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AncientFaces Books We Own DeadFred GenCircles Genealogy Helplist Find news and reviews on more great Web sites in the August 2004 Family Tree Magazine.
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www.ancientfaces.com
Offering a visual twist on sites where genealogists exchange information, AncientFaces helps you find your ancestors and their old photographs. At last count, the site held more than 26,000 scanned photos of some 30,000 individuals. Besides family pictures, you also can search or browse military photos, family stories and even family recipes. Looking for the Gaydon-Shetley clan's Pinto Bean Fudge? Neither were we, but here it is.
www.rootsweb.com/~bwo
If you've ever been frustrated by an elusive fact in a book you just can't seem to get your hands on, Books We Own is for you. The more than 1,500 volunteers listed here will look up your ancestors in their home libraries—for free! Available resources are indexed by surname and locale, or try the new sitewide search.
deadfred.com
Another collaborative site that seeks to reunite families with their old photos, DeadFred covers more than 10,000 surnames in its picture collection.
www.gencircles.com
From the creator of GenForum (now part of Genealogy.com, see Records Resources) and Family Tree Legends software, GenCircles aims to take the next step in pedigree databases. Its "SmartMatching" technology connects people in your family trees with the 85 million individuals submitted to the site's Global Tree.
helplist.org
Similar in spirit to Books We Own (above), the Genealogy Helplist harnesses the goodwill of genealogical volunteers across the United States and in nearly two dozen foreign countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Need somebody to look up an ancestor in the Gloucester County, Va., courthouse? Live too far away to check the vital records for Harney County, Ore., yourself? Look here for a kind soul to do your long-distance spadework for you.
GeneaNet
www.geneanet.org
This pedigree database with an international flair boasts nearly 90 million entries. Searching is powerful and flexible, and you even can set up an e-mail alert when new entries that match your criteria arrive. Frequent users pay about $50 a year for Privileged status, but you can get plenty out of this site for free.
MyTrees.com
www.mytrees.com
Search a variety of databases—including the Ellis Island records—totaling 1 billion names with just one click, or delve into the site's own Ancestry Archive of 164 million pedigree-linked names. You can upgrade to more search options for $100 a year, or earn credits by submitting your own info.
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