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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 ($) are subscription sites, but many have some free records.
AccessGenealogy
Ancestry ($)
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 Your records from 1892-1954
FamilySearch
Find a Grave
Find My Past ($)
Fold3 ($)
Genealogybank.com ($)
Google Newspaper Archives
Hathitrust.org - free digitized county history books, etc.
Illinois State Genealogical Society
Illinois State Digital Archives Databases 
Library and Archives Canada 
- From the main page, click 'Discover the Collection' > 'Browse A-Z'.  Their large collection includes Canadian censuses and passenger lists.
MyHeritage ($)
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
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  • Home
  • About
    • WBCGS Board
  • Resources
    • Past Meetings
    • Local Photo Gallery
    • Pioneer Certificates
    • Burials at Cedar Bluff Cemetery
    • Boone County
    • Winnebago County
    • Illinois and Beyond
    • Regional County Societies
    • Civil War
    • Major Libraries
    • Major Research Sites
    • Free Forms
  • Membership
  • Research Help
    • Beginning Genealogy
  • Publications
  • Contact Us
    • Support Us
  • Member Access
    • Previous Meetings
    • Newsletters
    • WBCGS Publications
    • Additional Resources