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Major Databases for Beginning United States Research (view source)
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''[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]'' Largest free online collection of genealogical databases including Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, 1880 U.S. federal census index, Pedigree Resource File, U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the Vital Records Index—North America. | ''[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]'' Largest free online collection of genealogical databases including Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, 1880 U.S. federal census index, Pedigree Resource File, U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the Vital Records Index—North America. | ||
''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Partly free at Family History Centers, (a personal paid subscription has even more databases) it includes indexes for all U.S. censuses 1790-1920, passenger arrival list indexes 1820-1957, and World War I draft registration card indexes 1917-1918.''<br | ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Partly free at Family History Centers, (a personal paid subscription has even more databases) it includes indexes for all U.S. censuses 1790-1920, passenger arrival list indexes 1820-1957, and World War I draft registration card indexes 1917-1918.''<br>'' | ||
''[http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/ FreeSurnameSearch.com]'' WorldVitalRecords.com, RootsWeb Surname List, Find a Grave, MyTrees.com, Ellis Island, Newspapers, Everton Pedigrees and Family Group, and many others. | ''[http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/ FreeSurnameSearch.com]'' WorldVitalRecords.com, RootsWeb Surname List, Find a Grave, MyTrees.com, Ellis Island, Newspapers, Everton Pedigrees and Family Group, and many others.<br> | ||
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''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives]'' Digital family histories from the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, and Brigham Young University. Rapidly adding more titles. | ''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives]'' Digital family histories from the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, and Brigham Young University. Rapidly adding more titles. | ||
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''[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors]'' 1861-1865 service records 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 service records of Union and Confederate veterans giving the regiment, company, rank, and film number. | ||
''[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp Ellis Island.org] ''1892-1924 New York City passenger arrival index showing ethnicity, arrival date, residence, age, ship, port of departure, passenger manifest image, and ship’s image. The best index for this site is at [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/eidb/ellisgold.html?firstkind=starts&FNM=&lastkind=starts&LNM= ''Ellis Island in One Step'']. | ''[http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp Ellis Island.org]''1892-1924 New York City passenger arrival index showing ethnicity, arrival date, residence, age, ship, port of departure, passenger manifest image, and ship’s image. The best index for this site is at [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/eidb/ellisgold.html?firstkind=starts&FNM=&lastkind=starts&LNM= ''Ellis Island in One Step'']. | ||
''[http://www.footnote.com/searchdocuments.php?xid=87&img=29&kbid=1031 Footnote.com]'' Free at Family History Library. Digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths. | ''[http://www.footnote.com/searchdocuments.php?xid=87&img=29&kbid=1031 Footnote.com]'' Free at Family History Library. Digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths. | ||
''[http://www.gencircles.com/ GenCircles.com] ''Indexes individual pedigrees, and databases like IGI and World Family Tree. | ''[http://www.gencircles.com/ GenCircles.com]''Indexes individual pedigrees, and databases like IGI and World Family Tree. | ||
''[http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Gendex Gendex Surname Finder]'' Searches free databases like RootsWeb, OneGreatFamily, and obituaries; fee sites include Ancestry, Family Tree Connection, GenealogyBank, and Footnote.com | ''[http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Gendex Gendex Surname Finder]'' Searches free databases like RootsWeb, OneGreatFamily, and obituaries; fee sites include Ancestry, Family Tree Connection, GenealogyBank, and Footnote.com | ||
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''[http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb Surname List]'' 1.2 million surname links to submitter contact data via this file. | ''[http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb Surname List]'' 1.2 million surname links to submitter contact data via this file. | ||
''[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb WorldConnect]'' | ''[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb WorldConnect]'' 820 million names on family trees including births, marriages, deaths, parents, children, sources, pedigrees, family groups, and submitter contact data. | ||
''[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]'' Free websites for genealogy research in every county and state. | ''[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]'' Free websites for genealogy research in every county and state. | ||