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== Online Records  ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/statearchives/home '''Online State Archives'''] State-by-state links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

*[https://dp.la/guides/the-family-research-guide-to-dpla '''Digital Public Library of America'''] access to the best of America’s libraries, archives, and museums.  

*The [http://mwdl.org/ '''Mountain West Digital Library'''] is a search portal for an aggregation of digital collections from more than 50 universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. It is in partnership with 60 academic libraries, public libraries, museums, historical societies, cities, counties, and state agencies from Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii (coming soon: over 60 new partners in Arizona!) [[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Researchers' entrance at National Archives I in Washington, D.C.]]

== Archives==

=== [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]] ===

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| • [[National Archives at Chicago|Chicago, IL]] for IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.

| • [[National Archives at Seattle|Seattle, WA]] for AK, ID, OR, and WA.

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=== [[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]] ===

[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana]]

:Best overall collection for New England vital records and probates, and excellent collection for Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe. The manuscript collection for members only has diaries, letters, account books, business papers, church and town records, sermons, maps, wills, deeds, unpublished town and family genealogies, photos, and papers of the region's best genealogists since 1850.<ref name="DB55759">Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.</ref>

[[Image:New York Public Library exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|New York Public Library in Manhattan]]

:The New York Public Library's [http://www.nypl.org/collections collection] is one of the largest in the world with over 14 million titles. The '''Irma and Paul Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy''' has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; the Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records. The Milstein Division acquires materials beyond the local region. The United States town, city, county and state history collection is national in scope.<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/milstein-division-us-history-local-history-genealogy Irma and Paul Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy] in ''New York Public Library'' (accessed 16 October 2010).</ref> Books requested in the Bill Blass Public Catalog Room are delivered to the Rose Reading Room. The open shelf dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, and indexes alone include 25,000 volumes.

:The library has computers with Internet access including the most popular genealogical databases, and free Wi-Fi for personal computers of visitors. The '''Milstein Microfilm Room''' gives access to New York State censuses, New York City directories, and indexes to New York City vital records (births late 19th century-1982; deaths late 19th century-1982; and marriages 1869-1937), coroner's inquisitions 1823-1898, divorce index 1784-1910, 1890 New York City “Police” Census, New York City historical newspapers, NYC land and property records 1654-1857, 18th and 19th century wills for many counties.  

:In addition, the '''Manuscripts and Archives Division''', 3rd floor, has about 30,000 feet (9,144 meters) of archival papers of individuals, families, and organizations mostly from the New York area. The '''Rare Book Division''', 3rd Floor, has 130,000 titles from Europe, England, and the Americas. The '''Art, Prints and Photographs Division''', 3rd floor, has 200,000 prints.  

Center for Jewish History<br>15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011<br>(917) 606-8217<br>gi@cjh.org<br>[http://genealogy.cjh.org Website]<br>

The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at the Center for Jewish History provides access to a wealth of genealogical resources through the Center’s partner collections and the Institute’s extensive reference collection, online databases, and research guides.The partners’ archives comprise the world’s largest and most comprehensive archive of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. The collections span a thousand years, with more than 5 miles of archival documents (in dozens of languages and alphabet systems) and more than 500,000 books, including family and community histories, memoirs, newspapers, photographs, as well as records of various communal, cultural, political and professional organizations.  

   <li>[[Northern Mariana Islands Archives and Libraries|Northern Mariana Islands]]</li>

   <li>[[Puerto Rico Archives and Libraries|Puerto Rico]]</li>

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Many of the key records essential for genealogical research were created by local county or town governments. These include court, land and property, naturalization and citizenship, probate, taxation, and vital records. The county and town courthouses are the primary repositories of these valuable records. (However, some courthouse records have been destroyed or transferred to state archives.) The FamilySearch Library has copies of many of these important records on microfilm.  

:*''The Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America''. Tenth edition. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 2006. (FS Library {{FSC|1362899|title-id|disp=973 D27e}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62744825 Worldcat]) The Handy Book also lists the county seat and zip code.

Historical and genealogical societies have been organized in each state, most counties, and some towns. These societies collect many valuable records and offer various helpful services to researchers. Addresses of local societies are listed in:  

:*Schaefer, Christina K. ''The Center: Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996. (FS Library {{FSC|770597|title-id|disp=975.3 A3sc}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AThe+Center%3A+Guide+to+Genealogical+Research+in+the+National+Capital+Area Worldcat]) This describes the records and services of the National Archives, Library of Congress, Daughters of the American Revolution Library, and other repositories in the Washington, DC area.

== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in the USA ==