Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them: Difference between revisions

<br> World catalog at http://worldcat.org/. In the '''Subject'' field enter the surname and “family” like this, ''Prescott Family''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of especially U.S. libraries at once.  

 Periodical Source Index (PERSI) at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people] ''People Search''] allows searches for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical periodicals. If the Article “Results List” is too long, redo the search but in the ''Keyword'' field add the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where they lived.  

 Google books at http://books.google.com - type in the surname and another key word such as the locality, i.e. town, or county or state/province  

 Internet Archive at [http://www.internetarchives.org http://www.internetarchives.org] &nbsp;  

 FamilySearch at www.familysearch.org (follow prompt to the Family History Library Catalog; do a “Surname” search. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library for i.e. published works for any family surname as a main subject).  

 Genforum [http://www.genforum.com www.genforum.com] &nbsp;– has 170 million names; quarter of million a week  

 Ancestry.com – has about the largest database listings of compiled data on families  

 USGenweb.org or Canadagenweb.org or BritishIslesgenweb.org–numerous aids &amp; databases online by state &amp; county  

 Genealogy.com (FamilyFinder) - has enormous databases (300m entries) for families  

 Roots Surname Lists at [http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/] &nbsp;  

 MyTrees at [http://www.Kindredkonnections.com www.Kindredkonnections.com] - a fabulous site for surnames  

 [http://www.MyHeritage.com www.MyHeritage.com]&nbsp; – has over 353 million names worldwide  

 [http://www.GenesReunited.com www.GenesReunited.com]&nbsp; the largest UK site with over 650 million UK names; perhaps the most effective, powerful web site whose offerings allow researchers to find distant cousins working on in-common ancestry  

 [http://www.LostCousins.com www.lostcousins.com]&nbsp;- a wonderful site that provides access to hundreds of millions of UK-based and other ancestral names throughout many parts of the world  

 [http://www.Onegreatfamily.com www.Onegreatfamily.com]&nbsp; - has over 130 million names worldwide  

 BYU’s Family History Archive at http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php has scanned several thousands of free, published family histories all scanned, imaged, indexed and online  

 Family History Library “Favorites” links may be viewed at [http://www.fhlfavorites.info www.fhlfavorites.info] – see “England”; and pay particular attention to “General”; “Book search” or “England”; “General”&nbsp;;”Genealogy”  

 Guild of One Name Studies or [http://www.one-name.org www.one-name.org]. – with nearly 8,000 UK surnames registered  

 New Eng. Hist. &amp; Gen. Soc [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ http://www.newenglandancestors.org/]&nbsp;&nbsp;  

 Allen Co. Indiana Public Library at [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/eresources.html http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/eresources.html] &nbsp;  

 Google on 1) family “surname”, 2) “family history” or “genealogy” and 3) “town” or “city” name  

 Ancestor Hunt at [http://www.ancestorhunt.com www.ancestorhunt.com]&nbsp;has numerous databases and links to databases for those seeking compiled data on families; a great website  

 Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) has one of the most exhaustive listings for family Bibles available (online) anywhere; visit periodically for new listings; at [http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm] &nbsp;  

 Roots UK at [http://www.rootsuk.org www.rootsuk.org] &nbsp;has census and family links  

 World Vital Records at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com www.worldvitalrecords.com]&nbsp;with over a billion record entries  

 Distant Cousin at [http://www.distantcousin.com www.distantcousin.com] &nbsp;has a considerable database of linked families  

 Family History Library Favorites at [http://www.fhlfavorites.info www.fhlfavorites.info]; search name of British country, then “General” then under “Genealogy” and “Biography” etc.  

 Ancestral Findings at [http://www.ancestralfindings.com www.ancestralfindings.com] &nbsp;has several offerings worth searching  

 Foot Note at [http://www.footnote.com www.footnote.com]&nbsp;works with government agencies and may provide considerable amounts of data on families  

 Heritage Quest at [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index]; great and extensive listing of online resources for genealogists  

 Gen Serve at [http://www.genserv.com/ http://www.genserv.com/]&nbsp;is a large gateway website with 1000’s of website links to it  

 Rootsweb.com at [http://www.rootsweb.com www.rootsweb.com] is a well known site providing a search of nearly 300 million names with already completed data  

 Family History Library (FHL) – collections  

 National Archives of Canada – large collections of original record sources  

 New England Historical &amp; Genealogical Society – magnificent collections  

 Dallas TX Public Library <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1261416119601_644" />  

 Chicago’s Newberry Library - largest collection of published family histories  

 The National Archives (NARA) U.S. – enormous national records collections  

 The Genealogical Research Library, Toronto, Canada – significant Canadian  

 The National Archives - UK  

 Provincial archives (Canada)  

 A2A (Archives to Arch.) at The National Archives, UK  

 The British Library, London  

 [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Library_of_Congress Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]  

 County records offices – have numerous family genealogies and pedigrees – Google for their websites and search online catalogs or inventories  

 Local Public Libraries—often have published and/or typescript family histories  

 Aim25 at: [http://www.aim25.ac.uk www.aim25.ac.uk] &nbsp;(100 archives within 25 miles of London)  

 Public Libraries in UK (may hold some local family histories, genealogies, biographies)

 State, provincial archives  

 County or local Archives  

 National Archives, i.e. U.S. National Archives, of Canada and The National Archives, UK  

 Library of Congress; and the UK equivalent--British Library, London  

 Research libraries, i.e. Genealogical Research Library, Toronto, Dallas Public Library or Allen County IN – have important genealogical collections  

 State or county or regional historical societies have libraries or reading rooms, i.e.www.newenglandancestors.org/ and the D.A.R.–have significant records including, biographies, family Bibles, and much more  

 University and college archives - i.e. University of York; BYU Lee Library-- with extensive and significant collections  

 County or township genealogical societies  

 College of Arms (London), Lord Lyons (King of Arms in Scotland)  

 Large to very small local public libraries often have rich local genealogical holdings  

 vital (esp. death &amp; marriage certificates; sometimes birth; i.e. see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/ wiki.familysearch.org] or [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.org]&nbsp;--see US/Can/ UK , etc.)  

 church (see fhlfavorites, familysearch.org--search IGI and/or its FHLC [online catalog]  

 obituaries (see fhlfavorites under i.e. USA)  

 passenger lists (10% or less give specific birthplace; ancestry.com has largest database of immigrants)  

 census (FindMyPast.com, Ancestry.com)  

 naturalization (FHLC, [http://www.germanroots.com/naturalization.html Naturalization Indexes--USA]  

 tombstones  

 local (county &amp; county) histories  

 military  

 deeds  

 civil Registration  

 city/county directories&nbsp;  

&nbsp;church records  

&nbsp;newspapers  

 census  

 wills  

 military  

 church records  

 marriage indexes&nbsp;  

 society: member interests  

 county surname collections  

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