10 Million Names Project
An effort to record historical and genealogical information on the estimated 10 million enslaved people in what is currently U.S. territory. Sponsored by American Ancestors (NEHGS).
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ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid is a collection of millions of archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web.
ArchiveGrid provides access to detailed archival collection descriptions such as documents, personal papers, family histories, and other archival materials held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. It also provides contact information for the institutions where these collections are kept. This application is supported by OCLC Research
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BIRLS Database
The Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) database was originally created and maintained by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA). It provides an index to basic biographical information on more than 19.5 million deceased American veterans who received some sort of veterans benefits in their lifetime, including health care, disability or life insurance policies, educational benefits (the GI Bill), mortgage assistance (VA loans), and more.
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Copyright and Public Domain Information
by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain
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Current Voter Registration
Current voter registration for states whose voter lists are in the public domain.
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Cyndi's List
A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
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Death, Causes of
ICD codes (International Classification of Diseases). These numbers often appear on death certificates for cause of death. Pay attention to the date of the death cert to determine which ICD you should be using.
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Early American Sources
Site helps to connect scholars of all levels to primary sources related to the Americas from roughly 1500 to 1900. Website offers information on archives and research libraries that hold collections of early American materials, as well as links to online resources that specialize in the early Americas.
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