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10. [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a paid site, but if you are in the Family History Library you may have the Family History Library access free. This access is called Ancestry Institution.   
10. [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a paid site, but if you are in the Family History Library you may have the Family History Library access free. This access is called Ancestry Institution.   


11. [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest] $: The Family History Library has access to this web site. Free at Family History Library, larger Family History Centers, and many public libraries.&nbsp;Check with your local public or academic library for free access to HeritageQuest.&nbsp;Web site includes indexes and images to U.S. federal censuses 1790-1820, 1860-1880, and 1900-1930, over 22,000 family and local histories, 2 million genealogical periodical articles, Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants, Freedman’s Bank records, and U.S. congressional records. <br>12. [http://www.footnote.com/institution-index.php Footnote.com] $: Free at Family History Library and many Family History Centers. Digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths.  
11. [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest] $: The Family History Library has access to this web site. Free at Family History Library, larger family history centers, and many public libraries.&nbsp;Check with your local public or academic library for free access to HeritageQuest.&nbsp;Web site includes indexes and images to U.S. federal censuses 1790-1820, 1860-1880, and 1900-1930, over 22,000 family and local histories, 2 million genealogical periodical articles, Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants, Freedman’s Bank records, and U.S. congressional records. <br>12. [http://www.footnote.com/institution-index.php Footnote.com] $: Free at Family History Library and many family history centers. Digital original sources such as naturalizations, Revolutionary War papers, Civil War papers, Mormon Battalion pensions, newspapers, Southern Claims Commission, and Texas births and deaths.  


13. [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ World Vital Records] $: A central web site for accessing vital records around the world. Free access available at many Family History Centers.<br>14. [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]: Free web sites for genealogy research in every state and county&nbsp;in the United States.<br>15. [http://www.worldgenweb.org/ WorldGenWeb]: Free web sites for genealogy research in different countries of the world.  
13. [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ World Vital Records] $: A central web site for accessing vital records around the world. Free access available at many family history centers.<br>14. [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]: Free web sites for genealogy research in every state and county&nbsp;in the United States.<br>15. [http://www.worldgenweb.org/ WorldGenWeb]: Free web sites for genealogy research in different countries of the world.


== Books  ==
== Books  ==
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