"Free" Information Access and Flow

[Cost Drops in Half Every 18 Months]

People Want to Share Their Research

Entire Books Uploaded to the Web - Old Histories

Free and Fee Searchable Databases








There is a Lot of Genealogy on the Web
But Is It Any Good?

Very Few Copies of Original Record on Web

Anyone Can Put Anything on the Web

But Is It Knowledge?

You Have To Judge by Content, Author, Sources Cited

Always Confirm with the Original Record - No Change







Key Stopper

Labor To Put Information On Web

Who Will Pay: Volunteers, Government, Business?

For Free Access, Your Help Is Needed



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