Subject Portal » Genealogy

Provides access to over 740 databases that yield census, church and immigration records, historical maps, the Social Security death index and much more. Results are often presented as digital images. Records usually originate from civil and institutional records but some family history accounts are anecdotal and may be best used for an overview before continuing to locate factual information.

Simply the best place to begin for online genealogical resources. Provides a categorized & cross-referenced index and a listing of links.

Provides descriptions of manuscripts, archive collections and other primary resource materials. This resource also serves as a directory of primary resource repositories located in the United States. Coverage varies.

Brief biographies of selected Quakers with citations that lead to further research. This resource is strong for 18th Century and British Quakers.

Five specific databases provide access to census records, published family histories, scholarly journals on family history, Revolutionary War service and pension records, and participants in the Freedman's Bank. This is a supplemental resource to Ancestry.com.

This card catalog indexes death notices that have appeared in selected Quaker journals since 1828.

A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries. Includes manuscripts and journals of individuals and families. Try searching on an individual as author and the ‘X Family’ as subject for family histories.

Provides citations to reference sources and important retrospective works that cover individuals both living and deceased from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.

The national professional association for genealogists. Provides standards for research, conference opportunities, news and suggestions for beginners. See their journal, The National Genealogical Society Quarterly.