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Allen County Public Library
Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, it has the 2nd largest genealogical collection in the U.S.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Databases include 1.4+ billion records for the U.S., the British Isles, and continental Europe. It also features one of the most extensive online collections of early American genealogical records, a large searchable collection of research journals and magazines.
Ancestry Academy
Crista Cowan, Ancestry's corporate genealogist presents a 1 hour webinar each week covering various topics which are important to all genealogists. Some are useful only if you use Ancestry but others pertain to all who are following their family histories.
Archives of Canada
A resource for our families from Ontario. Contains a land record index, 1780-1920.
Bentley Historical Library
At the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Contains manuscripts, maps and other resources for all Michigan counties.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM/GLO)
Provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the public land sites, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present. Has images related to survey plats and field notes dating back to 1810. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Land Office (GLO).
Castle Garden
Pre-1892 immigration records (approximately 1820-1892). Offered free through Family Search - worth checking alongside Ellis Island for late 19th-century arrivals.
Chronicling America
Library of Congress database of historic U.S. newspapers, fully searchable by keyword, year, and location. Find birth notices, obituaries, marriage announcements, and more.
