FamilySearch.org

When I first heard of FamilySearch.org, I was cautioned that it wasn't just for that particular religion. I was slightly confused because 1. I had never heard about this website before so I had no idea what religion they were referencing, and 2. It made me wonder how good of a resource the site would be if it happened to only cater to people of a certain religion. So I did my homework and checked out the site for myself. Turns out it is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and it does not just have information on people of that religion.

As I was playing around with the website, I actually started to like it a lot and I quickly found why it was such a good source for genealogists. Of course you can build your own tree and research your ancestors, but I had access to all that through Ancestry.com so that wasn't the main selling point for me. What I found really valuable was that the site was compiled of sources from multiple places, so it gave you a nice rounded look into that particular ancestor. For example, while I was looking up one particular ancestor of mine, sources popped up from FindAGrave.com, Ancestry.com, various newspapers, etc. Even though I had done research on this ancestor before, I was able to find more information than previously because I didn't have to individually go to these sources to find documents; they were all just right there!

So if you haven't given this website a chance, do it! It could further your research leaps and bounds. Or, of course, you can hire me to do it for you :)