Briefly Defined

• A "lineage-linked" database is what your genealogy software program creates as you enter your family data - linking each generation in your family file together.
• Think of a lineage-linked database as being an electronic version of numerous pedigree charts that connect together.
• There are many sources people to submit family databases to have them included in a larger, central lineage-linked database -- both online and offline.
• Lineage-linked databases are available on CD-ROM; as downloadable files from the Internet; through a search form via a web page; or at your local LDS Family History Center.
• Search through the lineage-linked databases listed below.
• Some lineage-linked databases are free for you to search, while others will require that you purchase a copy of the database or pay a subscription fee.
• When you contribute your personal family file (a.k.a. GEDCOM) to a commercial entity, be aware that you may not be given free access to the central database after you make your contribution. You may still be required to pay a fee, even though you freely contributed your own data to help build the database.
• If you choose to contribute to lineage-linked databases, keep in mind your every person's right to privacy. Learn more about privacy issues before you submit your file to any database and before you publish it (electronically or in print) or share it with others.
• Learn more about GEDCOM files and Genealogy Web Page/Site Generators.

Databases

• Ancestry.com - Ancestry World Tree 
  More than 400,000,000 names. A free database that allows people to publicly share their family trees with other researchers.
  • How do I share my family tree? 
• Ancestry.com - OneWorldTree 
  OneWorldTree gathers family trees and family history records for millions of people, analyzes the birth, death and marriage data and then displays the most probable matches for your ancestors.
  • About OneWorldTree 
    OneWorldTree takes family trees submitted by Ancestry members and "stitches" them together with family trees and historical records from other sources.
• FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service - Search for Ancestors 
  • Ancestral File 
    • HELP - Ancestral File 
  • International Genealogical Index 
    • HELP - International Genealogical Index 
  • Pedigree Resource File 
    Family history files that have been submitted by registered users of the FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service.
    • HELP - Pedigree Resource File 
    • Share My Genealogy 
• Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: World Family Tree Diamond Collection 
  Available by subscription online or for sale on CD-ROM.
• GEDCOM Index .com 
  Town-by-town index of entries in GEDCOM files published on the web. Find your ancestor, click to download somebody's GEDCOM from their site.
• Genes Reunited 
  A UK site to search and submit your family details. The site allows users to view details of researchers of the same names.
• GenServ - Family History 
  Over 22,000,000 names in 15,500+ GEDCOM databases.
• Growth of Linked Pedigree Databases 
  A month-by-month list of the growth of some large genealogy databases.
• Introduction to GenWeb ™  
  • GenWeb Discussion Archive 
• OneGreatFamily.com 
  OneGreatFamily provides its members with the ability to collaborate and build a world wide genealogy database. Information entered by members can be matched and merged with that of other members to create family trees. The system provides notification of potential matches with data already contained in the database.
• Our Family Tree 
  a free online genealogy database program where anyone can submit suggested updates to existing branches, or add their own branches. A primary goal of the site is to keep all submitted data in one common tree, avoiding all duplicates between researchers. Features include pedigrees, descendant charts, Google map integration, duplicate checking, feasibility checking, collaboration among researchers, and more.
• WorldConnect Project 
  From RootsWeb. More than 420,000,000 names.
  • FAQs and Other Help Resources 
  • Contact RootsWeb.com HelpDesk 

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