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• Ancestry.com - Card Catalog

  Browse this alphabetical index of all Ancestry databases. Databases marked as FREE are viewable by guests. The free databases are listed below.

  • 1880 United States Federal Census

    Original source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls.

  • 1881 Channel Islands Census

    Original source: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.

  • 1881 England Census

    Original source: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.

  • 1881 Isle of Man Census

    Original source: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.

  • 1881 Wales Census

    Original source: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.

  • Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820 (Slave)

    Original source: Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo, comp. Database downloaded from http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/, 2003.

  • Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1719-1820 (Free)

    Original source: Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo, comp. Database downloaded from http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/, 2003.

  • Aiken County, South Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions: Graniteville

    Original source: Graniteville Cemetery, Aiken County SC, 2001.

  • American Biographical Library

    75,000 full-text biographies from many different sources. Original source: American Biographical Library. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Ancestry Inc., 1996.

  • Archivio dei certificati di nascita di Palermo (Italia): 1876-85 Parti 1-3 / Palermo Italy, Index of Birth Records: 1876-85 Parts 1-3

    Original source: Located in the public records office of Palermo and Messina. Public records office, Sicily, Italy 1876-85.

  • Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868

    Original source: 1788-1868 Convict Records. Records kept at the New South Wales State Records Office, P.O. Box R625, Royal Exchange, NSW 2000; at the Archives Office of Tasmania, 77 Murray St., Hobart, TAS 7000; and at the State Records Office of Western Australia, Alexander Library, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA 6000.

  • Auswanderungsakten Brandenburg, Preu

    Original source: Auswanderungskartei (emigration cards) located at Brandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv in Potsdam, Germany or Family History Library microfiche #6109219-6109220 (54 total fiches).

  • Baden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911

    Original source: adishen Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe. Auswanderer, 1866-1911. Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Microfilm of card index by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976-1978.

  • Bertie County, North Carolina Vital Statistics, 1700s-1920

    Original source: Sentinel Publications. Bertie Beginnings: The Story of Our County and Its Distinguished Citizens. Kinston, NC, USA: Sentinel Publications, 1921.

  • Biographical Cyclopedia of U.S. Women

    Original source: Cameron, Mable Ward. Biographical Cyclopedia of American Women. Vol. I-II. New York, NY, USA: Halvord Publishing Co., 1924-1925.

  • Biographical Directory of the American Congress

    Original source: Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and The Congress of the United States From the First to the Eightieth Congress March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949, Inclusive. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1950.

  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

    Original source: United States. Congress. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2005.

  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983

    Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.

  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983

    Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.

  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

    Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.

  • Fairbanks, Alaska Cemetery Records

    Original source: Clay Street and Birch Hill Cemetery Inscriptions.

  • Geographic Reference Library

    Original source: Infobases Incorporated. Geographic Reference Library. Provo, UT, USA: Infobases, 1996.

  • History of the American Nation

    Original source: Jackman, William James. History of the American Nation. Chicago, IL, USA: K. Gaynor, 1913.

  • Houston Chronicle Obituaries, 1901-1905

    Original source: Bennett, Linda, comp.. Index to Obituary Notices in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas). Vol.1: 1901-1905. Texas, USA: Linda Bennett, 1993.

  • Iosco County, MI, Iosco County Gazette Index, 1900-1910

    Original source: Huron Shores Genealogical Society. Index to the Iosco County Michigan Gazette (Biographic): 1900-09. Oscoda, MI, USA: Huron Shores Genealogical Society, 1996.

  • Iosco County, Michigan Early Land Owners, 1841-1896

    Original source: Huron Shores Genealogical Society. Index to Early Land Owners in Iosco County Michigan: 1841-96. Oscoda, MI, USA: Huron Shores Genealogical Society, 1996.

  • Iosco County, Michigan Paupers, 1869-1934

    Original source: Huron Shores Genealogical Society. Index to Paupers Who Received Relief from the Iosco County Michigan Superintendents of the Poor: 1869-1934. Oscoda, MI, USA: Huron Shores Genealogical Society, 1994.

  • Iosco County, Michigan Plat Book, 1903

    Original source: Huron Shores Genealogical Society. Index to the 1903 Iosco County, Michigan Plat Book. Oscoda, MI, USA: Huron Shores Genealogical Society, 1993.

  • James Madison, Journal of the Federal Convention

    Original source: Madison, James. Journal of the Federal Convention by James Madison. Vol. I-II. Chicago, IL, USA: Albert, Scott & Co., 1893.

  • Kansas Territorial Census, 1855

    Original source: Report of the Special Committe Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas, With the Views of the Minority of Said Committee, House of Representatives, Report 200, 34th Congress, 1st Session. Washington, D.C.: Cornelius Wendell, 1856.

  • Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91

    Original source: Queensland State Archives. 1861-91 Immigrants to Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Queensland, Australia: Queensland, StateArchives, 1861-1891.

  • Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire / Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs

    Original source: Erich Uetrecht. Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs. 5th Edition. Leipzig, Germany: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912-1913.

  • Minnesota Marriage Collection, 1958-2001

    Original source: Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Marriages, 1997-2001. Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-1995. Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul, Minnesota.

  • Missouri National Guard, the Mexican Border, 1916

    Original source: Report of the Adjutant General State of Missouri, 1915-16. Jefferson City, KS: Hugh Stephens Co., - . The Service of the Missouri National Guard on the Mexican Border Under the President's Order of June 18, 1916. Jefferson City, KS: Hugh Stephens Co., - .

  • Nevada Marriages, 1860-1987

    Original source: These records were extracted between 1982 and 1996 primarily from marriage records held at county courthouses. Specific source information is provided with each entry.

  • New England Irish Pioneers

    Original source: O'Brien, Michael J., LL.D. Pioneer Irish in New England. New York, NY, USA: P. J. Kennedy & Sons, 1937.

  • New South Wales, Australia 1828 - 1842: Bounty Immigrants List

    Original source: Bounty Immigrants to New South Wales 1828 - 1842. Records kept at the New South Wales State Records Office, P.O. Box 516, Kingswood, NSW 2747; at the Archives Office of Tasmania, 77 Murray St., Hobart, TAS 7000; and at the State Records Office of Western Australia, Alexander Library, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA 6000.

  • New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890

    Original source: United States Government. 1890 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index (Rolls #543-#560, Jan. 2, 1890 to Dec. 30, 1890). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

  • New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1891

    Original source: United States Government. 1891 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Series M237, Rolls #561-#580, Jan. 2, 1891 to Dec. 31, 1891.

  • Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index

    Original source: Surname Index, Cheboygan and Mackinac Counties, Michigan.

  • Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Original source: Ontario, Canada. 1871 Canada Census. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm. Specific microfilm roll numbers are listed with each record in the index.

  • Pennsylvania German Pioneers

    Original source: Strassburger, Ralph Beaver. Pennsylvania German Pioneers. Vol. I-II. Norristown, PA, USA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934.

  • Personal Member Photos

    Original source: Family tree photos submitted by Ancestry members.

  • Personal Member Trees

    Contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.

  • Scots-Irish

    Original source: Hanna, Charles A. . The Scotch-Irish: The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America . Vol. 1. New York, NY, USA: G. P. Putnam, 1902.

  • U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 3

    Original source: House of Representatives. Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private Claims Which Have Been Presented to the House of Representatives. Vol. III. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1853.

  • U.S. Naval Deaths, World War I

  • U.S. World War I Mothers' Pilgrimage, 1930

    Original source: List of Mothers and Widows of American Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to War Cemeteries in Europe. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1930.

  • Utah Cemetery Inventory

    Original source: Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000.

  • Virginia Colonial Soldiers

    Original source: Eckenrode, H. J.. Special Report of the Department of Archives and History for 1913. Richmond, VA, USA: Virginia State Library, 1917.

  • Who’s Who in Australia, 1921-1950

    Original source: This database contains 11 Australian “Who’s Who” books. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

  • Woodford County, Illinois, Prairie District Library, Obituaries, 1887 to Present

    Original source: The Woodford Sentinel Newspaper and The Metamora Herald Newspaper. Woodford County, IL, USA: 1887-2000. Newspaper Obituaries for the Woodford County area.Illinois Prairie District Library, Woodford County, Illinois, USA.

  • Wuerttemberg, Germany Emigration Index

    Original source: : Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index. Vol. I-VIII. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Ancestry, Inc., 1986.

  • WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Original source: United States, Selective Service System. Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1987-1988. Microfilm Publications: M1509.

• Ancestry.com - Free Index Collections

  Original source: multiple, worldwide. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

• Ancestry.com - Freedmen’s Bureau Records ^FREE

  Established in 1865 to help the nearly four million newly freedmen and women manage their transition from enslavement to citizenship, the Freedmen’s Bureau assisted with land and property, relief programs, medical care, and educational support—among many other important endeavors.

• Ancestry.com - Jewish Family History Collection ^FREE

  Partnered with JewishGen, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation, Inc., the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the USC Shoah Foundation, and Arolsen Archives to create a collection of over 20 million Jewish historical records.

• Ancestry.com - NARA Reports ^FREE

  Original source: datasets from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

• Ancestry.com - Search Holocaust Records for Free ^FREE

  Search new collections of Holocaust records for free, courtesy of their partners Arolsen Archives and USC Shoah Foundation.