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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''About Geneanet'''<br> | '''About Geneanet'''<br> | ||
Geneanet was launched in 1996 by genealogy enthusiasts to help family history researchers sharing their data. They wanted their users to pay only if they want and that’s why they created the Premium service. Most of the website pages and features are available for free but you can take advantage of Ad-Free browsing, more effective search engine and access to additional records by subscribing to the Premium. | Geneanet was launched in 1996 by genealogy enthusiasts to help family history researchers sharing their data. They wanted their users to pay only if they want and that’s why they created the Premium service. Most of the website pages and features are available for free but you can take advantage of Ad-Free browsing, more effective search engine and access to additional records by subscribing to the Premium. The site can be viewed in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. The homepage is [http://www.geneanet.org/ geneanet.org/]. | ||
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can receive a free membership by going following the link on the [https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/partneraccess/ Partner Access] page. You must be logged into FamilySearch to verify your Church Membership. Geneanet is the first French genealogy website and the company has 25 employees. | Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can receive a free membership by going following the link on the [https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/partneraccess/ Partner Access] page. You must be logged into FamilySearch to verify your Church Membership. Geneanet is the first French genealogy website and the company has 25 employees. | ||
'''Is Geneanet a Free or Pay Site?'''<br> | '''Is Geneanet a Free or Pay Site?'''<br> | ||
Geneanet offers every kind of genealogy record published by researchers, genealogy societies, commercial companies, etc. Data submitters decide if they want to give a free or paid access to their information. But most of it is available for free to every Geneanet member and you will never be charged without your authorization. | Geneanet offers every kind of genealogy record published by researchers, genealogy societies, commercial companies, etc. Data submitters decide if they want to give a free or paid access to their information. But most of it is available for free to every Geneanet member and you will never be charged without your authorization. Most services on the site are free, but a subscription is required for access to premium content. | ||
'''What Can I Expect to Find There?'''<br> | '''What Can I Expect to Find There?'''<br> | ||
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* Geneanet members are also sharing their indexes for free and some genealogy society indexes are available with paid access. | * Geneanet members are also sharing their indexes for free and some genealogy society indexes are available with paid access. | ||
* You will find hundreds of thousands of digitized books (paid access), postcards and family photos (free), a wiki, a blog, a genealogy community, etc. | * You will find hundreds of thousands of digitized books (paid access), postcards and family photos (free), a wiki, a blog, a genealogy community, etc. | ||
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[[Category:Genealogy Websites and Online Collections]] | [[Category:Genealogy Websites and Online Collections]] | ||