Showing posts with label Top 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Top 10. Show all posts

Monday, May 20, 2013

Top 10 Free Genealogy Websites


I am a BIG fan of Ancestry.com, But, I'm a bigger fan of FREE Genealogy websites that offer great information. Through the years of research, these top 10 websites have helped me build my family tree and break through many brick walls. I would recommend you checking these free websites out before you start paying a subscription fee to genealogy sites. Here are my TOP 10 FREE Genealogy Websites to get you started:


  1. Family Search www.familysearch.org (For research, historical records and
    volunteering to help index)
  2. Find a Grave www.findagrave.com (Millions of online memorials, from transcribed headstones)
  3. World GenWeb Project www.worldgenweb.org (Genealogical data per country)
  4. US GenWeb Project www.usgenweb.com (Genealogical data per state)
  5. National Archives www.nationalarchives.gov (Archived Genealogical data from the US Government)
  6. Genealogy Today www.genealogytoday.com (Genealogical Data)
  7. Google www.google.com (Genealogical data, images, maps, and more)
  8. Access Genealogy www.accessgenealogy.com (Online Genealogical Data)
  9. Family Tree Searcher www.familytreesearcher.com (Online family trees)
  10. GeneaBios www.geneabios.com (Genealogy Biography database)

More highly recommended Free sites:


Friday, May 03, 2013

Top 10 Most Beautiful Cemeteries in the World

Have you ever wondered where the most beautiful cemeteries are located. Well, thanks to CNN for the research and report that was given on February 20, 2013, we now have a  Top 10 list of the  Most Beautiful Cemeteries in the World:

#1: St. Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Louisiana

#2: La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Photo Credit: Trey Ratcliff/Stuck in Customs /Flickr

#3: Highgate Cemetery, London

#4: Central Cemetery, Vienna

#5: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia

#6: Punta Arenas Cemetery, Chile
Photo Credit: RUDOLF ABRAHAM photography

#7: Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Photo Credit: Michael Clarke Stuff

 #8: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York
Photo Credit: Alan Petrulis


#9: Waverley Cemetery, Sydney
Photo Credit: James Horan

#10. Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise, Paris