Genealogy Research Guides, Tips and Online Records

Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Vital Records

• Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Finding Vital Records Research Guide

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemeteries and Obituaries Research Guides and Online Records

Census Records

• US Census Records: Research Tips and Clues 1790-1940 with links to online indexes

• Some Free Online Census Records and Indexes - USA

• State Census Records Guide - Includes Some Online Indexes for censuses taken between or separate from the Federal census

• Genealogy Research Guide - Census Records
  • 1940 Census Records
  • 1950 and Later U.S. Census Records

Free Genealogy Software, Charts, Forms and Online Records

• Free Genealogy Stuff - Free Online Records, Databases and Software

• Free Blank Genealogy Charts and Forms from Ancestry.com includes an ancestral chart (or "pedigree chart" - this is a basic family tree chart), family group sheets, census and research forms, and more (these charts can be downloaded for free and printed out)

Military Records

• Online Military Indexes, Records and Rosters of Soldiers from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam
  includes the Civil War, World War One and World War Two

• How to Find World War One Draft Cards 1917-1918

• Information about Ancestry's World War II Draft Cards Collection

• Civil War Pension & Service Records - the Basics with links to indexes

Naturalization Records

• Naturalization Records - Genealogy Research Guide

Newspapers

• Historical Newspapers on the Internet

• for obituaries see the Obituaries and Cemeteries section

Passenger Lists - Immigration Records

• Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Records - Research Guide for finding records online and off

• Early Immigrants to Pennsylvania 1600s and 1700s

People & Places

• Finding People - Tips for Finding Living and Recently Deceased People in the USA
  includes online address and telephone directories, vital records indexes, and other resources

• Finding Places - Online Gazetteers & Town/County Locators

Using the Freedom of Information Act for Genealogy Records

• Research Guide: Using the Freedom of Information Act for Genealogy Records
  • The Social Security SS-5 Form - Application for a Social Security Card

Genealogy Guides for Beginners

• Genealogy Guides for Beginners

German Genealogy Research

• German Roots - German Genealogy Resources - Research Guides, Passenger Lists and more

• The German Genealogy Records Series tips for finding German genealogy records

Irish Genealogy Research

• Genealogy Research Guides - Irish Genealogy

United Kingdom Genealogy Research

• Online Census Records and Indexes for England, Scotland and Wales 1851-1901