Your Family Tree

Free genealogy websites:
a how-to guide for using online resources and public records

Our Free Family Tree Template Library

I hope that this summary of free family tree templates online was useful in your search for your family history.

Our goal is to help you discover your genealogy quickly and easily using genealogy websites online.  This Genealogy How-to Guide is an exploration of the vast resources and Free Genealogy Websites that are available online.  We have consolidated some of the most comprehensive websites and have presented it to you in a concise, easy to follow manner.  As you discover your genealogy through free genealogy websites you will have a better understanding of your family history.  The guide is organized into four sections which rely on free genealogy websites to help you accomplish your goals!

Section 1: Where to start with free genealogy websites and resources at your fingertips

The secret to building your genealogy is building it! Get started by writing down everyone you know in your family and their relations. Then ask others in your family about their relations to continue your research. Compile a list with as much information as possible, including full names and date and year of birth, marriage and death information as possible.  You may also look for more tips and tricks to learn about your genealogy on our resources & links page, where we link to free genealogy websites.

Section 2: Organize and beautifully present your genealogy with free templates and software

The basic family tree template looks like a standard organizational chart. There are free printable templates as well as attractive ones you can purchase, frame and give as gifts.  Start by looking for genealogy websites with Free Family Tree Templates to begin filling out the information you have compiled. 

Once you have filled out your family tree and it begins to grow beyond a single template or you wish to build out adjacent trees, you will benefit from a host of online and software tools built to manage your trees. Also, there are a number of free genealogy websites that have software tools to help you organize your family tree as well as letting your family join you online to learn together.  Go here to find some of the best genealogy websites that help you make your family tree.

Section 3: Find your ancestors and grow your genealogy using free genealogy websites

Discovering your genealogy and tracing your family history is one of the most gratifying parts of genealogy. Traditionally genealogy required travel and an abundance of patience visiting local libraries and records collections agencies. Now vast information is available online, making discovering your genealogy from your home easy and attainable. The most comprehensive online genealogy websites scour many different government and local records such as census records, birth, marriage and death records, as well as ship logs and military records and gives you more names and details to grow your family tree.  Click here to search for your family tree for free online.

If you would like to narrow your search to a particular online database or to learn more about the different records, go to resources & links to find genealogy websites that focus on a particular database. 

Section 4: Learn the details of your genealogy and history from specialized genealogy websites

Understanding your ancestors time and place by learning about coat of arms and heraldry as well as the origins of your name can be very effective.  Other free genealogy websites offer tips to finding your ancestors memorabilia or references in old newspapers. You can find a number of great free genealogy websites on the resources and links page.

Section 5: Find the Free Genealogy Websites group closest to you listed below and join USGEN the largest open source, free genealogy group around!

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