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CENSUS RECORDS
UNITED STATES_______________________________________ Ancestry ancestryinstitution.com 1790-1930 Censuses – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) 1880, 1900, 1920 – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Centers Heritage Quest heritagequestonline.com 1790-1820 Censuses – Indexes and Images 1830-1850 Censuses – Images 1860-1870 Censuses – Indexes (head of household) and Images 1880-1890 Censuses – Indexes and Images 1900-1920 Censuses – Indexes (head of household) and Images 1930 Census – Indexes (5 states only–head of household) and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC), subscribing public library, and some Family History Centers Census-Online census-online.com Guide with links to various online U.S. censuses and indexes WorldVitalRecords worldvitalrecords.com 1790-1920 -- Various census images and transcriptions Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers ENGLAND & WALES____________________________________ Ancestry ancestryinstitution.com 1841-1891 Censuses – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) 1841-1891 Censuses – Indexes and Household Transcriptions Note: Free at Family History Centers Find My Past findmypast.com 1841, 1861-1871, 1891 Censuses – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) U.K. Census Online freecen.org.uk 1841-1891 Censuses – Partial indexes and transcribed households SCOTLAND __________________________________________ U.K. Census Online freecen.org.uk 1841-1891 Censuses – Partial indexes and transcribed households
VITAL RECORDS
UNITED STATES (partial list) _____________________________ Western States Marriage Record Index http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Partial marriage index for 12 Western States VitalSearch Company vitalsearch-worldwide.com 1900-1999 Birth, marriage and/or death indexes for several states Note: May require free registration for guest pass Missouri Death Certificates sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates 1910-1956 Death certificates – Indexes and Images Utah Death Certificates historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html 1905-1954 Death certificates – Indexes and Images Ohio Death Certificates and Other States familysearchlabs.org 1908-1953 Death certifcates – Indexes and Images
ENGLAND & WALES ___________________________________ FreeBMD freebmd.org.uk 1837-1915 Civil records of births, marriages, deaths – Partial indexes Find My Past findmypast.com 1837-1983 Civil records of births, marriages, deaths – Partial indexes Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC)
SCOTLAND __________________________________________ None listed at this time
IMMIGRATION RECORDS
UNITED STATES _______________________________________ New York Ellis Island Passenger Records ellisisland.org 1892-1924 Index of passenger arrivals through New York port New York Castle Garden Passenger Records www.stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html?firstkind=starts&FNM=&lastkind=starts&LNM 1830-1912 Index of passenger arrivals through New York port Port Passenger Records 1820-1957 – Indexes and images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) 1820-1950 – Indexes only Note: Free at Family History Centers Immigrant Ships Transcriber’s Guild Transcribed ships lists ancestryinstitution.com
MILITARY RECORDS
UNITED STATES _______________________________________ Revolutionary War Pension Files heritagequestonline.com Index and supporting file images to participation in Revolutionary War Note: Free at Family History Library or participating public library Civil War Soldiers Service Records Index of Civil War service records itd.nps.gov/cwss
WWI Draft Cards ancestryinstitution.com Index and images of draft registration cards Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers WWII Army Enlistment and Other Military Records worldvitalrecords.com Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers Variety of Military Records footnote.com Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers
www.immigrantships.net
Steamship Passenger Records http://www.steamships.org/passlists/index.htm Steamship passenger indexes Passenger Ship Lists home.att.net/~wee-monster/onlinelists.html Links to passenger lists Various Transcribed Passenger Records worldvitalrecords.com Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers
OTHER RESOURCES
DIRECTORIES & LISTS __________________________________ Linkpendium List of Genealogical Sites linkpendium.com Search tool (list site) for finding sources (indexes and images) Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites cyndislist.com Search tool (list site) for finding sources (indexes and images) SearchSystems List of U.S. Databases List of federal, state, county, and city online databases searchsystems.net Ancestry Message Boards ancestryinstitution.com “Bulletin board” site with lots of useful information RootsWeb Site hosting indexes, transcribed records, and genealogies rootsweb.com Freedman’s Bank Records heritagequestonline.com Index and files of those that participated in the Freedman’s Bank (often those of African American ethnicity) Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) or participating public library Ancestry World Tree ancestryinstitution.com Site hosting large collection of family trees with over 500 million names
Genealogy Sleuth List of U.S. Records progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm List of U.S. vital and other online records State of Georgia List of U.S. State Archives Sites sos.state.ga.us/archives/what_do_we_have/other_state_archives/default.htm Links to U.S. state archives Tesla Genealogy Links of U.S. Census Indexes warnes.net/teslacorp/genealogylinks/index_html?tab=4-us%20census Listed by state and year U.S. Census Help home.att.net/~wee-monster/censuslinks.html Helps and links U.S. GenWeb Project usgenweb.org Site for listing indexes and images relevant to various state and county genealogical sources on the internet U.S. Newspapers worldvitalrecords.com Various town newspapers Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers
Periodical Source Index (PERSI) heritagequestonline.com Index of genealogical periodicals Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) or participating public library Genealogy in the UK and Ireland (Genuki) genuki.org.uk Search tool (list site) for finding British sources (indexes and images) MAJOR SEARCH ENGINES ________________________________ Google Search google.com Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) Yahoo Search Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) Live Search (formerly MSN) Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) Ask Search Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) yahoo.com
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This list of websites is provided as a courtesy to FamilySearch patrons. No endorsement or representation of accuracy is implied.
