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Beware of these 3 Fraudulent Genealogy sites

The Generations Network recently made this announcement:

"We have recently become aware of three websites purporting to allow family history research:

  • SearchYourGenealogy.com
  • Ancestry-search.com
  • Australian-Ancestry.com

The sites claim to have “the largest online genealogical search tool” and promote themselves as the foremost resources for genealogy, but from what we can tell, these sites are nothing more than a series of web pages with links to other services. These sites, in our opinion, are clearly fraudulent.

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Try these 3 Searches for Fun Genealogy Stuff…and don’t forget Your Surname

I put some examples of fun genealogy stuff on the Treasure Maps Genealogy site (see http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/ ) and in a previous post, but they don't do justice to what you can find searching on your own. And, as you will see, not only is this a good resource for yourself as a genealogy researcher, it could be a resource for your genealogy society or for one of your family reunions. See for yourself…

Try These 3 Types of Searches and See How Much "Fun" Genealogy Stuff You Find:

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Some Favorite FUN Genealogy Products

I am a push-over for fun genealogy stuff. You know - genealogy and family history products, swag, novelties or whatever you want to call it. My wife, Ellen is too. Here are some of our current favorites:

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