Sample Records Sources
Bible Records
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center - Family Bible records http://www.genealogycenter.info/bibles/
- Ancestor Hunt http://www.ancestorhunt.com/family_bible_records.htm
- Bible Records Online http://biblerecords.com/
- The Genealogy Spot http://www.thegenealogyspot.com/family_bibles/
- Your Guide to Finding Family Bible Records http://www.barbsnow.net/Bible.htm
Biographies
- Ancestor Search – Free Historical Biography Records Search http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/biographies.html
- People: Biographies and Genealogy http://www.teacheroz.com/biographies.htm
Birth Records
- Free Birth Record Lookups https://ancestralfindings.com/birth-record-lookups/
- Free Birth Records http://genealogy.lovetoknow.com/Free_Birth_Records
- Free Genealogy Online – Birth Records http://genealogy.ucan.us/birthrecords.htm
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Free Online Birth Indexes, Transcriptions and Records
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes.html
Cemeteries
- Cemetery Records Online http://www.interment.net/
- Free Cemetery Record Searches: http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/cemetery.html
- Access Genealogy Cemetery Records: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/
- Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - U.S. Cemetery Research Guide https://raogk.org/cemetery-records
Census Records
- Free Genealogy Census Records Search http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/census.html
- AllCensusRecords.com http://allcensusrecords.com/usa/
- Census Records and County Boundary Changes http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=19203
Census Mortality Schedules
- MortalitySchedules.com http://www.mortalityschedules.com/
- Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules http://newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/mortality-schedule.htm
- List of Available Mortality Schedules http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/mortality.pdf
Church Records
- Awesome Genealogy Church Records: http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/churchrecords.shtml
- Locating Church Records http://www.genealogy.com/5_grnwd.html
Court Records
- Court Records – Finding Your Ancestors http://www.genealogy.com/47_neill.html
- Court and Legal Records http://dir.genealogytoday.com/court_and_legal_records.html
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Free Genealogy Court Records
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Free%20Gen%20Records%20&%20Databases/COURT%20Records.htm - >Historic Court Records http://www.historiccourtrecords.org/
Death Records
- Ancestors at Rest http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/
- Death Records Search http://www.death-records.net/
- Free Death Record Lookups http://www.ancestralfindings.com/death-record-lookups/
- Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records http://www.deathindexes.com/
Directories
- City Directories of the United States of America http://www.uscitydirectories.com/
- Effective Use of City Directories http://familyhistorymagic.com/uploads/EffectiveUseofCityDirectories_2011_.pdf
- Cyndi’s List – Directories County, City, Address, etc.: http://www.cyndislist.com/directories/
- City Directories http://dir.genealogytoday.com/city_directories.html
Emigration and Immigration Records
- Emigration and Immigration Records and Resources http://www.germanroots.com/ei.html
- NARA Immigration Records http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/index.html
- Ellis Island http://ellisisland.org/
- Cyndi’s List – Immigration & Naturalization Records http://www.cyndislist.com/immigration/records/
- Immigration Records - Ports and Their Records http://www.understandingyourancestors.com/ar/portsRecords.aspx
Funeral Home Records
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Tips to Obtain Funeral Home Records
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/funeral-homes/10_tips_to_obtain_funeral_home_records.html - Funeral Cards Online http://www.genealogytoday.com/guide/funeral_cards.html
- Funeral Home Records http://ancestorsatrest.com/funeral_recs/
- Cyndi’s List – Cemeteries & Funeral Homes http://www.cyndislist.com/cemeteries
Gazetteers
- Gazetteers http://dir.genealogytoday.com/gazetteers.html
- Cyndi’s List – Maps & Geography http://www.cyndislist.com/maps
- Gazetteers and Genealogy – From Ireland to Vermont http://a3genealogy.blogspot.com/2011/05/gazetteers-and-genealogy.html
Genealogies
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Using Compiled Family Histories to Research Family Genealogies
http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/genealogy/genealogy-websites5.htm - Locating Published Genealogies http://www.genealogy.com/15_genes.html
Historical Maps
- >Historic Map Works – Residential Genealogy http://www.historicmapworks.com/
- Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection - Historical Map Websites http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html
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Using Maps for Family History Research
https://blog.genealogybank.com/genealogy-101-using-maps-for-family-history-research.html - Historical Maps http://www.42explore2.com/historicalmaps.htm
- Historical Maps Overview http://www.culturalresources.com/Maps.html
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/
Histories
- Finding and Evaluating Local Histories http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/15_local.html
