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''[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]'' Largest free online collection of genealogical databases including Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, 1880 U.S. federal census index, Pedigree Resource File, U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the Vital Records Index—North America. | ''[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]'' Largest free online collection of genealogical databases including Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, 1880 U.S. federal census index, Pedigree Resource File, U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the Vital Records Index—North America. | ||
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 ''FamilySearch Record Search Pilot''] Free index to 55+ 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. | |||
''[http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/ FreeSurnameSearch.com]'' WorldVitalRecords.com, RootsWeb Surname List, Find a Grave, MyTrees.com, Ellis Island, Newspapers, Everton Pedigrees and Family Group, and many others.<br> | ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Partly free at Family History Centers, (a personal paid subscription has even more databases) it includes indexes for all U.S. censuses 1790-1920, passenger arrival list indexes 1820-1957, and World War I draft registration card indexes 1917-1918.''<br>'' | ||
''[http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/ FreeSurnameSearch.com]'' WorldVitalRecords.com, RootsWeb Surname List, Find a Grave, MyTrees.com, Ellis Island, Newspapers, Everton Pedigrees and Family Group, and many others.<br> | |||
''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives]'' Digital family histories from the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, and Brigham Young University. Rapidly adding more titles. | ''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives]'' Digital family histories from the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, and Brigham Young University. Rapidly adding more titles. | ||