Online Family Trees

Founding father Thomas Jefferson has a controversial family tree. Find out who can claim to be in it.

Jun 3, 2009 - Rita Marshall

Gustave Anjou's many fraudulent claims of ancestral records are extremely problematic to professional and amateur genealogists.

Jun 1, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Since July 2000 Tribal Pages.com has evolved as a family tree website-hosting service for amateur and professional genealogists.

May 26, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

The surname Franklin isn't much help in claiming Benjamin Franklin as a direct ancestor. Here are tips on how to determine if Ben Franklin appears in the family tree.

Apr 23, 2009 - Rita Marshall

Unsourced online family trees contain broken branches and shouldn't be used by serious genealogists. Thousands of online lineages contain grave errors.

Apr 14, 2009 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

Genealogy research isn't just a solitary scouring of databases: It's about networking and sharing the fruits of your labor. Use genealogy societies wisely for your study.

Apr 10, 2009 - Rick Evin

Patrick Swayze comes from a family full of performers and his family tree is well-documented going back a number of generations.

Mar 7, 2008 - Darlene Vaillancourt

As a writer of more than just horror novels, Stephen King's work can be found world-wide, both in print and on the big screen. He has a long family history in New England

Dec 16, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

A prominent figure in the news these days, George W. Bush is a president with genealogical ties to old English royalty.

Oct 15, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

Though there is some dispute over the origins of his family, you can still find several generations of the Presley family online.

Aug 17, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

GedHTree will convert your standard Gedcom file into a series of linked HTML pages that you can then put online as a website for all the world to see.

Aug 9, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

She wrote the popular Little House books, and is an icon of the early American settlement of the western frontier. Her family tree leads back to the Mayflower.

Jul 25, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

Your search for Russian ancestors may be a difficult one, but more and more resources are slowly appearing for online genealogy research in Russia.

Jul 3, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

Taking a look at the ancestral history of the first president of the United States, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

Jun 27, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt

You don't need to be a web designer to make your own family tree website. If you want to publish your genealogy information online, there are networks that you can join

Feb 11, 2007 - Darlene Vaillancourt