ver 16 Jan 2008
CENSUS RECORDS
UNITED STATES_______________________________________ Ancestry ancestryinstitution.com 1790-1930 Censuses – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) 1880, 1900, 1920 – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Centers Heritage Quest heritagequestonline.com 1790-1820 Censuses – Indexes and Images 1830-1850 Censuses – Images 1860-1870 Censuses – Indexes (head of household) and Images 1880-1890 Censuses – Indexes and Images 1900-1920 Censuses – Indexes (head of household) and Images 1930 Census – Indexes (5 states only–head of household) and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC), subscribing public library, and some Family History Centers Census-Online census-online.com Guide with links to various online U.S. censuses and indexes WorldVitalRecords worldvitalrecords.com 1790-1920 -- Various census images and transcriptions Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers ENGLAND & WALES____________________________________ Ancestry ancestryinstitution.com 1841-1891 Censuses – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) 1841-1891 Censuses – Indexes and Household Transcriptions Note: Free at Family History Centers Find My Past findmypast.com 1841, 1861-1871, 1891 Censuses – Indexes and Images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) U.K. Census Online freecen.org.uk 1841-1891 Censuses – Partial indexes and transcribed households SCOTLAND __________________________________________ U.K. Census Online freecen.org.uk 1841-1891 Censuses – Partial indexes and transcribed households
VITAL RECORDS
UNITED STATES (partial list) _____________________________ Western States Marriage Record Index http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Partial marriage index for 12 Western States VitalSearch Company vitalsearch-worldwide.com 1900-1999 Birth, marriage and/or death indexes for several states Note: May require free registration for guest pass Missouri Death Certificates sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates 1910-1956 Death certificates – Indexes and Images Utah Death Certificates historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html 1905-1954 Death certificates – Indexes and Images Ohio Death Certificates and Other States familysearchlabs.org 1908-1953 Death certifcates – Indexes and Images
ENGLAND & WALES ___________________________________ FreeBMD freebmd.org.uk 1837-1915 Civil records of births, marriages, deaths – Partial indexes Find My Past findmypast.com 1837-1983 Civil records of births, marriages, deaths – Partial indexes Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC)
SCOTLAND __________________________________________ None listed at this time
IMMIGRATION RECORDS
UNITED STATES _______________________________________ New York Ellis Island Passenger Records ellisisland.org 1892-1924 Index of passenger arrivals through New York port New York Castle Garden Passenger Records www.stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html?firstkind=starts&FNM=&lastkind=starts&LNM 1830-1912 Index of passenger arrivals through New York port Port Passenger Records 1820-1957 – Indexes and images Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) 1820-1950 – Indexes only Note: Free at Family History Centers Immigrant Ships Transcriber’s Guild Transcribed ships lists ancestryinstitution.com
MILITARY RECORDS
UNITED STATES _______________________________________ Revolutionary War Pension Files heritagequestonline.com Index and supporting file images to participation in Revolutionary War Note: Free at Family History Library or participating public library Civil War Soldiers Service Records Index of Civil War service records itd.nps.gov/cwss
WWI Draft Cards ancestryinstitution.com Index and images of draft registration cards Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers WWII Army Enlistment and Other Military Records worldvitalrecords.com Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers Variety of Military Records footnote.com Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers
www.immigrantships.net
Steamship Passenger Records http://www.steamships.org/passlists/index.htm Steamship passenger indexes Passenger Ship Lists home.att.net/~wee-monster/onlinelists.html Links to passenger lists Various Transcribed Passenger Records worldvitalrecords.com Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers
OTHER RESOURCES
DIRECTORIES & LISTS __________________________________ Linkpendium List of Genealogical Sites linkpendium.com Search tool (list site) for finding sources (indexes and images) Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites cyndislist.com Search tool (list site) for finding sources (indexes and images) SearchSystems List of U.S. Databases List of federal, state, county, and city online databases searchsystems.net Ancestry Message Boards ancestryinstitution.com “Bulletin board” site with lots of useful information RootsWeb Site hosting indexes, transcribed records, and genealogies rootsweb.com Freedman’s Bank Records heritagequestonline.com Index and files of those that participated in the Freedman’s Bank (often those of African American ethnicity) Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) or participating public library Ancestry World Tree ancestryinstitution.com Site hosting large collection of family trees with over 500 million names
Genealogy Sleuth List of U.S. Records progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm List of U.S. vital and other online records State of Georgia List of U.S. State Archives Sites sos.state.ga.us/archives/what_do_we_have/other_state_archives/default.htm Links to U.S. state archives Tesla Genealogy Links of U.S. Census Indexes warnes.net/teslacorp/genealogylinks/index_html?tab=4-us%20census Listed by state and year U.S. Census Help home.att.net/~wee-monster/censuslinks.html Helps and links U.S. GenWeb Project usgenweb.org Site for listing indexes and images relevant to various state and county genealogical sources on the internet U.S. Newspapers worldvitalrecords.com Various town newspapers Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) and Family History Centers
Periodical Source Index (PERSI) heritagequestonline.com Index of genealogical periodicals Note: Free at Family History Library (SLC) or participating public library Genealogy in the UK and Ireland (Genuki) genuki.org.uk Search tool (list site) for finding British sources (indexes and images) MAJOR SEARCH ENGINES ________________________________ Google Search google.com Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) Yahoo Search Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) Live Search (formerly MSN) Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) Ask Search Search engine for finding sources (indexes and images) yahoo.com
live.com
ask.com
