Family History Month - Genealogy Research Service Free Trials

Both interest in genealogy and the sophistication of available research tools continue to expand.

As more record databases become available to be searched via the Internet, subscription genealogy information search services have become more productive. At the same time, these services have become much easier to use, and many have begun to use software to automatically identify links in database information that were difficult for individual researchers to make in the past.

Family History Month is a good time to consider exploring some of these online services. Two of the most widely used subscription services offer free trial periods of 7 to 14 days. To make the most of your free trial periods, sign up when you know that you will have some time available to adequately explore the services to see how productive they might be for your family.

Two of the leading genealogy research services are Ancestry.com and OneGreatFamily. Both offer free trial periods to give you the opportunity to explore their databases and overall research capabilities. After the trial, if you are happy with the progress you make relative to your family's history, you can decide on exactly how long you would like to extend your subscription. Both services offer monthly, quarterly, and annual subscriptions.

Many of the emails I receive about sharing and preserving family photos and documents are from people who have taken an interest in a family genealogy project. They often come to realize that family photos and documents add considerable color to raw name and date facts. In many cases, they quickly recognize that organizing, preserving, and sharing historical family photo and document finds is important to their overall satisfaction in the project and in coloring and preserving the rich family information they are gathering.

For more information on organizing, preserving, and sharing historical family photos and documents, visit LocalArchiver.com