Genealogy Resources: Genealogy Search Tools

FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations.

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Contains thousands of links to Internet-based genealogy resources, organized by regional and subject categories.

Portal to free web-based United States genealogical sources, organized by state.

Illinois State Archives

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) raises awareness of the experience of Immigration into America through the Pacific. AIISF collects and preserves the rich stories and personal journeys of thousands of immigrants, and shares them with visitors and everyone living in America through education initiatives and public programs. Angel Island Immigration Station reminds us of the complicated history of immigration in America. It serves as a symbol of our willingness to learn from our past to ensure that our nation keeps its promise of liberty and freedom.

Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. The also has images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records

The mission of the Foundation is to restore and preserve the Statue of Liberty National Monument, which includes, in addition to the Statue itself, Ellis Island and its Museum of Immigration; Custody and control of records, relics and other things of historic interest related to the Statue of Liberty and the millions of immigrants who entered the United States via Ellis Island; To foster, promote and stimulate public knowledge of and interest in the history of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Find A Grave is the best place on the internet to look for burial and other final disposition information for your family, friends and famous people. The site provides tools that let people from all over the world work together, share information and build an online, virtual cemetery experience.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.

Immigration records are not available online. This site provides information on how to access immigration records on microfilm.