Monday, February 28, 2011

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Census Records & Voter Lists

Census records are a cornerstone of family history research and Ancestry.com has the only complete online collection of U.S. Census Records (1790 – 1930).

U.S.: 1930, 1920, 1910, 1900, 1890, 1880, 1870,1860, 1850, 1840, 1830, 1820, 1810, 1800, 1790

England: 1901, 1891, 1881, 1871, 1861, 1851, 1841

Canada: 1911, 1901, 1891, 1881, 1871, 1861

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Immigration & Emigration Records

Search ship passenger lists from Ellis Island to New Orleans and California, plus naturalization records, passport applications and more.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

New York Port Ships Images 1851-1891

Honolulu, HI Passenger Lists 1900-1953

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Family Trees

The world’s largest family history community shares its research, photos, stories and notes with you in these databases.

Public Member Trees

OneWorldTree

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Newspapers & Periodicals

Discover more of what your ancestor’s life was like in historic newspapers — from big cities to small towns. Obituaries are updated daily.

U.S. Obituary Collection

The Times (London, England)

Stars and Stripes Newspaper, Pacific Editions, 1945-1963

Lima News (Lima, OH)

The Daily Courier (Connellsville, PA)

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Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records

The legal documents your ancestors left behind can be very beneficial to your research.

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909

Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records, 1639-1850

New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920

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Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Discover where your ancestors lived, how the area developed, how boundaries changed and where to find more records.

U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, 1864-1918

U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000

Gazetteer of the state of New York

Lippincott’s Gazetteer of the World, 1913

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Go to the Card Catalog to browse through all titles across all of our collections.

Birth, Marriage & Death Records

You’ll find millions of vital records on Ancestry.com — from U.S. states and countries around the world.

Social Security Death Index

California Birth Index 1905–1995

Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997

England & Wales Birth Index, 1916–2005

England & Wales Marriage Index, 1837-1915

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Military Records

Explore the largest collection of U.S. military records online — draft cards, service records, muster rolls, as well as global military records.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1940

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

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Photos and Images

From around the country and the world — photos provide rich context to your ancestors’ lives. You may even find a yearbook photo of Grandma.

U.S. School Yearbooks

Family tree photos

Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000

Historic Postcards Collection, 1893-1960

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Directories & Member Lists

Find addresses, occupations, family members and more in directories through the ages.

U.S. City Directories

U.S. Public Record Index (USPRI)

U.S. Phone & Address Directories, 1993-2002

British Phone Books, 1880-1984

New York City Directories

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Stories, Memories & Histories

These resources can provide a rare glimpse into the lives and times of your ancestors.

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

American Genealogical-Biographical Index

Public Member Stories

Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1812-1834

A history of Columbus, Georgia, 1828-1928

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