Free Genealogy Stuff Online

Free Genealogy Databases and Records - USA

• Some Free Online Census Records Indexes - USA

• Social Security Death Index available in a free version online

• Ellis Island Online Database search New York ship passenger arrivals 1892-1924

• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System indexes more than 6 million Civil War soldiers and sailors

• World War II Army Enlistment Records Database (when you get there click on "World War II")

• Some Free Vital Records Databases...
  • Arizona Death Records 1844-1961 & Birth Records 1855-1936
  • California Death Records Index 1940-1997 (Rootsweb)
    • Also See... Online California Vital Records Indexes - Birth, Marriage & Death Records (some free, some fee-based)
  • Idaho Death Records Index 1911-1951 (Rootsweb)
  • Illinois Statewide Databases includes: Illinois Marriage Index 1763-1900 (Ongoing Project), Illinois Death Index Pre-1916 (Ongoing Project), Illinois Death Index 1916-1950
    • Also See... Online Chicago & Cook County Death Records Indexes, Obituaries & Cemeteries (some free, some fee-based)
  • Indiana State Library Databases includes early Marriage Index (through 1850), Marriage Index 1993-2002, Indiana World War II Servicemen, and more
  • Kentucky Death Records Index 1911-2000 (Rootsweb)
  • Kentucky Marriage & Divorce Indexes 1973-1993
  • Maine Death Records Index 1960-1997 (Rootsweb)
  • Minnesota Birth Certificate Index 1900-1929
  • Minnesota Death Certificate Index 1904-2001
  • Missouri Death Certificate Database 1910-1961
  • New York City Databases & Records Search includes deaths 1891-1948; plus marriages & naturalization records
    • Also See... New York City & State Genealogy Resources & Records on the Internet (some free, some fee-based)
  • Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944
    • Also See... Ohio Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries (some free, some fee-based)
  • Texas Death Records Index 1964-1998 (Rootsweb)
  • Utah Death Certificate Index 1904-1960
  • West Virginia Vital Records Search various years & counties - mostly pre-1957
  • Wisconsin Birth, Marriage & Death Index - Pre-1907 covers 1852 to September 30, 1907 (may not be complete, especially for the 1852-1880 period)

Free Genealogy Charts and Forms

• 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

Free Genealogy Software (PC)

• Personal Ancestral File (PAF) Free Download (requires free registration)

Free England and Wales Genealogy Stuff Online

• Free England & Wales Genealogy Stuff Online