Genealogical Resources

• Ancestry Free Trial – You can get access to all of Ancestry.com records for a 14-day free trial.
• FamilySearch – The largest free genealogy website in the world.
• National Archives – Federal military, census, immigration, land, naturalization records and more.
• Library of Congress – Access free digitized images of newspapers, books, films, maps, personal narratives, photos, prints, and drawings.
• Chronicling America – Part of the Library of Congress website, Chronicling America has searchable images of US newspapers from 1792-1963.
• Allen County Public Library – Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Allen County Public Library has one of the largest genealogy collections in the United States.
• Ancestry Free Indexes – Want to do a free Ancestry search with no subscription? Ancestry.com has a number of free collections which include census records, immigration records, military records, prison records, wills, biographies, and a large number of Jewish records from eastern Europe. 
• Find A Grave – Over 170 million burial and cemetery records have been submitted to Find A Grave.
• Ellis Island – Through this website, you can explore the history of Ellis Island, get tips on genealogy research, and search the 65 million Ellis Island database entries for your immigrant ancestors.
• Castle Garden – Records for 11 million immigrants to New York from 1820-1892 can be searched online.
• USGenWeb – County and state resources, compiled and maintained by volunteers, the USGenWeb sites can provide historical information about places, local cemeteries, local birth, and death records, obituaries, and links to other genealogy resources related to the area and its people.
• Fulton History – A searchable repository of old newspapers published in the United States and Canada, Fulton History has historical photos and newspapers from 1795 to 2007, with new data added weekly.
• MyHeritage Family Tree Builder – This free software gets high ratings in its features, ease of use, and customer support.
• David Rumsey’s Historical Maps – With over 90,000 maps and related images viewable online, this map collection can help you see where your ancestors lived and how boundaries and place names changed over time.
• Sanborn Maps – A map collection within the Library of Congress, this collection of fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company can be used to see how cities evolved over time.
• Google Maps – Google Maps can help you find places, look at the distance between places, and see topographical or satellite images of geographical areas.
• Free BMD – If you have ancestors from England or Wales, Free BMD may help you find birth, marriage, or death records.
• Google Books – Many out of print books have been scanned and can be read for free on the Google Books page.
• Internet Archive – This is a good place to look for a family genealogy book or local history book.
• Reclaim the Records – An activist group of historians, genealogists, researchers, and open government advocates, Reclaim the Records identifies information that should be in the public domain but has been restricted by the government, archive or library that holds it.
• Dead Fred – A free genealogy photo archive, Dead Fred lets you search for photos of your ancestors, and provides a forum to post photographs for other researchers to find.
• Cyndi’s List – Cyndi’s list doesn’t have genealogy records. It tells you where to go to find records and other genealogy-related information on the internet.
• DAR – The Daughters of the American Revolution website has a genealogy section with information on starting a family tree.
• New York Public Library – NYPL’s digitization project includes photos, atlases, guidebooks, and genealogical records, enriching research on NYC and U.S. history.
• Freedman’s Bureau – Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal digitizes millions of post-Civil War records, enabling nuanced research on slavery, Reconstruction, and citizenship.
• GenomeLink – Offers free access to basic reports when you upload your raw DNA data, providing insights into genetic traits and wellness.
  
• National Genealogical Society  – was organized in Washington, DC, in 1903. 
  
• The British Library 
  
• The National Library of Wales 
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