Sample Records Sources Websites
Welcome to the Wilson Cobb Library! Making it easier for you to search out your ancestry and genealogical history!
These categories correspond to those on the Genealogy Records Selection Table, and are sample websites to give you an idea what you can find on the Web. All websites are free except for the two marked Subscription website.
Please remember that your searches will be more effective if you qualify them with a specific surname or location. For example: McKean: land Pennsylvania
Bible Records
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center – Family Bible records CLICK HERE
- Ancestor Hunt CLICK HERE
- Bible Records Online CLICK HERE
- The Genealogy Spot CLICK HERE
- Your Guide to Finding Family Bible Records CLICK HERE
Biographies
- Ancestor Search – Free Historical Biography Records Search CLICK HERE
- People: Biographies and Genealogy CLICK HERE
Birth Records
- Free Birth Record Lookups CLICK HERE
- Free Birth Records CLICK HERE
- Free Genealogy Online – Birth Records CLICK HERE
- Free Online Birth Indexes, Transcriptions and Records CLICK HERE
Cemeteries
- Cemetery Records Online CLICK HERE
- Free Cemetery Record Searches: CLICK HERE
- Access Genealogy Cemetery Records: CLICK HERE
- Find A Grave CLICK HERE
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness – U.S. Cemetery Research Guide CLICK HERE
Census Records
- Free Genealogy Census Records Search CLICK HERE
- AllCensusRecords.com CLICK HERE
- Census Records and County Boundary Changes CLICK HERE
Census Mortality Schedules
- MortalitySchedules.com CLICK HERE
- Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules CLICK HERE
- List of Available Mortality Schedules CLICK HERE
Church Records
- Awesome Genealogy Church Records: CLICK HERE
- Locating Church Records CLICK HERE
Court Records
- Court Records – Finding Your Ancestors CLICK HERE
- Court and Legal Records CLICK HERE
- Free Genealogy Court Records CLICK HERE
- Historic Court Records CLICK HERE
Death Records
- Ancestors at Rest CLICK HERE
- Death Records Search CLICK HERE
- Free Death Record Lookups CLICK HERE
- Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records CLICK HERE
Directories
- City Directories of the United States of America CLICK HERE
- Effective Use of City Directories CLICK HERE
- Cyndi’s List – Directories County, City, Address, etc.: CLICK HERE
- City Directories CLICK HERE
Emigration & Immigration Records
- Emigration and Immigration Records and Resources CLICK HERE
- NARA Immigration Records CLICK HERE
- Ellis Island CLICK HERE
- Cyndi’s List – Immigration & Naturalization Records CLICK HERE
- Immigration Records – Ports and Their Records CLICK HERE
Funeral Home Records
- Tips to Obtain Funeral Home Records CLICK HERE
- Funeral Cards Online CLICK HERE
- Funeral Home Records CLICK HERE
- Cyndi’s List – Cemeteries & Funeral Homes CLICK HERE
Gazetteers
- Gazetteers CLICK HERE
- Cyndi’s List – Maps & Geography CLICK HERE
- Gazetteers and Genealogy – From Ireland to Vermont CLICK HERE
Genealogies
- Using Compiled Family Histories to Research Family Genealogies CLICK HERE
- Locating Published Genealogies CLICK HERE
Historical Maps
- Historic Map Works – Residential Genealogy CLICK HERE
- Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection – Historical Map Websites CLICK HERE
- Using Maps for Family History Research CLICK HERE
- Historical Maps CLICK HERE
- Historical Maps Overview CLICK HERE
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries CLICK HERE
Histories
- Finding and Evaluating Local Histories CLICK HERE
- Genealogy Resources – Local History CLICK HERE
Land Records
- Land Records, Deeds, Homesteads, Etc. CLICK HERE
- Genealogy Land Records Search CLICK HERE
- Federal Land Records CLICK HERE
- The Official Federal Land Records Site CLICK HERE
Marriage Records
- GenWed Genealogy Marriage Database: CLICK HERE
- How to Find United States Marriage Records CLICK HERE
Military Records
- Genealogy Research in Military Records CLICK HERE
- Military Records CLICK HERE
- Online Military Indexes & Records CLICK HERE
- Researching Through Military Records CLICK HERE
- Military Records and Genealogy Research CLICK HERE
Naturalization & Citizenship
- Naturalization Records CLICK HERE
- Finding U.S. Naturalization Records CLICK HERE
- Ships Passenger Lists CLICK HERE
- Online Searchable Naturalization Records and Indexes CLICK HERE
- Naturalization Records CLICK HERE
- Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Guide CLICK HERE
Newspapers
- Cyndi’s List – Newspapers CLICK HERE
- Free Newspaper Archives CLICK HERE
- Historical Newspaper Archives CLICK HERE
- Genealogy Bank (Subscription website) CLICK HERE
- Newspapers.com (Subscription website) CLICK HERE
- Newspaper Archive (Subscription website) CLICK HERE
Obituaries
- Obituaries Help CLICK HERE
- Obituaries Genealogy Sites CLICK HERE
- Genealogy Obituary Records Search: CLICK HERE
- Obituary Lookup Volunteers CLICK HERE
- Cyndi’s List – Obituaries CLICK HERE
- US Gen Web Archives Obituary Project: CLICK HERE
Pension Records
- Pension Records CLICK HERE
- Confederate Pension Records CLICK HERE
- Confederate Pension Records CLICK HERE
- Ordering Civil War Pension Records – Union & Confederate CLICK HERE
- USGenWeb Pension Project CLICK HERE
Periodicals
- Your Guide to Finding & Using Genealogy Periodicals CLICK HERE
- Finding Ancestors in Periodicals CLICK HERE
- PERSI – the PERiodical Search Index (Subscription website) CLICK HERE
Probate & Wills
- Cyndi’s List – Wills & Probate CLICK HERE
- United States Probate Records CLICK HERE
- U.S. Wills and Probates (Ancestry.com – subscription website) CLICK HERE
- Maine Wills, 1640 – 1760 CLICK HERE
Social Security Death Index
- The Social Security Death Index CLICK HERE
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Ancestry.com – subscription website) CLICK HERE
Societies
- Cyndi’s List – Societies & Groups CLICK HERE
- Genealogy Societies CLICK HERE
Tax Records
- Finding and Using Tax Records in Your Genealogical Research CLICK HERE
- Tax Records Online CLICK HERE
- Tax and Voter Records. CLICK HERE
- Cyndi’s List – Taxes CLICK HERE
Town Records
- Research Tip 8: Local Records CLICK HERE
- Finding and Evaluating Local Histories CLICK HERE
- German Genealogies – Local Histories CLICK HERE
Vital Records
- Vital Records & Genealogy CLICK HERE
- Free Vital Records Directory CLICK HERE
Voter Registration
- Voters, Poll Books, Electoral Records CLICK HERE
- Voter Registration Records and Genealogy CLICK HERE