Question/answer » Why should I publish my family tree on Genealogy Online?

You have put a lot of time into your family tree. But is it still only on your own computer? Then nobody sees it. By publishing on Genealogy Online you get more out of your research. More than 10 thousand genealogists went before you, together good for almost 90 million persons.

What do you get out of it?

  • You get found. Family, people with the same surname and other researchers find your family tree via Google and via the search function of Genealogy Online.
  • You get reactions. Visitors send you additions, corrections and sometimes photos you did not have yet.
  • You find matches. Every month, Genealogy Online compares your family tree with all other family trees. That is how you discover who is working on the same family.
  • You get help with sources. For births, marriages and deaths you get suggestions for scans of records at archives.
  • You get beautiful overviews. Pedigree charts, descendant reports, maps and statistics that your family tree program often does not make.
  • Your work is preserved. Even if your computer breaks down, or if you are no longer there yourself.

What does it cost?

Getting started is free. With the Trial subscription you publish one family tree. If you want more, there is the Plus subscription.

How do I start?

You create a GEDCOM file in your family tree program and upload it. In four steps your family tree is online. Feel free to look first at what other genealogists have published, or read about all the possibilities.


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