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National Research Links
National Research Links
Here is a list of links to free websites and databases that are helpful in researching historical and genealogical topics. They are not a complete list and we may add some more from time to time as we find them. For a more comprehensive list of links, you should visit Cyndi’s List.
Links for Nation-wide Resources
Links for Nation-wide Resources
This is a free database with millions of records, most of which you have to skim through yourself, but it has more and different records than Ancestry. Used in combination, you can find a ton of information from these two sites.
Used through a FREE subscription
US National Archives Research Database
Search through the National Archives Database and skim through US Censuses, some military records, videos, pictures, and more
National Park Service database to search for Civil War soldiers and sailors. It’s very helpful for finding clues about ancestors who served on either side.
The Official Federal Land Records Site
Search through the database using names or township, range, section, meridian, and state information to find maps and land patent information. This is great for finding out about where ancestors lived.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Search through the digital collections and maybe find information on counties or states that ancestors lived in.
Library of Congress project to digitize American newspapers from across the country into a searchable database.
Community History Archive Newspaper Directory
This is a collaboration between libraries across the country that digitize newspapers and put it in a searchable database. Filter through the directory and then click on the map pin of a newspaper you want to search.
Search through cemetery graves for clues on where your ancestors are buried. These are updated by public users.
Search ABMC Burials and Memorials
Search for names of casualties from WWI to the Vietnam War that have been buried at overseas military cemeteries, memorials, or are listed on the Walls of the Missing.
Search for passenger records for immigrant ancestors that passed through Ellis Island.
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