An index of close to 5,000 births recorded by county officials. The index can be used to order birth records, which contain further details.

An index to and digital images of registers recording the baptism, marriage and burials of 10,000s of French Catholics.

An index to over 500,000 birth and baptism records, including parents' names, date and place of birth/baptism. The index can be used to locate original records, which may contain further details.

An index to and images of registers recording around 40,000 baptisms, marriages and deaths.

An index to and images of Lutheran registers containing close to 3 million baptism, marriage and death records.

An index to around 34,000 marriages registered in Kankakee County, including name, gender, spouse's name and date of marriage. The index can be used to order a marriage certificate, which will contain further details.

An index to 1.15 million marriages extracted from marriage certificates and licences.

An index including around 707,000 people married in the state. The index lists name, gender, spouse's name, marriage date, location and can be used to order original records, which will contain further details.

An index to and digital images of registers recording the baptism, marriage and burials of 10,000s of French Catholics.

An index to 100,000s of marriages. The index can be used to locate original records, which may contain further details.

An index to over 50,000 deaths recorded in the county. The index can be used to order death certificates, which will contain further details.

Transcripts of death records, which may include name, date and place of death, date and place of birth, parents' names and places of birth, occupation, residence, name of spouse and date and place of burial.

An index to and digital images of registers recording the baptism, marriage and burials of 10,000s of French Catholics.

An index to the place of burial of around 145,000 soldiers. The index can be used to locate original records, which may contain further details.

An index to and images of registers recording around 40,000 baptisms, marriages and deaths.

An index and images of schedules recording heads of households, statistics regarding their household and economic information.

An index to and digital images of schedules recording almost 700,000 names of people residing in the state.

Names of 104,000 Mormons extracted from church membership records. The database may also contain gender, parents' names, spouse's name, children's names, date of birth, date of marriage, date of death, residence, burial location and church ordinances.

A transcript of the state census, listing: the name of the head of the family, number of males under 21, number of males age 21 and up, number of females under 18. and number of females age 18 and up.

An index to schedules recording over 250,000 inhabitants of the state. Can be used to locate original records.

A finding aid for obituaries published in the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune.

Text-searchable editions of over 7,500 newspaper titles from the United States, containing 2 billion articles and over 100 million obituaries.

A growing collection of text-searchable, digitalised newspapers from the United States of America. Contains thousands of titles and over 100 million pages.

Text-searchable editions of and over 250 million obituaries and death notices extracted from over 7,500 United States newspaper titles.

This database contains digitized volumes of more than 60 Quaker publications, including some foreign-language periodicals. Names have been indexed from a variety of articles including births, marriage notices, obituaries, officers, missionaries, committee members, names of people who have moved, and other references to members of the Society of Friends.

An index to and images of more than 780,000 wills and probate documents. They typically record details of the deceased's relatives; and sometimes describe real and personal property, sentiments, convictions, intended places of burial and more.

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

Abstracts of English wills that are connected to early American families. In addition, it contains genealogical notes and pedigrees, maps, tabular charts, illustrations, and an index of 30,000 names as well as a fifty-one page index of places, with details of where many of the early families settled.

Abstracts of English wills that are connected to early American families. In addition, it contains genealogical notes and pedigrees, maps, tabular charts, illustrations, and an index of 30,000 names as well as a fifty-one page index of places, with details of where many of the early families settled.

An index to immigrants who petitioned courts in northern Illinois for naturalisation. The index includes name, address, date and place of birth, date of naturalisation and a reference which can be used to locate further records.

Several-hundred-thousand cards indexing naturalisation records.

Digital images of registers recording the arrival of passengers and crew at New York harbour. Varying details are included, such as name, age, gender, occupation, nationality, race, last place of residence, intended place of residence and more. The registers can be searched by a name index of over 28 million names.

This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border. It may include name, age, date and place of birth, gender, ethnicity/nationality, names of friends and relatives and more.