- Genealogy Resources – Local History http://genealoger.com/genealogy/gen_local_history.htm
Land Records
- Land Records, Deeds, Homesteads, Etc. http://www.cyndislist.com/land
- Genealogy Land Records Search http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/land.html
- Federal Land Records http://www.freegenealogytools.com/2009/10/federal-land-records.html
- The Official Federal Land Records Site http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Marriage Records
- GenWed Genealogy Marriage Database: http://www.genwed.com/cgi-bin/addrbook.cgi
- How to Find United States Marriage Records https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Marriage_Records
Military Records
- Genealogy Research in Military Records https://www.archives.gov/research/military
- Military Records http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/
- Online Military Indexes & Records http://www.militaryindexes.com/
- Researching Through Military Records http://www.genealogy.com/00000106.html
- Military Records and Genealogy Research http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~vanhornfamily/genealogy/military.htm
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Naturalizationrecords.com: http://www.naturalizationrecords.com/usa/
- Finding U.S. Naturalization Records http://www.germanroots.com/naturalizationrecords.html
- Ships Passenger Lists http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/shipresource.shtml
- Online Searchable Naturalization Records and Indexes http://www.germanroots.com/naturalization.html
- Naturalization Records http://www.infoukes.com/genealogy/primer/naturalization.html
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Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Guide
http://www.immigrationdirect.ca/tracing-family-history-canada-immigration-citizenship-genealogy-guide/
Newspapers
- Cyndi’s List – Newspapers http://www.cyndislist.com/newspapers/
- Free Newspaper Archives http://www.freegenealogytools.com/2009/08/free-newspaper-archives.html
- Historical Newspaper Archives http://www.archives.com/genealogy/records-newspaper-archives.html
- Genealogy Bank (Subscription website) www.GenealogyBank.com
- Newspapers.com (Subscription website)"https://www.newspapers.com
- Newspaper Archive (Subscription website) www.newspaperarchive.com
- Obituarieshelp.org http://obituarieshelp.org/
- Obituaries Genealogy Sites http://www.obitlinkspage.com/
- Genealogy Obituary Records Search: http://www.searchforancestors.com/records/obituary.html
- Obituary Lookup Volunteers http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~obitl/genealogy/
- Cyndi’s List – Obituaries http://www.cyndislist.com/obituaries
- USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project: http://usgwarchives.net/obits/
Obituaries
Pension Records
- Pension Records http://dir.genealogytoday.com/pension_records.html
- Confederate Pension Records http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/confederate/pension
- Confederate Pension Records https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Confederate_Pension_Records
- Ordering Civil War Pension Records – Union & Confederate http://www.genealogybranches.com/civilwar/
- USGenWeb Pension Project http://usgwarchives.net/pensions/
Periodicals
- Your Guide to Finding & Using Genealogy Periodicals http://www.barbsnow.net/GenPeriodicals.htm
- Finding Ancestors in Periodicals http://www.genealogy.com/34_kathy.html
- PERSI – the PERiodical Search Index (Subscription website) https://www.findmypast.com/persi
Probate and Wills
- Cyndi’s List – Wills & Probate http://www.cyndislist.com/wills/
- United States Probate Records https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Probate_Records
- U.S. Wills and Probates (Ancestry.com - subscription website) https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/US_willsprobate/
- Maine Wills, 1640 – 1760 http://www.mainegenealogy.net/maine_wills.asp
Social Security Death Index
- The Social Security Death Index http://www.deathindexes.com/ssdi.html
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Ancestry.com - subscription website)
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/
Societies
- Cyndi’s List – Societies & Groups http://www.cyndislist.com/societies/
- Genealogy Societies http://www.archives.com/genealogy/free-societies.html
Tax Records
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Finding and Using Tax Records in Your Genealogical Research
http://www.archives.com/experts/jackman-susan/tax-records-in-genealogical-research.html - Tax Records Online http://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/2009/01/tax-records-online.html
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Tax and Voter Records
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Free%20Gen%20Records%20&%20Databases/TAX%20&%20VOTER%20Records.htm - Cyndi’s List – Taxes http://www.cyndislist.com/taxes/
Town Records
- Research Tip 8: Local Records http://www.genealogy.com/tip8.html
- Finding and Evaluating Local Histories http://www.genealogy.com/15_local.html
- German Genealogies – Local Histories http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_local_histories.htm
Vital Records
- Vital Records & Genealogy http://www.archives.com/genealogy/vital-records.html
- Free Vital Records Directory https://www.publicrecordcenter.com/vitalrecords.htm
Voter Registration
- Voters, Poll Books, Electoral Records http://www.cyndislist.com/voters/<
- Voter Registration Records and Genealogy http://www.geni.com/blog/voter-registration-records-and-genealogy-367291.html