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Major Research SitesClick on the links below to be directed to major statewide, national, and international resources. Links with a ($) are subscription sites, but many have some free records.
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AccessGenealogy
AmericanAncestors.org ($) - Website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
Ancestry ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Billion Graves
Castle Garden and Ellis Island Records - Port of New York records from 1820-1891 (Castle Garden), 1892-1924 (Ellis Island) and post-Ellis Island (1925-1957). Available now through FamilySearch.org
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
Chronicling America - Newspaper collection at the Library of Congress
Cyndi's List
FamilySearch
Find a Grave
Find My Past ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Fold3 ($)
Genealogybank.com ($)
Google Newspaper Archives
Hathitrust.org - free digitized county history books, etc.
Illinois Historic Group Directory
Illinois State Genealogical Society
Illinois State Digital Archives Databases
Library and Archives Canada - From the main page, click 'Discover the Collection' > 'Browse A-Z'. Their large collection includes Canadian censuses and passenger lists.
mnhs.org - Minnesota official state marriage index
MyHeritage ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Newspapers.com ($)
NewspaperArchive.com ($)
Relative Finder - See how you are related to your friends, co-workers and famous people. Requires a FamilySearch account and your connection to the tree on FamilySearch.org.
Rootsweb
Steven Morse One-Step Tools
US National Archives - Resources for Genealogists
U.S. Genweb Project
U.S. Genweb Archives - Links to each state, and then counties within each state
World Genweb
AmericanAncestors.org ($) - Website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
Ancestry ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Billion Graves
Castle Garden and Ellis Island Records - Port of New York records from 1820-1891 (Castle Garden), 1892-1924 (Ellis Island) and post-Ellis Island (1925-1957). Available now through FamilySearch.org
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
Chronicling America - Newspaper collection at the Library of Congress
Cyndi's List
FamilySearch
Find a Grave
Find My Past ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Fold3 ($)
Genealogybank.com ($)
Google Newspaper Archives
Hathitrust.org - free digitized county history books, etc.
Illinois Historic Group Directory
Illinois State Genealogical Society
Illinois State Digital Archives Databases
Library and Archives Canada - From the main page, click 'Discover the Collection' > 'Browse A-Z'. Their large collection includes Canadian censuses and passenger lists.
mnhs.org - Minnesota official state marriage index
MyHeritage ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Newspapers.com ($)
NewspaperArchive.com ($)
Relative Finder - See how you are related to your friends, co-workers and famous people. Requires a FamilySearch account and your connection to the tree on FamilySearch.org.
Rootsweb
Steven Morse One-Step Tools
US National Archives - Resources for Genealogists
U.S. Genweb Project
U.S. Genweb Archives - Links to each state, and then counties within each state
World Genweb