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Many family history websites that usually need a paid subscription are available to search and use for free while visiting the Library. The FamilySearch Library subscribes to the following online databases: | Many family history websites that usually need a paid subscription are available to search and use for free while visiting the Library. The FamilySearch Library subscribes to the following online databases: | ||
'''[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/salt56604?db=BNCN 19th Century British Library Newspapers]:''' This is a great database of British newspapers that have birth, marriage, and death information not found on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. It is useful if you have ancestors that lived in England.<br> | '''[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/salt56604?db=BNCN 19th Century British Library Newspapers]:''' This is a great database of British newspapers that have birth, marriage, and death information <br>not found on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. It is useful if you have ancestors that lived in England.<br> | ||
'''[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/byu_fhl?db=NCNP 19th Century US Newspapers]:''' This is a great database of US newspapers that have birth, marriage, <br>and death information not found on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. It is useful if you have ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | '''[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/byu_fhl?db=NCNP 19th Century US Newspapers]:''' This is a great database of US newspapers that have birth, marriage, <br>and death information not found on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. It is useful if you have ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | ||
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'''[http://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast.com]:''' Worldwide record sets with emphasis on British and Irish records. Includes PERSI. <br> | '''[http://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast.com]:''' Worldwide record sets with emphasis on British and Irish records. Includes PERSI. <br> | ||
'''[https://fold3.com/institution-index.php Fold3.com:] '''This site mostly has records from the United States. One thing that sets this site apart <br>from many of its others is the ability for users to contribute even more information. Members may <br>annotate, or "footnote," existing web pages or even create their own web pages about history-related <br>material. The material contributed can include text, pictures, or even video. If you have original source <br>images of your own that you want to share with friends and family, simply upload them to Footnote and <br>use the site's tools to make your information searchable and available to others. It is useful if you have <br>ancestors that lived in the United States. | '''[https://fold3.com/institution-index.php Fold3.com:] '''This site mostly has records from the United States. One thing that sets this site apart <br>from many of its others is the ability for users to contribute even more information. Members may <br>annotate, or "footnote," existing web pages or even create their own web pages about history-related <br>material. The material contributed can include text, pictures, or even video. If you have original source <br>images of your own that you want to share with friends and family, simply upload them to Footnote and <br>use the site's tools to make your information searchable and available to others. It is useful if you have <br>ancestors that lived in the United States. <br> | ||
'''[https://www.genealogybank.com/ GenealogyBank.com]: '''Access to over 340 million newspaper pages. Also, obituary, U.S. Census, Social Security Death Index, government publications and historical books. <br> | |||
[https:// | '''[https://en.geneanet.org/ Geneanet.org]:''' Genealogy website in Continental Europe with 3 billion indexed individuals, 600,000 family trees, a powerful search engine and blog. <br> | ||
'''[ | '''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2225 Genline.com]:''' 16th to 20th Century Swedish Church Records Online. Now available on Ancestry.com | ||
<br>'''[http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/Browse/ Historic Map Works]: '''This site is a huge collection of maps consisting of over 100,000 cadastral, land <br>ownership maps detailing the geographic and development history of the United States over several <br>hundred years. They have rural and suburban areas, as well as cities and towns across America. There<br>is also over 100,000 pages of illustrations from the present day and over 1,000 city directories related to<br>the maps. They also have almost 100,000 maps from other parts of the world. <br> | |||
<br>'''[http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/Browse/ Historic Map Works]: '''This site is a huge collection of maps consisting of over 100,000 cadastral, land <br>ownership maps detailing the geographic and development history of the United States over several <br>hundred years. They have rural and | |||
'''[https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/historical-abstracts Historical Abstracts]:''' This site covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) <br>from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, <br>and more. This site also has more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to <br>1955. This site is not very helpful for genealogical research. <br> | '''[https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/historical-abstracts Historical Abstracts]:''' This site covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) <br>from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, <br>and more. This site also has more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to <br>1955. This site is not very helpful for genealogical research. <br> | ||
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'''[http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR]:''' This site is a collection of academic journals with letters and images corresponding to them.<br> This site is useful for family history research because it gives online access to otherwise hard-to-find <br>historical journals. Researchers sometimes learn about JSTOR entries by searching ''Google''. <br> | '''[http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR]:''' This site is a collection of academic journals with letters and images corresponding to them.<br> This site is useful for family history research because it gives online access to otherwise hard-to-find <br>historical journals. Researchers sometimes learn about JSTOR entries by searching ''Google''. <br> | ||
'''[http://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage.com]:''' 5 billion historical records. Helps you research your family history, build your family <br>tree and add photos, and historical records. Includes a ''private'' family site for your family only. | '''[http://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage.com]:''' 5 billion historical records. Helps you research your family history, build your family <br>tree and add photos, and historical records. Includes a ''private'' family site for your family only. <br> | ||
[https://access.newspaperarchive.com/ NewspaperArchives.com]: Free access to over 291 million digitized newspaper pages, with a particular focus on smaller town newspapers. | '''[https://access.newspaperarchive.com/ NewspaperArchives.com]:''' Free access to over 291 million digitized newspaper pages, with a particular focus on smaller town newspapers. | ||
<br>'''[https://newspaperslibrary.proquest.com/?accountid=190403 Newspapers.com]''' | <br>'''[https://newspaperslibrary.proquest.com/?accountid=190403 Newspapers.com]:''' The library provides free access to the institutional/library version of Newspapers.com. This version has about 191 million pages but is different from subscription options available only to individual subscribers. <br> | ||
'''[https://www.paper-trail.org/ Original Sources]: '''This site is a collection of only original sources relating to World and US history, <br>science, math, law, politics, philosophy, religion, literature, language, and social sciences. This site is <br>not very helpful for genealogical research. <br> | '''[https://www.paper-trail.org/ Original Sources]: '''This site is a collection of only original sources relating to World and US history, <br>science, math, law, politics, philosophy, religion, literature, language, and social sciences. This site is <br>not very helpful for genealogical research. <br> | ||