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URLwire for Tuesday November 7, 2000...
New Genealogy Portal Locates Best Free Genealogy Resources Online
GenealogySpot.com saves time and makes it easy to perform surname searches by state, country, ethnicity and religion, browse historical records, access reference tools, locate lost family members, join genealogy communities and much more.    
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GenealogySpot.com
http://www.genealogyspot.com
"Researching your roots is no small task. By bringing together the best free genealogy resources, we hope to make it easy for people to navigate the sea of records, connect with distant relatives and learn about the lives of their ancestors."
Lauren Zollinger
StartSpot Mediaworks
editorial director
Curious about your great-great grandfather? Want to take a genealogy lesson? Looking for a living relative? The answers to these questions and more are just a click away at GenealogySpot.com (http://www.genealogyspot.com), a new free genealogy information portal that simplifies the search for the best online genealogy resources for beginners and experts alike. GenealogySpot.com saves time and makes it easy to perform surname searches by state, country, ethnicity and religion, browse historical records, access reference tools, locate lost family members, join genealogy communities and much more. 

Developed by StartSpot Mediaworks, publisher of the highly acclaimed LibrarySpot.com reference portal, GenealogySpot.com combines engaging editorial with the best information resources in one high-utility, user-friendly spot. Sites featured on GenealogySpot.com are handpicked and reviewed by editors for their exceptional quality, content and utility. From the site, locate genealogy resources for  25 countries, browse databases of millions of surnames, view passenger ship records, learn how to preserve family photos, access cemetery records for all 50 states, build your own family tree, find genealogy glossaries, announce your family reunion and much more. 

"Researching your roots is no small task," said Lauren Zollinger, StartSpot Mediaworks editorial director. "By bringing together the best free genealogy resources, we hope to make it easy for people to navigate the sea of records, connect with distant relatives and learn about the lives of their ancestors."

Published by StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. (http://www.startspot.com), GenealogySpot.com is the newest site in a growing network of award-winning vertical information portals designed to make finding the best topical information on the Internet a quick, easy and enjoyable experience. Current sites in the StartSpot.com Network include LibrarySpot.com, MuseumSpot.com, SendSpot.com, PeopleSpot.com, CinemaSpot.com, PeopleSpot.com and others. Collectively, they have received more than 70 awards and honors. Headquartered in the Northwestern University/Evanston Research Park in Evanston, Ill., StartSpot Mediaworks strives to create exemplary, high-utility Web resources that also engage, enlighten and inspire.


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