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WikiTree: The Free Family Tree

Captured 2025-11-22

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WikiTree: The Free Family Tree

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**WikiTree: The World's Largest Collaborative Family Tree** WikiTree is a comprehensive genealogical platform that positions itself as the world's most accurate and trusted collaborative family tree, built entirely on community contributions and maintained as a free resource "forever." The website serves as a hub where both professional genealogists and amateur family historians work together on a single, interconnected global family tree. After 17 years of grassroots development, the platform has grown to encompass over 1.28 million community members who have collectively documented more than 43.5 million ancestors and relatives, with an impressive 15.5 million profiles featuring DNA connections that help verify familial relationships. The platform's core philosophy centers on collaboration and accuracy, requiring members to sign an "Honor Code" that promotes responsible genealogical research and community cooperation. WikiTree differentiates itself from competitors by offering all features completely free, funding operations through unobtrusive advertisements that Honor Code members rarely see. The site encourages rigorous source verification and provides various engagement tools, including weekly "Connection Checkers" games (currently featuring country music stars like Johnny Cash), discussion forums called "G2G," and member interview features. Users can explore connections to notable historical figures like Stephen Hawking, Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, and George Washington, making genealogy both educational and entertaining. What makes WikiTree particularly compelling is its emphasis on creating a lasting legacy for future generations. Member testimonials reveal deep satisfaction in contributing to something permanent and meaningful, with users describing the experience as "placing missing puzzle pieces" in history and feeling like they're "leaving a lasting impact." The platform attracts both casual family historians seeking to preserve their heritage and professional genealogists who appreciate the collaborative environment and rigorous source standards. The site's activity tracker shows real-time engagement through surname statistics (with SMITH, WILLIAMS, and JOHNSON topping today's most-researched names) and recent community posts, demonstrating an active, supportive user base dedicated to documenting human genealogical connections across cultures and continents.

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WikiTree: The Free Family Tree. (2025, 11 22). www.wikitree.com. https://www.wikitree.com/

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Domain www.wikitree.com
File Size 385 KB
Archived 2025-11-22T00:02:23.934429
Document ID #9
Languages 5 available