1,055 Free Online Mid Atlantic States Death Record and Index Collections

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists (as well as the largest of them all – FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific death information and sometimes scanned images of the actual death certificates themselves. These free online […]

2,475 Free Online Mid West States Death Record and Index Collections

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists (as well as the largest of them all – FamilySearch), many indexes to death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific death information and sometimes scanned images of the death certificates. These free online collections have hundreds of millions […]

13,970 Free Online Marriage Collection and Index Links for the United States

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage licenses, bonds, certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the marriage documents themselves. These […]

3,380 Free Online Marriage Collection and Index Links for the Mid West States

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage licenses, bonds, certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the marriage documents themselves. These […]

Free Online Genealogy Website of the Day – Stephen P. Morse – One-Step Portal for On-Line Genealogy

Stephen Morse is pretty much a legend in the genealogy industry with his One Step Online Search website. From the site: In the “old days” genealogical research was done by traveling great distances and then going through dusty archives or using microfilm readers.  But the advent of the World Wide Web has changed that.  Today much of […]

3,110 Free Online Marriage Collection and Index Links for the New England States

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage license, bond, and certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual marriage […]

1,590 Free Online Marriage Collection and Index Links for the Mid Atlantic States

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage licenses, bonds, certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the marriage documents. These […]

100 Commonly Used Abbreviations in Old Newspapers

In old newspapers, publishers and typesetters strived to save space, which meant saving paper and ink. As a result, when researching old newspapers, you will encounter many abbreviations that are not readily understood. Below is a list of 100 common abbreviations that you might run across. Newspaper Abbreviations As a bonus, below is a list […]

18,000 United States High Schools and Colleges with Free Online Yearbooks

Trying to find U.S. yearbooks? This is the place to find free online yearbooks. Why? Yearbooks from high school or college are among the most enjoyable records for a genealogist to search. It provides you with much story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and clubs they participated in, and […]

5,890 Free Online Marriage Collection and Index Links for the Southern States

One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage licenses, bonds, certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the marriage documents themselves. These […]