Searching for related genealogists

Many people have published their genealogy research on the WWW. The Genealogy Portal has a search engine, which indexes many of these sites.

WorldConnect indexes user submitted GedCom files with over 60 million names on file.

The Roots Surname List is a searchable list of surnames that other researchers are working on. In addition to searching, you can also submit your own information on the surnames you are researching The Roots Location List can also be searched directly.

Surname specific query-boards can be found at GenConnect at RootsWeb and Genealogy's Most Wanted.

Surname queries can be posted and searched at .

SurnameWeb and

Surname Guide have many links to surname pages and Inmemoryofthem.Com and GenealogyOutfitters also have links to many personal genealogy pages.

MyCinnamonToast Genealogy Explorer is a surname search site.

Connect With Surnames Genealogy Directory

Unusual Surnames is a place to post and search for unusual surnames.

Family Trees submitted to the LDS Church can be searched at Find Your Family Tree

Over 200 million names can be searched at Ancestry.com which hosts the FamilyHistory.com Online Genealogy Community which includes over 65,000 family history message boards

Tribal Pages, MyFamily.com, and Gone But Not Forgotten all offer free hosting of genealogical and family information.

The News Stand has information on newspaper genealogy columns that accept announcements or queries

GenSearcher has links to genealogy related search engines and Cindy's Southern Genealogy and Helpful Links has a list of many genealogy sites that are searchable.

Surname Finder and WebWide Surname Locator are genealogy specific search engines

A to Z Name Exchange is a directory of researchers of various surnames

Online phone/email books such as Switchboard, Internet Address Finder, Who Where, Four 11 directory services, and AnyWho Directory Services are useful tools for surname searches.

One starting point for finding phone books is Bob Coret's Online Phonebooks of the World.

teldir.com and RingThem.com have links to online telephone directories around the world

GenBrowser, from Ripple Effect Software, can be used to search and collect information from WWW genealogy indexes, search engines and home pages.

Genealogy Links and Surname Search Engines has lists of genealogy related search engines and NedGen is a collection of search engines that index European genealogy sites

FamilyReunion.com is a site geared for people organizing or attending family reunions.

The Seeker is an on-line magazine designed to reunite family members, friends, classmates, military pals etc.

HeirloomsLost.com attempts to match up old documents, artifacts, antique's etc. with present family members

Associated Genealogists has databases with over a million names The Genealogy Chat WebSite

World Wedding Bells, database of weddings

Ancestor Hunt, genealogy search engines

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Last update 13 February 2006