Jump to content

Major Databases for Beginning United States Research: Difference between revisions

Removed and edited duplicate Civil War Database link.
(Added Civil War Soldier link.)
(Removed and edited duplicate Civil War Database link.)
Line 47: Line 47:
''[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden]''  Free index to New York City passenger arrivals from 1820 to 1892, containing roughly 12 million immigrants.  
''[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden]''  Free index to New York City passenger arrivals from 1820 to 1892, containing roughly 12 million immigrants.  


''[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors]''  1861–1865 index of Union and Confederate veterans, giving the regiment, company, rank, and film number.  
[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm ''NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database'']  1861–1865 index of Union and Confederate veterans, giving the regiment, company, rank, and film number.  


''[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp Ellis Island.org]''  1892–1924 New York City passenger arrival index showing ethnicity, arrival date, residence, age, ship, port of departure, passenger manifest image, and ship’s image. The best index for this site is at [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/eidb/ellisgold.html?firstkind=starts&FNM=&lastkind=starts&LNM= ''Ellis Island in One Step''].  
''[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp Ellis Island.org]''  1892–1924 New York City passenger arrival index showing ethnicity, arrival date, residence, age, ship, port of departure, passenger manifest image, and ship’s image. The best index for this site is at [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/eidb/ellisgold.html?firstkind=starts&FNM=&lastkind=starts&LNM= ''Ellis Island in One Step''].  
Line 69: Line 69:
[http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html ''United States National Archives'']  Supplemental resources for genealogists and access to various databases.  
[http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html ''United States National Archives'']  Supplemental resources for genealogists and access to various databases.  


''[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov United States&nbsp;General Land Office (GLO) Records]&nbsp; ''Contains image access to more than 5 million federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present,''&nbsp;''and also includes<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;survey plats, land status records, and the control document index.</span>  
''[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov United States&nbsp;General Land Office (GLO) Records]&nbsp; ''Contains image access to more than 5 million federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present,''&nbsp;''and also includes<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;survey plats, land status records, and the control document index.</span><br>
 
[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm <span style="line-height: 1.5em;" />''NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database'']&nbsp;&nbsp;The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Other information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records, which will be amended over time.


== Other Databases  ==
== Other Databases  ==
13

edits