Genealogy Search Websites

African American Heritage
Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

Ancestral Findings
Take a step back in time with Ancestral Findings. Enjoy free genealogy lookups, fascinating articles, and podcasts that bring history to life.

Ancestry.com
Trace your genealogy using historical records. U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. You must be in the library to access this database. This is a subscription service with several free guest benefits. Note: Ancestry Library Edition is available with your library card for in-library use only.

Cyndi's List
Free genealogy starting point with more than 317000 genealogy links, categorized & cross-referenced, in more than 200 categories.

FamilySearch
Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this exhaustive database is searchable by surname, international geography, and other categories.

Find A Grave
They call themselves the world’s largest gravesite collection with more than 170 million memorials. Search for free. Many photos and text has been added to gravesite information.

Fold3
A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

GenealogyLinks.net
Genealogy Links contains a list of over 50,000 genealogical links categorized by geographical area of the world. Few annotations, but most link names appear to be self-explanatory.

GenForum
GenForum is an online genealogy forum with over 14,000 online forums devoted to genealogy, including surnames, U.S. states, countries, and general topics.

Heritage Quest
Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy. A library card from Carnegie Public Library is required to access this database.

Index of Native American Genealogy Resources on the Internet
This site provides links to Native American Genealogy.

National Genealogy Society
With over 17,000 members, the NGS provides training, research assistance, news, and other resources.

Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA
A guide for genealogists and other researchers. This webpage lists places to find indexes for death records on the internet, including obituaries, cemetery burials, military cemeteries, probate indexes, the Social Security Death Index, and other related items.

RootsWeb
One of the first genealogical resources on the internet; it still offers excellent help with mailing lists; Ancestry Wiki; obituaries; connect to USGenWeb; Family Trees; queries; and more.