Major Databases for Beginning United States Research: Difference between revisions

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''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Free at larger Family History Centers, it contains a limited subset of the information contained in paid subscription to Ancestry.com.  
''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Free at larger Family History Centers, it contains a limited subset of the information contained in paid subscription to Ancestry.com.  


''[http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/ ]''''[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.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.  
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