February 28, 2016

Why Some Family Tree Websites Don’t Work



Sometimes, novice genealogists wonder if the subscription and non-subscription genealogy websites really work. If they have actually started using them, they may not be getting as much out of these sites as they imagined. If you are a beginning genealogist and are not finding the type of information you expect on family tree and genealogy research websites, it is usually not because they don’t work. These sites are very reliable and have quite valuable information you would otherwise have to travel long distances to locate, or pay high fees to get through the mail. If they didn’t work, they wouldn’t have millions of happy subscribers and users. The issue with most beginning genealogists and family tree websites is that they don’t know how to use them to their best advantage.
If you’re a beginning genealogist and want to learn how to use family tree websites so they work for you, and you’re able to get the best possible information on your family by using them, here’s what you need to know...