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Averaged rankings of 4 major website ranking companies that are genealogy exclusive.

50. http://genealogylinks.net - Compilation of websites listed by state and county.
49. http://americanancestors.org - Website belonging to the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS).  Not just for New England heritage anymore.  $$$
48. http://www.familytreemagazine.com - The only major U.S. genealogy publication still in existance.  Plenty of genealogy information and forms.
47. http://dar.org - Daughters of the American Revolution.  You can search for patriot ancestors and (for a small fee) view lineages and citations.
46. http://cousinconnect.com - Surname search and links to sites by country, state, and county.  Posted queries are searchable using google.
45. http://politicalgraveyard.com - Perfect website for those genealogists searching for deceased polititians.
44. http://www.jewishgen.org - Dedicated to Jewish genealogy and research.
43. http://ancientfaces.com - Tens of thousands of old photos.
42. http://newspaperobituaries.net - Online obituary archives listed by state.
41. http://www.heritagequestonline.com - Images of census records, books, and other archives using your local library membership.
40. http://rootschat.com - Message boards and forums mostly on genealogy of the British Isles.
39. http://tribalpages.com - Upload your family tree. 300,000 members.  Tracks who views your family tree for later networking possibilities.
38. http://thepeerage.com - Dedicated to royal British ancestry and royal titles.
37. http://familyhistory101.com - Genealogy instruction and how-to guide.
36. http://distantcousin.com - Archive of historical record images.
35. http://www.archives.com - New archives databse.  $$$
34. http://www.censusfinder.com - Displays where to find free census records online including those beloved state censuses.
33. http://www.kindredkonnections.com - Search through thousands of family trees.  Subscription price can be reduced for your transcription services and other volunteer opportunities.  $$$
32. http://www.footnote.com - Many original record images especially war records and census records.  Free at most Family History Centers.  $$$
31. http://www.familytreedna.com - The largest DNA project compilation website.  If you want your DNA tested, you want to be able to compare it to the largest sample.
30. http://worldvitalrecords.com - Database of over 1 billion vital records.  $$$
29. http://usgennet.org - Hosts genealogical websites.
28. http://familytreemaker.com - Maker of one of the most widely used commercial family tree software programs.
27. http://genealogybuff.com - One-stop-shop for free genealogical links.
26. http://genealogytrails.com - Data from U.S. sources provided by voluteers.
25. http://www.genebase.com - Another DNA database.
24. http://ellisisland.org - Search for passengers emigrating to the biggest U.S. port during the 19th and 20th century.
23. http://www.linkpendium.com - Groups records by country, state, county and surname.
22. http://www.deathindexes.com - Location of all online death indexes for states and counties.
21. http://www.geneanet.org - Family trees from Europe.  E-mail alerts can be set up when additions are made to your particular surname.
20. http://www.findmypast.co.uk - Millions of British genealogical records.  $$$
19. http://www.surnameweb.com - Browse or search surnames for links to sites and records.
18. http://genealogytoday.com - In addition on typical links for genealogy, there are also obscure links such as railroad records and archived business cards.
17. http://www.onegreatfamily.com - Family tree combination site.  $$$
16. http://interment.net - Cemetery research by state and county.
15. http://cyndislist.com - The be-all, end-all of links to anything related to genealogy.
14. http://usgwarchives.net - Site lists a large collection of free information arranged by state.
13. http://www.genealogybank.com - Newspaper database.  $$$
12. http://www.searchforancestors.com - Database of free genealogy websites.
11. http://www.accessgenealogy.com - Another database for genealogy.  Includes some native american resources.
10. http://www.ancestorhunt.com - Lists free search engines across the web.
9. http://www.rootsweb.com - Large database of family trees, genealogy resources, and references.
8. http://www.familylink.com - Integrated with facebook to connect distant families.  $$$
7. https://www.myfamily.com - Largest family website for sharing news, photographs, and family trees.
6. http://www.geni.com - Searchable one world tree.  Primarily for Europe.
5. http://genealogy.com - Large genealogy database site.  $$$
4. https://familysearch.org - LDS site for genealogy records.  Many original images.  One of the fastest growing sites for data.
3. http://www.findagrave.com - Cemetery research.  Includes pictures and the ability to request volunteers gather you specific information.
2. http://www.myheritage.com - Database of family trees.  Will notify you with "smart matches" when another tree might match yours.
1. http://www.ancestry.com - By far, the largest resource for data, images, and genealogical references.  $$$

Meyerink, Kory L.  50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2011.  Location: http://www.progenealogists.com/top50genealogy2011.htm; accessed 10 February 2011; published by ProGenealogists.