Review of WorldVitalRecords.com

 

This is a new – and growing – site with many of the usual databases, but pared down somewhat and with a few surprises and extras (e.g. The US Naval Academy yearbooks and “Genealogy News”). This is a perfect for beginners and one that we're very impressed with.  

This is definitely worth considering and one we’ll be keeping our eyes on  because we’re expecting more great things from this innovative group.

Their goal is to help you discover and share your family history so they add new records to our web site every day to help you find your ancestors from around the world. By signing up up for one of their affordable membership plans your help them build the most valuable network of family historians in the world.

World Vital Records offers free content to ALL visitors, along with premium databases for theirr paying members (from all 50 states and 11 countries). They provide international and U.S. data bases, links to top genealogical resources, articles and podcasts by experts, and training classes to help you learn how to do genealogy online. 

Databases, Tools, and Extras

• Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
• US Census Data
• Court, Land, and Probate Records
• Directory Lists
• Family Trees
• Immigration Records
• Military Records
• Reference Materials and Newspaper Stories
  

Membership Options and Fees

• Collection Membership

Annual: $3.33/monthly (billed in one full payment)
Monthly: $5.95/month

• World Collection Membership

Annual: $8.33/month (billed in one full payment)
Monthly: $14.95/month
Please note: They offer a 30-day full money back guarantee, which many do not.

Suggestion: If you’re a beginner try the monthly or three month membership until you’re sure they have the information you’re seeking and you enjoy your new hobby.  It’s a little bit more, but not enough to make it too onerous.

Discover more about your ancestry in just a few steps. World Vital Records.com has access to the largest collection of genealogical data available online to help you find your ancestors. Subscribers to World Vital Records.com can access over 2 billion names in more than 3,000 databases to help them extend their family trees. World Vital Records.com offers many valuable databases, including:

Here's What We Like About WorldVitalRecords.com

1. They have one of the largest collections of genealogical data online. Members have access to over 2 billion names in more than 3,000 databases. Last check they were "connected" to over 117 countries and are continually adding new records so your results will continue to improve over time.

2. We love their specialized databases and found some that we couldn't find elsewhere on the Internet, such as the US Naval Academy's Lucky Bag Yearkbook images.

3. As their name suggests, they have very robust international databases such as The Passenger and Immigration Lists Index (PILI); 9,000 passenger lists from The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild; large Australian databases and much more.

4. Visitors can browse by database title, place, popular collections, and more. Lots of great options here...

5. This is a big one... they have exclusive access (we haven't confirmed if this is true, but so far, we haven't found another site that offers this) to newspaper archives. What does that mean to you? Well, it means that you can actually view stories about your loved ones just as they appeared in their local papers! This is a great feature!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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