General Genealogy Sites

Disclaimer: Wayne Public Library does not subscribe or pay for access to any of the listed web sites. Wayne Public Library  librarians always try to locate  web sites that provide free information, but do not guarantee any web site will be free of charges.

	About.com Genealogy http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/mbody.htm About.com Genealogy organizes their site for beginners. Find out how to begin your genealogical search by taking a free online genealogy class. Find state and country sources, information on ship's passenger lists, vital records, adoption search, search the Ellis Island Immigrant Wall of Honor, find Census information, and much more.
	Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List is a categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet. It is an excellent place to learn the who, what, where, how, and why of compiling your family history.
	Family Search http://www.familysearch.org This site is owned by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch became the largest collection of databases for genealogy on the Internet. The Social Security Death Index is one of the many databases to help you begin your search.
	Footnote http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote helps you find and share historic documents. We are able to bring you many never-before-seen historic documents through our unique partnerships with The National Archives, the Library of Congress and other institutions.
	Life Magazine Photo Archive http://images.google.com/hosted/life Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
	Newspaper Obituaries http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Access newspaper obituaries and discover your genealogy online. Discover obituary resources like old newspaper obituaries archives and Download free genealogy forms and printable family tree charts.
	USGenWeb http://www.usgenweb.org The USGenWeb Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone. Volunteers provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every state and county in the United States.