GenealogyBank.com

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.

• Recent U.S. Obituaries (1977–present): Approximately over 130 million recent obituaries and death notices.[3]
• Historical Books (1801-1900): This wide-ranging assortment of hard-to-find printed items (not necessarily all “books”) includes family genealogies, local histories, funeral sermons and biographies.[3]
• Historical Documents (1789-1980): Military records, casualty lists, Revolutionary and Civil War pension requests, widow's claims, orphan petitions and land grants are in this collection. Also included is the U.S. Congressional Serial Set - 13,800 volumes of reports, documents and journals from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1817 to 1980. Additionally, the American State Papers, legislative and executive documents from 1789 to 1838 are searchable.[3]

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

GenealogyBank is a subscription service offering monthly and annual membership options. All subscriptions include unlimited access to the GenealogyBank collections.

Members are able to search online genealogical records to learn more about their ancestry and family lineage. Unlike other genealogy and ancestry websites, GenealogyBank helps users to learn about the daily lives of their ancestors through historical newspapers, obituaries and other historical documents.

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. Newspapers are a rich genealogy resource providing many types of records including birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, legal notices, family reunions, military records, passenger lists, photographs and images, and community news articles. GenealogyBank's obituary database is updated daily and comprises two obituary collections, recent and historical.

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