However, for me, the message boards are well worth the visit for members and non-members alike. Search Engines Family History - This is the web site for the Family History Library. Some of their data bases are free all of the time, including the Social Security Death Index. Data bases are added regularly and new data bases are free to everyone for 10 days. After ten days the data bases are closed for members only.
Memberships are available on-line.
Genealogy Projects USGenweb Project - Maybe the most ambicious projects on the web. The project is working on everything from putting the US Census on the web to having reference areas for every county in every state.