December 5, 2025 As I wrote last time, many of the most useful genealogy websites are expensive. For example, Ancestry costs over $300 annually for a full access subscription. My Heritage, another large genealogy website, costs nearly $400 annually for the ultimate package subscription. Even some of the smaller websites such as Newspapers.com and Fold …
Genealogy Websites Can Be Expensive
November 21, 2025 Genealogy used to mean frequent trips to libraries, archives, courthouses and cemeteries. All those trips to various repositories certainly were not free, but everyone knew that genealogy could be expensive. Trips to the homeland in Europe or week-long genealogy workshops often required months, or even years, of saving in advance. Nowadays, …
Vital Records Substitutes
November 14, 2025 As I discussed last week, birth and death certificates are among the most valuable genealogical records. However, these records are not available for many of our ancestors. If birth and death certificates don’t exist or are sealed, what can a genealogist use to fill in the blanks? Fortunately, substitutes for birth and …