GenealogyBank.com

Last updated
GenealogyBank
Type of business Private
Available in English
Founded2006
Headquarters Naples, Florida
CEODan Jones
Industry Family history website
Genealogy research
Products Genealogybank.com
URL www.genealogybank.com
Current statusActive

GenealogyBank.com is an online subscription genealogical service that offers resources to help users trace their family history. GenealogyBank is one of the largest collections of digitized U.S. newspapers from all 50 states, dating back to 1690. [1] In addition to digital newspaper archives, GenealogyBank also offers other online genealogy resources including the Social Security Death Index, obituaries, government publications, and historical books. [2] With 2+ billion online records GenealogyBank helps users discover fascinating information about their family history beyond names and dates of their ancestors

Contents

GenealogyBank 9,000+ digital newspaper archives include birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. These unique family history go beyond names and dates, providing first-hand accounts of our ancestors that are not available from census or vital records alone. With GenealogyBank, you'll get a glimpse into the triumphs, troubles and everyday experiences of your American ancestors.

History

About the Company

GenealogyBank was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NewsBank offering a consumer product for family history researchers. [3] Since 1972, NewsBank has served as a newspaper reference tool for libraries. Genealogybank leverages NewsBank's existing newspaper reference tool into a web based searchable database for genealogists. Most of the records are unique to GenealogyBank and difficult to find on microfilm or in print today. [4] In addition to the newspaper database, GenealogyBank also provides web access to other genealogy collections which users can search simultaneously or individually.

In 2008, GenealogyBank added the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). [3] Access to the SSDI is free and SSDI can also be found at other sites including FamilySearch and RootsWeb.

In 2015, over 450 additional historic newspaper titles were added to GenealogyBank's database. The newspaper titles covered all 50 U.S. states and 160 of the added newspaper titles dated back to the 1700s. The expanded collection included millions of previously unavailable obituaries, birth and marriage notices, and news stories. [5]

GenealogyBank partnered with FamilySearch [6] in 2015 to digitize thousands of newspaper obituaries. [5] The database is updated constantly as soon as new records are available. [7]

GenealogyBank Memberships

GenealogyBank is a subscription service offering monthly and annual membership options. Members are able to search online genealogical records to learn more about their ancestry and family lineage.

Products & Services

GenealogyBank offers access to thousands of historic newspapers, obituary search, historical books, SSDIs, and government publications. Its newspaper archives is one of the largest and fastest growing databases of U.S. newspapers, including over 9,000 newspapers covering over 327 years of history with newspapers dating as far back as 1690. GenealogyBank's obituary database is updated daily and comprises two obituary collections, recent and historical.

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