Answer a few questions. Every "I don't know" becomes your next research lead.
Records to look for
Records by life event, the big free places, and where to look for military service or another country.
Cemeteries & Obituaries
Headstones and obituaries often name parents, spouses, and hometowns.
Group Sessions — research together
Live sessions where people share what worked, ask about brick walls, and learn new sources together.
② Evidence & DNA
Evidence basics
Family stories matter. They are clues, not proof. Learn how to tell the difference.
DNA: what it can and cannot do
A DNA test can point to relatives and regions, and it works best alongside records. Results can sometimes reveal unexpected family relationships, so think about that before you test, and talk it over with family.
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③ Family & Photos
Living family
Ask first, share carefully, and sit down with the people who remember.
The purchase most families make first — and the one to think about first.
📜 Records & Newspapers
Try free first. Pay only when a free search comes up empty.
📸 Photos & Scanning
Save the pictures before they fade.
📖 Family Books & Keepsakes
Turn the research into something the grandkids keep.
🧳 Heritage Travel
Walk where they walked — with trip-planning help.
🔎 Professional Help
When you want an expert.
Our promise
Shop Smart is research, done for you. Free archives always come first, and we show the free route beside every paid one. We only send you to business partners we have researched. National Archives, FamilySearch, and libraries are never monetized.
THIS PAGESet up once; GenealogyReady plans, tracks, and builds your family report.
One organized place for each person and each mystery: sources, evidence, open questions, and what to look for next. Four boards.
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Set up once. GenealogyReady does the rest.
Tell us your family names and your goal one time. Open a case for each mystery, and one tap builds a free-first plan and fills your reminders. Every fact you log feeds the Evidence Matrix, the timelines, your dashboard, and your family report. Your family's information stays on your device.
