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Genealogy Resources

Libraries and Archives

Libraries

• Allen County Public Library - Ft. Wayne, Indiana. One of the best genealogy libraries.
   
• The British Library. The British Public Library in the UK.
  
  
• California State Library, Sutro Library (San Francisco, California). The most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City.
  
  
• Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (Houston, Texas).
   
• Cyndi's List - Libraries, Archives, and Museums.
   
• Daughters of the American Revolution - Learn about it's excellent library in Washington, D.C. One of the largest genealogical research centers in the U.S. A specialized collection of American genealogical and historical manuscripts and publications. Over 18,000 volumes of unpublished source records.
  
  
• Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah)
   
• History, Genealogy and Education. This site, maintained by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) gives information about the Immigration and Naturalization (I&N) Historical Reference Library collection and services.
   
• Immigration History Research Center. Offers resources focusing on eastern, central, and southern European and Near Eastern ethnic groups.
   
• Librarian's Index to the Index
  
  
• Libraries and Museums -- Reference Shelf for The Genealogist and Family Historian.
  Information for the amateur to professional researcher, including Harvard, the U. S. Library of Congress, public, private, college, local, university, international, worldwide library links and classification systems.
  
  
• Libraries in the United States. Organized by state and then type of library.
  
  
• LibrarySpot - Libraries Online
   
• Library Index
   
• Libweb - Library servers via WWW.
   
• Local History and Genealogy Reading Room. This Library of Congress (LC) site offers information on conducting genealogical research at the LC.
  
  
• Midwest Genealogy Center (Independence, Missouri).
  
  
• National Genealogical Society Book Collection (St. Louis, Missouri). Special Collections contains library holdings of the St. Louis Genealogical Society and the National Genealogical Society in addition to the genealogical and local history materials of the St. Louis County Library.
   
• National Genealogical Society. This web site for a national genealogical association provides "How to get started" guidance and a virtual library.
   
• National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. Provides resources for genealogists including an online catalog.
  
  
• New York Public Library (New York, NY). The Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. As one of the nation's largest publicly accessible and non-membership genealogical collections, the Milstein Division is a national resource.
   
• Newberry Library (Chicago, Illinois). Genealogy at the Newberry.
   
• CARRIE - Full Text Electronic Library
   
• San Antonio Public Library - Texana/Genealogy. Information on preserving family photographs, personal papers, and other precious materials.
   
• State Archives. Contact information for NARA state archives and historical societies
   
• WWW-Virtual History Library

Library Catalogs

• Access to Archival Databases (AAD). NARA's searchable database containing electronic records. The following topics have specific genealogical sources in AAD: Passenger lists of immigrants to the Port of New York 1846-1851, WWII POWs and casualties, Korean War POWs and casualties, Japanese-American internees, Vietnam War casualties, and more.
   
• Archival Research Catalog (ARC). ARC is a NARA database and contains online copies of some records that can be useful in genealogical research. The following topics have specific genealogical sources in ARC: African American history, court records, Federal employees, immigration, military records, and Native Americans records.
   
• ArchiveGrid. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.
   
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch. Family History Library Catalog.  Online catalog of the LDS Family History Library. The LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City has a large collection of family histories, county histories, and other published material. These materials are listed in the library’s catalog, which is available on microfiche or CD-ROM at LDS Family History Centers and other libraries throughout the United States. Some books have been microfilmed, and the microfilm can be borrowed from the Salt Lake City library at a Family History Center. To find a Family History Center near you, enter your city, county, state, and country on the site. You can search the Family History Library Catalog. The catalog can be searched for surnames and places. Under “All Searches,” you can also search by author, microfilm/microfiche number, and call number.
   
• Daughters of the American Revolution, National Society. DAR Library Catalog.  DAR Library online catalog. Books in this library do not circulate, but the Library does have a Search Service through which information in a book can be located and photocopied.
   
• LibDex: The Library Index. You can search for a library to see if it has an online catalog.
   
• Library of Congress. Library of Congress Online Catalog. The new Library of Congress Online Catalog.
   
• Library of Congress. Z39.50 Gateway. List of libraries whose catalogs can be accessed through the Z39.50 Gateway.
   
• National Genealogical Society Library Special Collection at the St. Louis County Public Library  NGS Library Special Collection online catalog. All NGS books located in St. Louis are available through standard interlibrary loan channels, usually through your local library.
   
• webCATS: Library Catalogues on the World Wide Web. List by state of U.S. libraries with online catalogs.
   
• WorldCat.org.  OCLC, a worldwide library cooperative.

Other Resources

• Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors. Cincinnati: Family Tree Books, 2005.
   
• Carson, Dina C., editor. Directory of Genealogical and Historical Societies, Libraries and Periodicals in the US and Canada: 2006. Niwot, Colorado: Iron Gate, 2006.
   
• Dollarhide, William and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers. North Salk Lake, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998.
   
• Genealogy of the UK - A guide to finding online genealogy resources for the UK, including archives, libraries,
  surname lists, parish registers, cemeteries, directories, war memorials, electoral rolls, censuses.
   
• Kaminkow, Jack, editor. United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress, a Bibliography. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976.
   
• Kaminkow, Marion J. Genealogies in the Library of Congress, A Bibliography. 1972, 1977, 1981, 1986. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2001.
   
• Library of Congress. Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1992.
   
• Neagles, James C. and Mark C. Neagles. The Library of Congress; A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Ancestry, 1990. This guide names and describes the library's genealogically important published works and other materials, not only in the Local History and Genealogy Reading Room but also in the other divisions and reading rooms. This book provides a straightforward and informal description of the genealogical sources in the library and how to locate them.