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Many websites can help beginners with family history research. This article lists websites that can be used at the FamilySearch Library, | Many websites can help beginners with family history research. This article lists websites that can be used at the FamilySearch Library, FamilySearch Centers, from home, or wherever one has access to the Internet, such as cybercafés or libraries. | ||
== '''Electronic Family Trees and Family Websites''' == | == '''Electronic Family Trees and Family Websites''' == | ||
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*[https://familysearch.org/search/ Family Search Historical Records]: A free site that contains indexes and images of U.S., Canada, and international records. For the U.S., it includes 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. Check back often as this website is updated with new records regularly. | *[https://familysearch.org/search/ Family Search Historical Records]: A free site that contains indexes and images of U.S., Canada, and international records. For the U.S., it includes 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. Check back often as this website is updated with new records regularly. | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a subscription site, but access is free in the FamilySearch Library. Ancestry Institution, with a limited subset of Ancestry.com data, is available free in larger | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a subscription site, but access is free in the FamilySearch Library. Ancestry Institution, with a limited subset of Ancestry.com data, is available free in larger FamilySearch Centers. | ||
*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3] $: Contains digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths. Free at the FamilySearch Library and many | *[http://www.fold3.com Fold3] $: Contains digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths. Free at the FamilySearch Library and many FamilySearch Centers. | ||
*[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest] $: This website contains indexes (1790-1820, 1860-1880, and 1900-1930) and images (1790-1930) to U.S. federal censuses; over 22,000 family and local histories; PERSI, an index to 2 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 1900-1930) and images (1790-1930) to U.S. federal censuses; over 22,000 family and local histories; PERSI, an index to 2 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. | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage] $: A subscription website with vital records, church records, newspapers, and other information from around the world. Free access is available at many | *[https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage] $: A subscription website with vital records, church records, newspapers, and other information from around the world. Free access is available at many FamilySearch Centers. | ||
*[http://www.myheritage.com/ My Heritage] free & $ features: Subscription website with records (US and some international), family trees, articles, record matching. | *[http://www.myheritage.com/ My Heritage] free & $ features: Subscription website with records (US and some international), family trees, articles, record matching. | ||
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