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What are some good apps for creating a family tree and researching your family's past?

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There's not going to be a single "correct" answer. This should be marked Community Wiki. – Al Everett Jul 4 '10 at 21:43

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Geni.com

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Cool - was just thinking the other day that I should make a family tree - this seems to do the job... although sometimes the layout goes a bit wonky. – x3ja Jul 5 '10 at 0:57
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This site is so much fun! Good way to make time go by a little faster on a super slow day at work... glad you posted it :) It seems so user friendly my Grandma could do it. – Jessie Jul 5 '10 at 19:27
This site appears to allow you to create a family tree and if you subscribe will match to trees created by other users. No obvious facility for researching ancestors. – Swinders Jul 6 '10 at 20:30
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ancestry.com

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This site allows you to create a family tree but will also let you research various census and other records for ancestors (site states that most historical records used are from between 1790 to 1930) – Swinders Jul 6 '10 at 20:49
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familysearch.org

This site allows you to create a family tree but will also let you research various census and other records for ancestors

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genesreunited.co.uk

This site allows you to create a family tree and also lets you research various census and other records for your ancestors.

If another user has created a tree with people that match your tree then basic details are show in a 'Hot Matches' area. The more elements that match your tree (names, common relations, dates, etc...) the hotter the match.

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Genlighten.com

Genlighten is a really neat site that connects those looking for family history with researchers who actually gather the data for them (sometimes physically, if necessary).

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