GRL.COM is your Gateway to People Living in the Past (or Present) anywhere in the world.

Search billions of People on the web or in rare eBooks

When you join our library, you have 3 immediate benefits:

(1) You can search more successfully than ever before.

Our research team has studied more than 250,000 sources of information on the internet, and selected the best websites for your research. These are being contsantly kept up-to-date. When you see a database covering the names/time periods you need, one click launches you into a search page. We provide instant access to free lists and databases. Literally, billions of people. And, our descriptions let you know the kind of information you will receive, even before you click. This reduces search time to a minimum.

(2) You can build a rare book library in your own home. 

We also provide you with instant access to more than 15,000 rare books, scattered all over the world in rare book libraries. You can read these books, or print out pages that interest you, or download a book onto your own computer. Some of these books are true "antiques", originally published hundreds of years ago.

(3) You have access to thousands of Antique Maps of every country in the world.

You can view Antique Maps spanning the glove the world, ranging in years from 1000 A.D. up to the early 1900's. The majority of these maps can be easily enlarged regardless of which web browser you use. Many of the maps have unprecedented details. When you join, just click on the MAPS category. New maps are being steadily added all the time.

For more complete details, please read "How to Search" from the menu at the top of this page.