Name index and images from passenger lists of those arriving in San Francisco, California. Records details, such as place of birth and occupation of around 3 million people.

An index and digital images of registers listing the deaths of around 250,000 Union soldiers. The registers list name, rank, company, date and place of death, cause of death and miscellaneous notes.

An index to the place of burial of around 145,000 soldiers. The index can be used to locate original records, which may contain further details.

A history of the unit in the time leading up to and the US Civil War.

Digital images of over 10 million registration cards, which record name, address, date and place of birth, next of kin, employer and more. Cards can be searched by a name index.

Records registering over 15 million men born between 1877 and 1897, including name, age, birth date and place, residence, employer, and physical description.

Digital images of applications for passports, which list name, date and place of birth, father's particulars, immigration and naturalisation details, residence, occupation, photograph and more. Searchable by a name index.

An index to 49 million applications and claims for social security. The index includes name, SSN, date and place of birth, nation of citizenship, gender, father's name, mother's maiden name and race.

Over 2.3 million records from investigations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Name index and images of the name and subject index to correspondence of the Records and Pension office. Searchable by an index of almost 800,000 names.

An index to and images of correspondence, account books, annual reports, news clippings and other documents relating to freed slaves in the US who settled in Liberia.

An index to and digital images of registers recording 8.8 million instances of taxation. The records list the name of the person or business being taxed: their address and details tax assessed and paid.

Records detailing the sale of land in the public domain, including the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence.

An index to and digital images of 2.2 million land patents, primarily cash and homestead, from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Maps of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin listing land owners and details of the land.

Various maps and documents listing and delineating around 7 million land plots and their owners. Searchable by a name index.

This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.

A text index linked to digital images of a book that lists important information about the area and the names of its residents and businesses.

A text index linked to digital images from books that list important information about the area and the names of its residents and businesses.

A searchable book containing information relating to the area, its residents and businesses.

A directory of the court, parliament, aristocracy, mayors, civil service, military, militia and banks in the British Empire.

An index to around 1.5 billion names found in books containing list of citizens & businesses: their addresses and occupation or business. The index is linked to scanned images of the books, which may also contain local history, details of government bodies, officials and more.

An index to the place of burial of around 145,000 soldiers. The index can be used to locate original records, which may contain further details.

A growing database of over 76,000 gravestones, searchable by name and organised by cemetery.

A database containing details of the burial of 7.6 million US military veterans. Entries may contain details of birth, next of kin and more.

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

A growing collection of millions of funeral and cemetery record transcriptions, including obituaries and names of relatives.

A finding aid for obituaries published in the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune.

An index to 17,000 names found in obituaries of Illinois Jews.

Text-searchable editions of over 7,500 newspaper titles from the United States, containing 2 billion articles and over 100 million obituaries.

A growing collection of millions of funeral and cemetery record transcriptions, including obituaries and names of relatives.

A growing database containing 10s of millions of abstract obituaries with a reference to the publication it occurred in and a link to the full obituary if available online.

A collection of 2,200 books recording history, biographical sketches, maps, business notices, statistics and population numbers, pictures, descriptions of industry and business, stories of early settlement and pioneers, colleges and universities, military history, geography etc. of localities in the US.

A detailed history of the state from pre-colonial times. It includes information on Indians, geology, settlement, government, war, religion, education and more.

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

A database of over 300,000 photos, etchings, engravings and other mediums depicting places and events in the British Isles and the rest of the world.

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

A growing index to over 300 million entries in middle school, junior high, high school, and college yearbooks linked to digital images of the yearbook pages. Yearbooks usually include name and photo, but may include biographical data, such as family relations, academic achievements and hobbies.

An index to and digital images of over 20,000 year books, listing details of schools, students and staff. Many contain photographs.

