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Major Research Sites

Click on the links below to be directed to major statewide, national, and international resources.  Links with a ($) are subscription sites, but many have some free records.
AccessGenealogy
AmericanAncestors.org ($) - 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
Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society
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  • Home
  • About
    • WBCGS Board
  • Resources
    • Winnebago County
    • Boone County
    • Cemetery Resources >
      • Burials at Cedar Bluff Cemetery
    • Past Meetings
    • Pioneer Certificates
    • Local Family Histories
    • Illinois and Beyond
    • Regional County Societies
    • Gravestone Cleaning
    • Civil War
    • Major Libraries
    • Major Research Sites
    • Free Forms
    • Photo Gallery
  • Membership
  • Research Help
    • Beginning Genealogy
  • Publications
  • Contact Us
    • Support Us
  • Member Access
    • Previous Meetings
    • Newsletters
    • WBCGS Publications
    • Additional Resources