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 ''[https://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.
-[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=historical_records ''FamilySearch Record Search''] Free index to 55+ U.S. - Canada sources, including '''''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, plus many other international records.
+[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=historical_records ''FamilySearch Historical Records Collections''] Free index and/or digital images to more than 500 U.S. - Canada sources, including 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, plus many other international records.
 ''[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search Ancestry.com]'' Free at larger Family History Centers, it contains a limited subset of the information contained in paid subscription to Ancestry.com.