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The records you need are spread across dozens of archives. Enter a name once, pick the countries your ancestor lived in, and open each search with a click. See the guide to free record sources for what each site holds.

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Where did they live?

Each button opens that site in a new tab, with your search filled in where the site allows it. Elsewhere we copy the name so you can paste it. TempleKit never searches these sites for you or collects their records.

Worldwide

FamilySearch historical records Free account

Billions of indexed records and images from more than 100 countries: censuses, church books, civil registration, immigration.

FamilySearch Research Wiki Free

How-to guides for every country, state and county: which records exist, for which years, and where to find them.

Find a Grave Free

Volunteer-made memorials with gravestone photos, dates and family links.

BillionGraves Free

GPS-tagged gravestone photos, transcribed by volunteers.

WikiTree Free

One shared, collaborative world tree with sources.

Internet Archive Free

Scanned county histories, family histories, city directories and yearbooks, full-text searchable.

Google Books Free

Old books that mention your ancestor by name, many readable in full.

Geneanet Free account

Family trees and records, strongest for France and Western Europe.

Ancestry Subscription

Large paid record collection. Free to use at FamilySearch centers and many public libraries.

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Questions

Are these sites free?

Most are. Each one is labelled: Free, Free account (sign up at no cost), Pay per view, or Subscription. Ancestry is free to use at FamilySearch centers and many public libraries.

Does TempleKit search these sites for me?

No. We only open the site in a new tab, with your search filled in where that site's links allow it. You do the searching, on their site, under their terms.

My ancestor's country isn't listed. Where do I look?

Start with the FamilySearch Research Wiki: it has a page for nearly every country, state and county, listing which records exist and where they are.

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