Public history belongs to everyone. Search free genealogy records, find ancestors, and explore your family history — no account needed, no strings attached.
Our commitment
"We will never sell your data, profile you for advertisers, or use your family tree to make money at your expense. Your history is yours. We're just here to help you find it."
Pfotos runs on contributed records — documents, photos, data entries, and uploads from people who believe public history should stay public. Rootstewards are the backbone of this archive. They don't just search the tree. They help it grow.
Rootsteward portal — a dedicated dashboard for uploading bulk records, managing contributions, and tracking your impact on the archive. Get notified when it launches →
Create a free account to save results, add ancestors to your family tree, upload old photos, and connect with relatives. Free to start — no credit card needed.
Pfotos is a free genealogy database and family history search tool. Search by name to find historical records including birth records, death records, marriage records, obituaries, and family tree connections. No account required to search — public history belongs to everyone.
Unlike paid services such as Ancestry.com or MyHeritage, Pfotos does not charge for access to public genealogy records. Your great-grandmother's birth record is public information — it always has been. We just make it searchable without a subscription.
Create a free account to build your own family tree, upload and tag old family photos, import GEDCOM files from other genealogy software, and connect with distant cousins who are researching the same family names.