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r/Genealogy is a subreddit with 176k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
A subreddit about all things genealogy... provided it's not about living people. Read the rules and FAQ in our Wiki!
Popular Themes in r/Genealogy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Genealogy research is more addictive than meth. How do I transition back to normal life?"
44 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Alternative to ancestry.com?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Disowned mother"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I’m building a free app to preserve family history on a map looking for early feedback"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Genealogy
#1
Records
: "Pushing for the publication of historic birth marriage and death Records"
27 posts
#2
Genealogy
: "Please read the updated Rules for r/Genealogy!"
26 posts
#3
Family
: "How would you deal with an Ancestry user spreading lies about your Family?"
24 posts
#4
Ancestry
: "Thanks to Ancestry DNA, we found out great aunt’s dad had another “secret” child."
22 posts
#5
Research
: "Family Search Research Outlines (Incredible Resource)"
13 posts
#6
Ancestors
: "What are some out-of-the-box ways you have found information about your Ancestors?"
13 posts
#7
Family Tree
: "How did you all get started building your Family Tree and why does it matter so much to you?"
11 posts
#8
Help
: "Help accessing a Civil War pension file."
11 posts
#9
Brick Wall
: "Broke Brick Wall! Now Hit Another One..."
7 posts
#10
Dna
: "94 year old father just had Dna done"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Genealogy
Yearly
+40k members(30.0%)
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