Some of Our Genealogy Research Favorites

Terrific Research Websites

Family Search
FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations.
Find A Grave
Over 180 million memorials created by volunteers since 1995.
Cyndi's List
A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
Ellis Island Foundation
American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC) allows visitors to explore the collection of Port of New York Passenger Immigration Records 1820-1957.
Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree
Thanks to Isaac, a Boy Scout, working on his Genealogy badge, for this suggestion.
Genealogy.com
Genealogy.com is a source for family history buffs to find genealogical research originally posted in GenForum and popular genealogy articles.
National Archives
National Archives holds historical U.S. government documents (federal, congressional, and presidential records) that are created or received by the President and his staff, by Congress, by employees of Federal government agencies, and by the Federal courts.
USGenWeb Archives
Archives for the USGenWeb Project.
RootsWeb
Search Billions of Historical Records.

Ancestry.com ($)
Ancestry® helps you understand your genealogy. New collections. Innovative features. And over 1.8 billion records added in 2019.
Newspapers.com ($)
The largest online newspaper archive. 16,200+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000s, millions of additional pages added every month.
Fold3 ($)
Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Findmypast ($)
Over 2 billion historical records from around the world, including the largest collection of Irish records anywhere online.
Heritage Quest ($/Free)
Free with Wake County Public Library card or by subscription)
Google News Archives
Archives of newspapers and links to other newspaper archives on the web, both free and paid. Some of the news archives date back to 18th century.

Google Books
A searchable repository of more than 40 million titles, some downloadable as a PDF or ePub.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust is a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items.
Higginson's Books
Higginson Book Company provides archival-quality reprints of rare and out of print genealogies, local histories and Civil War regimentals.

National Archives Forms
Use these forms from the NARA to record your research results.
Family Group Sheet (PDF)
A fillable Family Group Sheet which can be saved or printed, courtesy of Misbach Enterprises.
Pedigree Chart (PDF)
Enter your family pedigree, save and/or print in this fillable PDF, courtesy of Misbach Enterprises.