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The caveat is that the Mormons own and operate it and from what I’ve heard they will use your data to retroactively ā€œconvertā€ your dead ancestors to Mormonism? LMFAO umm I’m not sure how it works I haven’t looked into it much because it’s not a huge concern for me but yeah if that’s something that you care about… it is a great site with tons of records and sources and if anyone else in your family line has done research on your ancestors on there you can pull that into your own tree (check and verify that it’s correct of course).
WikiTree is also free but I haven’t used it much. A lot of library systems will actually give you free access to the version of Ancestry designed specifically for libraries so you could try that or honestly even visit your local branch and ask them what they suggest. Findagrave is a cool website too and you can find a lot of information that way. You could also possibly contact historical societies in areas where your family members are from? I know for my ancestors there are also a lot of weird Geocities style sites where people would publish all of their research findings so even just googling names and locations in quotation marks could help (with dates if you have them).
I’m not sure how relevant any of this information is for research outside of the United States but hopefully it's helpful 🐣
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COME THROUGH TATE R HOLE, PHD!!! I was hoping you would have an answer and I’m so thankful you did!! Thank you so much!
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@EVER šŸ’– BEST OF LUCK!!!!!! genealogy research is so fun and I end up in rabbit holes all the time lol
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