If your family came to US from (or through) Canada, US - Canada border crossing records can be great resources for your genealogy research.
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Using Flickr for genealogy isn’t as obvious as some other websites, but it is a good resource for your toolkit.
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Mortality schedules are a key resource for pre-Civil War African American genealogy because enslaved people were often named in these documents.
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Town and county history books are packed with information about your family and the community they lived in.
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Introduce children to the fun world of family history with these books!
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The National Library of Ireland parish records is a vital, free resource for your Irish genealogy research, with records from over 1000 parishes.
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The Digital Public Library of America has over 40 million items from institutions around the US. Learn how it can help your genealogy work.
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Have you tried looking for the wills and estate records of your ancestors? Estate records should be one of the top records you look for because they can be jam-packed with information!
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Have you ever noticed mysterious handwritten codes on death certificates and wondered what they are? Check out this post to learn what these codes mean and how to read them.
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Have you heard of Alien Files, AKA A-Files? If not, and if you have an immigrant ancestor who was in the US in the 1940s and 1950s, you could be missing out on some great resources!
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If you’re Italian American, FamilySearch is a great place to find free genealogy records. But, some of the collections are not where you’d expect to find them. In this post, I’ll share what types of records you can find and how to find them.
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It’s an amazing feeling to find your ancestors on passenger lists and learn when they arrived. Here are 11 free websites with ship lists to search for your family.
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In honor of the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, I wanted to share some free genealogy websites. Hispanic genealogy is a big topic that covers many countries and regions, so I tried to gather resources that reflect that.
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Did your ancestor work for the railroad? If so, they may have a file with the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. These files can have genealogy gold inside.
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More Black genealogy resources are coming online as records get digitized. Here’s 10 resources to help your search.
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Mexican civil registration records are an essential, easy to access resource for Mexican genealogy research.
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These French Canadian genealogy books are essential reading to get you started on your research.
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If you have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War, pension records are an amazing source of information for your family tree.
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Family Tree is a British magazine that has beginner guides to in-depth resources for experienced genealogists.
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