General Research
General
Newspapers
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Newspapers.com ($) | http://www.newspapers.com | |
| Genealogy Bank ($) | http://www.genealogybank.com | |
| Historic Newspapers (Google) | https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home | |
| The Ancestor Hunt - Newspapers | https://theancestorhunt.com/newspapers.html | |
| The Ancestor Hunt - Newspaper Links | https://theancestorhunt.com/newspaper-research-links.html | |
| Elephind Historical Newspaper Archive | This link is not secure. Use caution if proceeding to the destination site. | https://elephind.com/ |
Cemetery Records
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Find-A-Grave | http://www.findagrave.com | |
| The Tombstone Transcription Project | http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ | |
| Veteran Grave Locator | http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ |
Religious
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| The Church of Latter-Day Saints Pioneer Database | https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/ |
Military
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| DAR Genealogical Research System ($, for full records) | https://www.dar.org/national-society/genealogy | |
| Fold3 ($) | Military records for the U.S. dating from the Revolutionary War forward with some additional non-military records | http://www.fold3.com |
| Naval Documents of the American Revolution | https://ndar-history.org/ |
Land Records
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | Land Patent Search - By State, county, name | http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ |
Immigration
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration New York 1820 - 1913 | Link appears to be no longer valid. Placed here for further research --> | http://www.castlegarden.org/searcher.php |
| Ellis Island | History of Ellis Island | https://www.yourlawyer.com/library/new-york-city-history-ellis-island/ |
Maps
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Government Census Maps | http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/reference.html | |
| Maps of the US | Maps that show the formation of states and counties over time. Other historical maps Battle maps | http://www.mapofus.org/ |
| Atlas of Historical County Boundaries | http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/index.html | |
| Early American Roads & Trails | https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gentutor/trails.html | |
| Historic Map Works | View for free, $ for prints or jpeg Link appears to be no longer valid. Placed here for further research --> | http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/ |
| American Philosophical Society | Philosophical Society Library Historical research | https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/ |
| Ohio State University ehistory | Biographies, articles, images, etc. | https://ehistory.osu.edu/search/ehistory |
| Getty Library | Library Catalog | https://primo.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?vid=GRI |
| National Archives Catalog of Holdings | https://catalog.archives.gov/ | |
| Links to Free Historical Maps | https://lisalisson.com/online-historical-maps/?fbclid=IwAR10NTwdRj7a4UAHYKv2JG0mMZL06yW-xzmDyRJh8yBRyZobrMZKqpk1Nzc | |
| Maps of United States | https://www.mapofus.org/ | |
| Township/Range on Google | https://www.randymajors.org/township-range-on-google-maps |