LibGuides: Genealogy Research: National

Websites to do your family research

Allen County (IN) Public Library Genealogy Center
The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library is based in Indiana but is a unique and valuable resource for the entire genealogical community at large. Includes a large research collection that incorporates records from around the world.
Black Past
Primary documents which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. A starting point for additional research and discussions that help further our understanding of the history of people of African ancestry in the United States.
Castle Garden Database
Castlegarden.org is a free database developed and funded by The Battery Conservancy. It contains and makes available eleven million records of immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York from 1820 - 1892.
Ellis Island National Immigration Museum
The Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration is a living monument to the story of the American people. Housed inside the restored Main Building of the former immigration complex, the Museum documents the rich story of American immigration through a carefully curated collection of photographs, heirlooms, and searchable historic records.
Fulton History
Search over 50,542,711 Old Newspaper pages from US & Canada! The focus is on New York.
Statue of Liberty ~ Passenger Lists
This free Ellis Island Passenger Search database is home to 65 million records of passengers arriving to the Port of New York from 1820 to 1957.
Cyndi's List
Cyndi's List has been a trusted genealogy research site for more than 25 years. Cyndi's List is free for everyone to use and it is meant to be your starting point when researching online.
Sanborn Maps
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online Checklist provides a searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division. The online checklist is based upon the Library's 1981 publication Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress and will be continually updated to reflect new acquisitions.
Find a Grave
Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.
Military Records from Ancestry
Browse military records by war and discover your family's military past.
MyHeritage.com
Discover your family story! Grow your family tree, find new relatives, and explore billions of historical records with a 14-day FREE trial.