Web Sites for United States Research Compiled by Sandra Trapp, last updated December 5, 2017 The following information is for (mostly) free resources for U.S. research. GENERAL Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ - At this web site you can find the Social Security Death Index, town/county database, family trees submitted by researchers, mailing list for surnames, localities and more, message boards, people willing to do look-up in resources they have, blank charts and forms for your research, and more. Ancestry Library Edition - available at many local libraries. This edition of Ancestry includes research information for the United States and the United Kingdom Ancestry.com Free Databases - http://www.searchforancestors.com/ancestryfreebies.html - There are databases on this web site that are always free, i.e., 1880 U.S. census, 1881 U.K. census, WWI Civilian Draft Registration (U.S.), etc. Ancestry.com Online Obituary Collection - https://search.ancestry.com/search/obit - Obituaries published in newspapers from the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Canada. DAR Genealogical Records Committee Index - http://grc.dar.org/dar/darnet/grc/grc.cfm?Action=overview - The Daughters of the American Revolution members have transcribed previously unpublished genealogical records. This is a free index to many of these unpublished records. You can obtain a copy of the record, for a fee, by making a request to the DAR. At the above web site, click on "Search Services" and then "Photocopy Service" to obtain information on how to make a request. Some public and private libraries have copies of these DAR records and you may be able to obtain a copy through them. Guild of One Name Studies - http://www.one-name.org/ - This web site offers limited information to non-members, but it does provide you with the name of the administrator and contact information for a particular surname. Stephen Morse's One-Step Web Site - http://stevemorse.org - This web site offers an easy way to do complex searches in numerous databases. Dr. Morse has created aids in searching for individuals in passenger lists for multiple ports, census records, birth, death databases as well as diverse topics like converting calendar types Obitfinder - http://www.legacy.com/search - Obituaries found in U.S. newspapers (since 2000) and also searches the Social Security Death Index - 1 - Surname Distribution - http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/distribution.html - Maps of surname distribution for the U.S. for 1840, 1880, and 1920. Behind The Name - http://www.behindthename.com/ - Gives etymology and history of first names. Public Libraries in USA - http://www.publiclibraries.com - Many local libraries have resources for their immediate area that can not be found in any other place. English Equivalent of Foreign Names - http://www.sciway3.net/scgenweb/oconee- county/names.html Access to Archives (NARA) - http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp - Links to military records as well as immigration, prisoners of war, military, etc. Time Capsule - http://dmarie.com/timecap - Currently there is data online for the years 1800 through 2002, although years 1800 - 1875 are a bit spotty. Name Thesaurus - http://www.namethesaurus.com/ - a tool for identifying the most common variants for both first names (forenames) and last names. American Last Names - http://www.americanlastnames.us/ - From the 2000 census, surnames, their ranks, and some with common meaning, origin and history. Estimate Life Events - http://www.godonthe.net/genealogy/EstimateLifeEventsDates.html - Provides years for life events based on your input of a year and selection of an event. Dictionary of Ancient Occupations, Trades, Ranks, Offices and Titles - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dav4is/Sources/Occupations.html# TOP Prison Search - http://www.ancestorhunt.com/genealogical_prison_records.htm Surname Map And Statistics - http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Main.aspx Making of America - http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp and http://dlsx2.library.cornell.edu/m/moa - This two-part digital library of the 19th century includes some 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles (on the Michigan site) and 100,000 articles from period journals and periodicals (on the Cornell site) Historic United States Patents - http://www.historicpatents.net - List of first 10,000 numbered U.S. patents, issued from 1836 to 1853, with names and residences of inventors. Genealogy Forms - http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/family-history-forms - 2 - U.S. Agricultural Schedule Genealogy Forms - http://www.ppgs.org/content/genealogy- forms WorldCat - http://www.worldcat.org - Union catalog of holdings of public, private, university and special libraries all over the world. Google Books Search - http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp - Digitized books - Some books are only a preview but many are full text. Free Family Tree Search Engine - http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Tools/free_family_tree_search_ engine.html - Will search through multiple family tree web sites. Allen County Public Library Resources - http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx - Includes information on how to get started, along with links to many Indiana on-line resources as well as other states. LDS RESOURCES FamilySearch.org - https://familysearch.org·- Historical records, many with images; family trees and more. British Isles Vital Records Index Breakdown by Location - http://www.genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ - This web site provides a breakdown of the records appearing in the 2nd edition of the British Isles Vital Records Index CDs from LDS. They have put these extractions on their pilot site (URL is listed above) in two databases: Great Britain Births & Baptism 1571-1977 and Great Britain Marriages 1571-1988. The numbers in the tables indicate the number of records for that county. Clicking on the numbers will retrieve a pdf file with a breakdown showing individual parishes and the periods covered. FamilySearch Catalog - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp - Online catalog to the resources at the Latter-Day Saints’ Family History Library in Salt Lake City and other locations. To Find a LDS Family History Center Near You - http://tinyurl.com/uq11 FamilySearch Books - https://books.familysearch.org/ - Digitized books from various libraries. - 3 - CENSUS AND DIRECTORIES Census Online - http://census-online.com/ - Links to census records and census research tools Census Finder - http://www.censusfinder.com/ - Links to free census information Mortality Schedules - http://mortalityschedules.com - Includes mortality schedules for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Information provided varies from state to state. State and Colonial Census Records - http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/census.htm Gateway to City Directories - http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/DirM.htm Internet Archive - http://tinyurl.com/24e6tkp - Has some census images for some parts of the US. A little cumbersome to work with. Some State Census Indexes - http://www.researchguides.net/census/state.htm Old Directory Search - http://olddirectorysearch.com/ Online City, County and Rural Directories - http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/ Distant Cousin Directories Links - http://distantcousin.com/Directories CALCULATORS AND CONVERTERS Day of the Week Calculator - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9714/zeller.htm - Have you ever wondered what day of the week an ancestor was born, married or died? Gary Bastian's calculator will help you with this. Perpetual Calendars - http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/easter/ - Calendars for Great Britain from 1550 to 2049, but excludes Scotland for 1600 to 1752. A Calculator for Figuring the Purchasing Power of the British Pound from 1264 to 2007 - http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ - A web site for researchers that have Colonial America ancestors. Birth Date Calculator - http://www.progenealogists.com/birthfromdeath.htm - If you have a death date and the age the person died at in years, months, and days; this calculator will help you find the birth date for the deceased. Inflation Calculator - http://www.westegg.com/inflation/- Calculator based on the Consumer Price Index from 1800 to 2007. - 4 - Julian to Gregorian Calendar Converter - http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/gregorian.html Roman Numeral Converter - http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/romannumeralconverter.html Measuring Worth - http://www.measuringworth.com/index.html Historical Currency Conversions - http://futureboy.homeip.net/fsp/dollar.fsp NEWSPAPERS Online Newspaper Archives - http://freegenealogytools.blogspot.com/2009/10/world-of- free-newspaper-archives.html Library of Congress Newspaper Directory - http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ - Provides titles of newspapers covering the date and place you are researching. Newspaper images from 1860 to 1922 from the following states: Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Newspaper Archives - http://www.newspaperarchive.com/keywordlanding.aspx?key=newspaperarticles Newspaper Archives for Some Southern States - http://freenewspaperarchives.us/south.aspx - Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia. Newspaper Archives for Some Northeastern States - http://freenewspaperarchives.us/east.aspx - Includes Maryland, New Hampshire,