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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 ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Billion Graves
Castle Garden - Port of New York records from 1820-1891
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
Chronicling America - Newspaper collection at the Library of Congress
Cyndi's List
Ellis Island - Port of New York records from 1892-1954
FamilySearch
Find a Grave
Find My Past ($) - 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.
MyHeritage ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Newspapers.com ($)
NewspaperArchive.com ($)
Rootsweb
Steven Morse One-Step Tools
US National Archives - Resources for Genealogists
U.S. Genweb Project
U.S. Genweb Archives - Links to each state, and then counties within each state
World Genweb
AmericanAncestors.org ($) - Website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
Ancestry ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Billion Graves
Castle Garden - Port of New York records from 1820-1891
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
Chronicling America - Newspaper collection at the Library of Congress
Cyndi's List
Ellis Island - Port of New York records from 1892-1954
FamilySearch
Find a Grave
Find My Past ($) - 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.
MyHeritage ($) - Also available for free at the FamilySearch Center in Rockford.
Newspapers.com ($)
NewspaperArchive.com ($)
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