GenealogyBank Reviews 

1,932
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Looking at 151 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the support staff for being extremely helpful, patient, and knowledgeable during every interaction. Consumers consistently mention that representatives go out of their way to provide clear answers and personalized guidance when questions arise. People appreciate the prompt response times and efficient resolution of issues, making overall assistance smooth and satisfying. However, some customers also noted that navigating the platform and searching through digitized historical records could sometimes prove challenging. Reviewers mentioned experiencing difficulties locating specific local newspapers or successfully executing text searches within the database.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

How did this scenario happen? Why is it necessary to compliment people for doing EXACTLY what their job description describes as their job? I am the first one to compliment someone when they go abov... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am very satisfied with my recent interaction with Genealogy.com. It was a dispute over being billed $200 for a two year subscription...that I never remembered signing up for. Their records showed i... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was able. To find some information but needed assistance to further my search. I called GenealogyBank, the representative was so attentive to my questions.Tried her best to help me out.Stayed on th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Karen was very friendly ,very helpful and she was very patient when I had issues (my error) in trying to login. She made sure to know that if I had any questions I could call and that someone would b... See more

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Company details

  1. Genealogist
  2. Association or Organization
  3. License Bureau

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GenealogyBank.com is one of the largest online newspaper archives for family history research with over 2 billion names from 1600s to present day. Search free.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am very satisfied with my recent…

I am very satisfied with my recent interaction with Genealogy.com. It was a dispute over being billed $200 for a two year subscription...that I never remembered signing up for. Their records showed it was for something (they showed) that'd I'd clicked for (but, after 2 years, I had no recollection of doing) (and besides, I'd never willingly sign up for a two-year subscription for anything!); Anyway, the kind folks at Genealogybank.com refunded my money, no hard feelings, and everything is fine.
I might do business with Genealogybank.com in the future, but not in 2 year blocks.

November 13, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

We have lots of plans to choose from. Reach out when you're ready for a promotional price.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Customer Service

Marilyn was great, very responsive, and resolved my issue efficiently, quickly, and to my satisfaction.

November 12, 2025
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Thank you for sharing your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great assistance from Renee and quick delivery of my purchase.

After I placed my order, I expected to receive a receipt for the order sent to my email. After several days, I called GenealogyBank and talked with Renee. She provided a copy of the receipt for my purchase and informed me that I should receive my order within two weeks of ordering it. Much to my surprise, the order arrived sooner than I expected. I was very impressed. I very much appreciated Renee's assistance and I was pleased with the quick delivery of my purchase from GenealogyBank.

November 1, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thank you for sharing your experience!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb

I actively research old news.com (owned by MyHeritage) as well as Newspapers.com (Ancestry) and Genealogy Bank definitely offers articles I cannot find on either one of those.

November 1, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thank you for your feedback! You are correct that over 95% of the content found on GenealogyBank is unique to our site and can't be found elsewhere online! Thanks for sharing!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is a great website

This is a great website! If your ancestors were ever featured in a newspaper anywhere, or you need to find a special obituary, this is the company to go to. They have super customer service as well. Highly recommend!

October 23, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thank you for your kind words!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and Helpful Response

They responded quickly and helped me solve my problem.

October 22, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thanks for the great review! We appreciate it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Change of email

I changed my email, no problem on your end! Your response was quick and instructive. The problem I had logging in was on me, but I finally got it! Thank you for your help. Love this website!

October 16, 2025
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Thank you for sharing your experience!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They got back to me within 5 minutes of…

They got back to me within 5 minutes of my email and corrected my problem

October 11, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thank you for sharing! We know your questions are important, so we do our best to answer them quickly!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service. Not very many newspapers in my area of interest. Need to dig deeper to see what I can find.

October 8, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thank you for your feedback!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

What a waste of money

I hate I paid my money for Genealogybank because I couldn’t get no information on my mother and father. I used all the information I had and it was like they don’t exist.

August 3, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

We're sorry to hear that we don't host the information you need for your parents. Not every site will have all published information. We are always here to help and wish you all the best in your research.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Surprised by a subscription charge I thought I'd cancelled

I was charged for a subscription that I believed I had set to NOT automatically renew last year. But I could not find documentation, so it's possible this was my mistake. So I called customer support not expecting to get satisfaction. But I was wrong to have been so pessimistic. They were great. They offered to refund the new charge. I am very happy with the way this turned out. "Mindy," the person at the support desk who helped me, was friendly and professional.

September 17, 2025
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Reply from GenealogyBank

Thanks for sharing your experience! We do our best to make cancelling easy if the site is not a good fit.

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