Genealogy Resources

Research Databases

	Ancestry Library Edition via ProQuest - This enhanced library version of Ancestry.com allows you to search census, immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records as well as the Social Security Death Index and much more. Only available for use in library.
	HeritageQuest Online - Census information currently available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1840, and 1870 as well as thousands of family and local histories in books and magazines. For home access, please contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
	New England Historic Genealogical Society Databases - Dozens of databases related to New England genealogy. Only available for use in library.
	PALMM (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials) - A cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship.
	Florida Legacy Digital Collections - Simultaneously search the clippings files at the St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and Tarpon Springs Libraries.

Internet Links

• American Family Immigration History Center - Search for information on passengers and crew members on ships that entered the United States through Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924 and access detailed passenger records, original ship manifests, and ship information by completing a free registration.

• Ancestry.com - Numerous databases, newsletters, articles, message boards, family trees, and other resources are available for genealogical research. (This is the free site; link to enhanced library version above.)

• Census Online - Links to historical census records.

• Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online - Early records of ships arriving to the U.S. from Europe.

• Cyndi's List - Index of thousands of genealogy sites.

• FamilySearch - Genealogy resources from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• Federation of East European Family History Societies - Web resources for Central and East European genealogy.

• NARA Genealogy Page - The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides tips for conducting genealogical research and offers online guides to using NARA resources.

• RootsWeb.com - Free genealogy site sponsored by Ancestry.com that allows genealogists to share information and research through family trees, mailing lists, message boards, and more.

• Ships List - Early 1600s to 1900s ships' passenger lists, immigration reports, ship pictures and descriptions, newspaper records, shipwreck information, and more.

• Social Security Death Index (SSDI) - Search SSDI records from RootsWeb.com

• Textual Collections Florida Collection - This State University System of Florida PALMM (Publication of Archival,Library & Museum Materials) Project allows users to search textual collections, including the Florida Heritage Collection and Florida Historical Legal Documents.

• United States Genealogy Sleuth - List of databases compiled by the Family History Research Group.

• USGenWeb Project - The US GenWeb Project offers genealogical information that is compiled by a group of volunteers and provided free of charge for all the states and counties of the United States.
  
• WorldGenWeb Project - Compiled by volunteers, this site offers international genealogical information and resources.

• Where to Write for Vital Records - Information on how to obtain birth, death, marriage, or divorce records from the states and territories of the United States is provided on this site by the National Center for Health Statistics.