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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 Historical Records

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.
- Ancestry World Tree
  
  Nearly 400 million names in family trees submitted by users.
- Ancestry.com - Free Index Collections ^FREE
  
  A list of more than 1,400 free index collections on Ancestry.
- 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.
- 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. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
- 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.
AncestryIreland.com - Ulster Historical Foundation
- Birth, Death and Marriage records for County Antrim and County Down
- Distribution of surnames in Ireland in 1890 (Matheson's special report)
- Members Interests Database
- UHF Research Files
  
  Index to 11,500 family history report from 1956 - c.1994.
Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records

The Official Land Records Site for the United States. This site has a searchable database of more than five million (1820-present) Federal land conveyance records, including scanned images of those records. There are also images related to survey plats and field notes, dating back to 1810. The site does not currently contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.
- Reference - Frequently Asked Questions
- Reference Center
  - Document Requests - Eastern States Patent Request
  - Document Requests - Land Entry Case File
    
    Explanation of steps involved to get copies of the National Archives and Records Administration Land Entry Case Files.
  - Glossary
  - Rectangular Survey System
- Search Documents By Type, By Location, By Identifier
  
  There are 4 documents in the search: Patents, Survey Plats and Field Notes, Land Status Records, Control Document Index. Patents are for all 50 states and DC. Survey Plates and Field Notes are for Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming. Land Status Records are for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota. Control Document Index is for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
Ellis Island - FREE Port of New York Passenger Records Search

Online searchable database of over 22 million passenger names covering roughly 70% of the immigrants processed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
FamilySearch

FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services each year to learn more about their family history. The site is free for everyone to use.
- Search - Records
  - Free Family Trees - Search User Submitted Genealogies
    
    User Submitted Genealogies is a set of lineage linked conclusion trees provided to FamilySearch by users. This data comes from the Ancestral File, the Pedigree Resource File and other user submissions.
FamilySearch Record Search

Search millions of indexed records and digitized images.
- Historical Record Collections
  
  Census, birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial records.
Free UK Genealogy

Free UK Genealogy is a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) acting as an umbrella organisation for FreeBMD, FreeReg and FreeCEN. We work with volunteers to make transcriptions of the England and Wales Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths, historic Parish Registers and 19th Century Censuses. Each of the projects is a significant undertaking and in total, more than ten thousand volunteers have contributed over 350,000,000 records.
FreeBMD

An ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records.
FreeCEN: UK Census Online Project

Project to transcribe the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891 England, Scotland, & Wales censuses for free online search.
- FreeCEN England Summary
- FreeCEN Scotland
  
  This project
- FreeCEN Search
  
  Search the entire database.
- FreeCEN Wales Census Projects
FreeREG - Search UK Parish Register Indices

FreeREG is a free access site, in the process of making available transcriptions for parish registers throughout England, Scotland, and Wales.
New York City Marriage Index - Reclaim The Records

Search over 3.1 million marriage licenses from New York City, covering 1950-1995 - FREE! Searchable by soundalike names, alternate spellings, nicknames, wildcard searches, years, and boroughs. You can also download the raw data for offline use.
USGenWeb Archives

Searchable by state. Census, church, marriages, maps, obituaries, pensions and special collections.
- Search Engines for the USGenWeb Archives

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