archive
- FamNet (New Zealand records)
- Findmypast (UK ancestry)
- Fold3 (U.S. military records)
- GoldieMay (suite of software power tools for genealogists)
- Irish Ancestors
- MyHeritage (library edition.... no trees)
- Paper Trail (records of the Oregon Trail and other westward migration trails)
All of these wonderful opportunities but don't overlook checking out the nearly 2,000,000,000 names in the FamilySearch trees!! This database is compiled by folks like you and me and while it may contain errors and inconsistencies, it also can provide great clues.
Click to www.EWGSI.org for a list of the area's FamilySearch Centers. Find one near you and GO!
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