A variety of publications listing names of students, faculty, alumni, and others associated with US universities, seminaries and theological institutes, normal schools, medical schools, academies, military schools, etc. Records include catalogues, obituary records and necrologies, class histories, speeches and addresses, commencement exercises, class reports, registers, prospectus, circulars, proceedings, annual reports, magazines and other documents.

Digital images of a variety of publications listing the names of students, faculty, alumni, and others associated primarily with preparatory and similar schools, including academies, high schools, seminaries, reform schools, institutes, industrial schools, military academies, dance schools, grammar schools, Latin schools and others. Searchable by an index of around 650,000 names.

Digital images of a variety of publications listing the names of college students, faculty, alumni, and others associated with places of learning. They include catalouges of students and officers, histories, biographical sketches, retrospectives, memorials, registers, anniversary books, annual reports, addresses and commencement exercises, alumni lists, lists of lectures and courses, board proceedings, catalogues of fraternity members, and other items.

A text index linked to digital images of a book that lists important information about the area and the names of its residents and businesses.

Digital images of crew lists for ships arriving in Maine, Washington, Massachusetts, Georgia, South Carolina, Illinois, Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Wisconsin, Alaska, Louisiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, California, Georgia and Puerto Rico.

This database contains an index of names and other vital information extracted from church records listing men who held a high office in and around Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early nineteenth century.

Over 2.3 million records from investigations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

An index and digital images of schedules recording statistical data concerning agriculture, industry, social and other areas. Includes many people and businesses.

Pedigrees of women who were descendants of one or more servicemen of The American Revolutionary War. Contains 100,000s of names.

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogical charts, and coats of arms where appropriate, of prominent families in America's early history.

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Detailed guides for researchers with Spanish-American ancestors. It includes biographies and genealogical charts for over 700 noted Spanish-American families.

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

A lengthy history of England detailing the country's connection to the U.S.A. Includes much detail on royalty, nobility and other historical figures of note.

An index to and digital images of registers recording the baptism, marriage and burials of 10,000s of French Catholics.

An index to 26,000 members of a Mormon splinter group established in Illinois. The index includes name, gender, date and place of birth, parents' names, spouse's name, date and place of marriage and date and place of burial.

This database contains an index of names and other vital information extracted from church records listing men who held a high office in and around Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early nineteenth century.

An index to and images of registers recording around 40,000 baptisms, marriages and deaths.

An index to and digital images of documents recording almost 6 million names. They include registers of births, marriages and deaths; lists of members; movement of members between congregations; records of discipline; disownment; burials and more.

A collection of 2,200 books recording history, biographical sketches, maps, business notices, statistics and population numbers, pictures, descriptions of industry and business, stories of early settlement and pioneers, colleges and universities, military history, geography etc. of localities in the US.

A finding aid for obituaries published in the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune.

A ten volume work containing close to 20,000 biographies of notable Americans.

Over 75,000 biographies covering congressmen, women, military and other notable individuals.

An index to millions of biographies, listing names, dates of birth and death and the biography's source publication.

A collection of 2,200 books recording history, biographical sketches, maps, business notices, statistics and population numbers, pictures, descriptions of industry and business, stories of early settlement and pioneers, colleges and universities, military history, geography etc. of localities in the US.

Maps of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin listing land owners and details of the land.

Maps recording districts used to allot areas in which census takers would operate. Searchable by street name and more.

Various maps and documents listing and delineating around 7 million land plots and their owners. Searchable by a name index.

This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.

An index to over 2.7 million articles published in various genealogical, historical and ethnographic publications.

A search engine that covers over 2.5 million pages of vital records, family trees, biographies and other genealogical resources.

Details of record collections held by numerous sub-branches of The National Archives.

Detailed guides for researchers with Spanish-American ancestors. It includes biographies and genealogical charts for over 700 noted Spanish-American families.

A directory of bodies that hold important collections of genealogical and historical records, ordered by state. As it was published in 1997, some contact details may be out of date, but the organizations' names can be used to locate updated information.