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''[[United States|[[Image: | ''[[United States|[[Image:Hand and keyboard.jpg|thumb|right|Hand and keyboard.jpg]]United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Major_Databases_for_Beginning_United_States_Research|Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]]'' | ||
Value of databases, strategies for using them, and a list of significant U.S. genealogical databases on the Internet with brief descriptions of each. | Value of databases, strategies for using them, and a list of significant U.S. genealogical databases on the Internet with brief descriptions of each. | ||
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• ''[[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index]] (PERSI)'' (book, microfiche, and online) | • ''[[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index]] (PERSI)'' (book, microfiche, and online) | ||
• ''Freedman’s Bank Records'' (compact disc, and online) | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 • ''Freedman’s Bank Records'' ](compact disc, and online) | ||
• ''Vital Records Index—North America'' (compact disc) | • ''Vital Records Index—North America'' (compact disc) | ||
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Here is a list of some free databases on the Internet (or partly free at Family History Centers, or Family History Library). They are good sites to begin research on a family that lived in the United States. | Here is a list of some free databases on the Internet (or partly free at Family History Centers, or Family History Library). They are good sites to begin research on a family that lived in the United States. | ||
''[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]'' Largest free online collection of genealogical resources including Historical Records Collections, FamilySearch Research Wiki, FamilySearch Forums, Five Minute Genealogy videos, on-line classes, and more.<br> | ''[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]'' Largest free online collection of genealogical resources including Historical Records Collections, FamilySearch Research Wiki, FamilySearch Forums, Five Minute Genealogy videos, on-line classes, and more.<br> | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch Historical Records Collections''] Free index and/or digital images to more than 500 U.S. - Canada sources, including selected federal and state censuses, birth, marriage, and death records, funeral home records, Freedman's Bank and Freedman's Bureau records, military pensions, probate records, passenger lists, WWI draft registrations, and land records, plus many other international records. | [https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch Historical Records Collections''] Free index and/or digital images to more than 500 U.S. - Canada sources, including selected federal and state censuses, birth, marriage, and death records, funeral home records, Freedman's Bank and Freedman's Bureau records, military pensions, probate records, passenger lists, WWI draft registrations, and land records, plus many other international records. | ||
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''[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb WorldConnect]'' 820 million names on family trees including births, marriages, deaths, parents, children, sources, pedigrees, family groups, and submitter contact data. | ''[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb WorldConnect]'' 820 million names on family trees including births, marriages, deaths, parents, children, sources, pedigrees, family groups, and submitter contact data. | ||
[http://usgwarchives.net/ ''USGenWeb Archives''] Free transcriptions of census records, marriage bonds, death records, wills, biographies and other documents, transcribed by volunteers, organized by state and county. Searchable. | [http://usgwarchives.net/ ''USGenWeb Archives''] Free transcriptions of census records, marriage bonds, death records, wills, biographies and other documents, transcribed by volunteers, organized by state and county. Searchable. | ||
== Other Databases == | == Other Databases == | ||