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Genealogy Resources
Ancestry Library Edition
FREE access to more than 7,000 databases, including U.S. Federal Census schedules 1790-1940, immigration passenger lists, vital records, and U.S. military records.
Databases are constantly being added and updated.
Ancestry Library Edition is only available by visiting the Genealogy Department of the Midland Centennial Library. Please ask a staff member for more information.
Newspapers.com Library Edition
Extensive online database of 3,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the early 2000s. It contains a diverse blend of well-known regional and local newspapers in the U.S. and other countries.
Please note that the content in the Library Edition of this resource may differ from the personal subscription edition.
Fold3 Library Edition
Provides convenient access to U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Original records at Fold3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them.
Please note that the interface in the Library Edition of this resource may differ from the personal subscription edition, although the content should be the same.
Note: Fold3 does not work on Internet Explorer. To use Fold3, you will need to use another browser (other popular browsers: FireFox, Google Chrome, Safari, Edge).
HeritageQuest® Online
Unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more. With more than 4.4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
HeritageQuest is available on TexShare Databases with your library card. Ask a librarian for login information.
- Cemeteries & Obituaries
- Ethnic
- Free Books
- General Resources
- Immigration
- Libraries
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- Newspapers
- Texas
- United States
- Locate your ancestors in cemeteries across the globe. All volunteer run. Over 170 million
records available, and memorials are rich with content, including dates, photos and biographies.
- Headstone and burial records. Over 22.5 million records available.
- Education and resources for African-American research
- Jewish ancestry research
- List of resources for researching Hispanic genealogy
- List of Native American genealogy resources and searchable databases
Digital Public Library of America
- Over 16 million digitized items from libraries, archives, and museums.
- Non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more - including the Wayback Machine.
- Over 25 million digitized items, searchable by "Full Text Only" to see only free titles
- Free genealogy records from southern states, military records, small torn newspapers, and Native American records.
- Discover your family history. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources, including a comprehensive wiki for research information and free recorded classes.
- Free recorded conference sessions and blog posts.
- Cyndi's List is a comprehensive index containing more than 332,000 links to genealogical research sites online.
- Free Genealogy Websites
- Started in February 1996, has more than 1900 pages of free genealogy records to help you find your brick wall ancestors and build your family tree.
- The Internet's oldest and largest free genealogical community. An award winning genealogical resource with searchable databases, free Web space, mailing lists, message boards, and more.Unavailable at the moment. Currently being updated.
- Free genealogy and family history online made possible by the USGenWeb Project volunteers. Search free genealogy websites for your ancestors by U.S. state and county.
- Site contains more than 400 national, regional and other specify sites offering research tips and useful links.
- This wiki for genealogy is home to pages for more than 2 million people and families. Its powerful search contains nearly 104,000 surnames and more than 989,000 places.
- America’s first immigration center. Over 100 million names.
- Use the Free Search to find your immigrant ancestors arriving through the Port of New York at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- The Allen County Public Library ACPL has one of the largest research collections available, incorporating records from around the world. Special collections focus on Native American, African American, military, and family Bible records.
- Index to 1.5 million U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Pension Records
- War of 1812 pension records access
- Revolutionary War graves registry and Patriot Index from the national Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution
- Huge database of archived U.S. newspapers from the Library of Congress
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
- Vast number of archived U.S. newspapers
- Historical newspapers from the U.S. and Canada
- This website includes histories, transcriptions, surnames, home of the Texas friendly email list and family histories. A great place for beginners and professionals!
- Texas Genealogy is a genealogical and historical resource listing Texas county websites.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- This collection includes microfilm of the federal census schedules for all states through 1910, printed family and county histories, and a variety of Texas government records.
- This is a volunteer effort with a page for each county containing useful tips and online databases.
National Archives and Records Administration
- The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper.
- Information about where to obtain vital records such as birth certificates, death records and marriage records from each state, territory and county of the U.S.
Note: Texas vital records can be obtained from the County Clerk's office of any county in Texas.
- Generated when ancestors bought land from the federal government. Five million records dating back to 1820.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- Genealogical records created by counties with interactive map.