Library Guides: Genealogy and Family History: General Resources

Indexes/Guides

Ancestry Library Edition
The world's largest online history resource.
With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States, UK, and Canadian censuses, beginning in the 18th and 19th century; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more. These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.

Websites

Family Search
The web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah is the world's largest repository of genealogy records. Materials from the Utah collection can be requested on loan from the closest Family History Center. The Family Search web site has a directory of the Family History Centers. Free account.
National Archives Genealogy Page
- USGenWeb Project A volunteer project to make useful material available online for every county in the U.S. Two major projects are inputting Census records, and transcribing tombstones.