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=== Databases Online === | === Databases Online === | ||
Here is a list of some free databases on the Internet (or partly free at | Here is a list of some free databases on the Internet (or partly free at FamilySearch Centers, or FamilySearch 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> | ||
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[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. | ||
''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Library Edition. Free access at [[Introduction to | ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Library Edition. Free access at [[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]. | ||
''[https://www.statueofliberty.org/discover/passenger-ship-search/ The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.]'' Free index to New York City passenger arrivals from 1820 to 1892, containing roughly 12 million immigrants. | ''[https://www.statueofliberty.org/discover/passenger-ship-search/ The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.]'' Free index to New York City passenger arrivals from 1820 to 1892, containing roughly 12 million immigrants. | ||
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''[http://www.fold3.com/documents Fold3.com]'' Free access at [[Introduction to | ''[http://www.fold3.com/documents Fold3.com]'' Free access at [[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers|Family History ]]Centers. Digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths. ''Formerly known as Footnote.com'' | ||
''[http://www.gencircles.com/ GenCircles.com]'' Indexes user-contributed family trees. ''(Merged with [http://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage.com])'' | ''[http://www.gencircles.com/ GenCircles.com]'' Indexes user-contributed family trees. ''(Merged with [http://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage.com])'' | ||
''[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest]'' $: This website contains indexes (1790–1820, 1860–1880, and 1900–1940) and images (1790–1940) to U.S. federal censuses; over 28,000 family and local histories; PERSI, an index to 2.3 million genealogical periodical articles; Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants; Freedman’s Bank records; and U.S. Congressional records. It is free at the FamilySearch Library, larger | ''[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest]'' $: This website contains indexes (1790–1820, 1860–1880, and 1900–1940) and images (1790–1940) to U.S. federal censuses; over 28,000 family and local histories; PERSI, an index to 2.3 million genealogical periodical articles; Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants; Freedman’s Bank records; and U.S. Congressional records. It is free at the FamilySearch Library, larger FamilySearch Centers, and many public libraries. '''Check with your local library for free access to HeritageQuest'''. | ||
''[http://www.americanancestors.org American Ancestors - New England Historical Genealogical Society]'' Free at FamilySearch Library. Births, marriages, deaths, tax lists, church records, wills, family histories, diaries, ''The Great Migration Begins'', and the ''New England Historic Genealogical Society Register''. | ''[http://www.americanancestors.org American Ancestors - New England Historical Genealogical Society]'' Free at FamilySearch Library. Births, marriages, deaths, tax lists, church records, wills, family histories, diaries, ''The Great Migration Begins'', and the ''New England Historic Genealogical Society Register''. | ||
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