📊 Source Intelligence
Useful for: Records access and how families actually preserve memory.
What we learn from them: The record giants win on database size, but the engaging sites win on storytelling — turning documents into narrative.
How we compete: We compete on intimacy: one family, told well, with primary documents and living memory.
| # | Rank | Source | Group | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | FamilySearch familysearch.org | Trace & Remember | Free global records. |
What it is: Free global records. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit familysearch.org → | ||||
| 2 | 90 | Ancestry ancestry.com | Trace & Remember | Records & DNA. |
What it is: Records & DNA. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit ancestry.com → | ||||
| 3 | 86 | FindAGrave findagrave.com | Trace & Remember | Cemetery records. |
What it is: Cemetery records. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit findagrave.com → | ||||
| 4 | 82 | National Archives archives.gov | Trace & Remember | US federal records. |
What it is: US federal records. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit archives.gov → | ||||
| 5 | 78 | Library of Congress loc.gov | Trace & Remember | Historical collections. |
What it is: Historical collections. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit loc.gov → | ||||
| 6 | 74 | Newspapers.com newspapers.com | Trace & Remember | Archived newspapers. |
What it is: Archived newspapers. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit newspapers.com → | ||||
| 7 | 70 | Cyndi's List cyndislist.com | Trace & Remember | Genealogy link index. |
What it is: Genealogy link index. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit cyndislist.com → | ||||
| 8 | 66 | Geni geni.com | Trace & Remember | Collaborative family tree. |
What it is: Collaborative family tree. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit geni.com → | ||||
| 9 | 62 | USGenWeb usgenweb.org | Trace & Remember | Free state/county records. |
What it is: Free state/county records. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit usgenweb.org → | ||||
| 10 | 58 | Chronicling America chroniclingamerica.loc.gov | Trace & Remember | Historic US newspapers. |
What it is: Historic US newspapers. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Family History source for this site — filed under Trace & Remember. Visit chroniclingamerica.loc.gov → | ||||