The categories are ones that veteran researchers are already familiar with and the structure of the list helps those that are new to research learn about the multitude of genealogical resources that they should use in order to further their efforts. Many people have told me that in using my list, they have learned of various types of records and new avenues available to them that they hadn't known about beforehand. She sometimes comes to Southern California. The Ancestry World Tree, composed of pedigree files submitted by individuals, has over 71 million searchable names. Users can contact fellow researchers by e-mail to ask questions, share information, etc.
Users can search for surnames or the soundex equivalents, as well as contact fellow researchers.
These lists are organized by surnames, US states, other countries, and various other topical interests. This project was started in 1996.