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As a member, you'll enjoy access to billions of searchable names, along with exclusive programs and services!

3-Month Membership ($34.95)

Benefits for one person for 3 months. Print edition of American Ancestors Magazine and Register not available.
 

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Individual Membership ($99.95)

Benefits for one person for 1 year. 

 

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Family Membership ($119.95)

Benefits for up to 3 members of the same household for 1 year. 

 

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Research and Resources

  • Access to over 1.4 billion searchable names on AmericanAncestors.org
  • Free access to databases from external organizations including NewspaperArchive, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, The New York Times, and many more
  • Free admission to the American Ancestors Research Center (Reopening 2025)
  • Standard access to American AncesTREES, an online family tree program

 

Publications

  • Quarterly print delivery of American Ancestors magazine
  • Quarterly digital delivery of the Register, the flagship journal of American genealogy. Get print delivery for an extra $20/year
  • 20% discount off the subscription price to Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy & History

 

Discounts on Programs & Services

  • 10% off all online lectures and courses
  • $10/hour discount on research-for-hire
  • $100 discount on consultation session
  • 10% discount on books published by American Ancestors (some restrictions and exclusions apply)

 

Exclusive Offers

  • Save up to 30% off the best available rate at participating hotels reserved through HistoricHotels.org
  • Exclusive discount on one-year subscription to Family Tree Magazine
  • 10% off a Tier 1 membership to GEDmatch
  • Complimentary 12-month membership to Travel + Leisure GO for exclusive savings on accommodations and activities

Contributing Memberships

Support American Ancestors all year long!

By becoming a contributing member of American Ancestors, you get access to all the benefits of our Family-level membership plus one free expert consultation per year, access to a library of recorded seminars, and Advanced or Premium access to American AncesTREES. Thank you for contributing to our mission to advance the study of family history in America and beyond!

 

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Life Membership ($5,000)

Membership benefits one person for life.

 

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Institutional Membership

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Corporate Membership

Make family history research an employee or client benefit.

 

 

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Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Membership

Become a member of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) and enjoy a year of discovering Jewish family and community history. Your membership includes access to 1.4 billion online records, research libraries, special event invitations, a consultation with a JHC archivist, a free event with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, a tour of the JHC archives, and more!

 

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Guest Memberships

Free Guest Membership accounts allow web visitors to access a selection of AmericanAncestors.org databases to sample a portion of the vast offerings that American Ancestors provides family historians of all paid membership levels. Sign-up.

To access all our databases please select any of the paid membership levels above on this page