Online General Record Search Sites

 

Ancestry.com : Subscription based site-National and International records- $19.99/mo- $400/year  **Free Trial offered 

Library of Congress : Free– Multiple resources; maps, books, personal narratives, photos, newspapers etc. 

National Archives : Free– documents, records, military records and photos

Genealogy Bank: Subscription Site- 30 Trial: $9.95, $19.95/mo or Annual Subscription: $5.83/mo: Online records search

Find My Past: Subscription Site- $19.95/mo: Online Records Search

Myheritage.com: Subscription Site/ Free Content- Online Records Search/ DNA profile (Load your rawDNA for free)

Familysearch.org : Free- Online Records Search 

Mytrees.com: Free- Online Records Search

 

Newspaper Archives 

Newspapers.com : Subscription based site– Newspaper Archives (included in “All Access Ancestry.com membership) $44.95/6mo – $74.95/6mo without ancestry membership **Free Trial offered 

Newspaper Archive : Subscription Site- $49.95/ 6mo (Trial offer $6.95 for 7 days): Search Newspapers online.

Elephind.com: Free- World Newspaper Archives 

Google Newspapers: Free- World Newspaper Archives

Wikipedia-List of Online Newspapers– I’m adding this one because it’s an in depth list of international online newspapers including the U.S. broken down by state. 

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Fold3.com: Subscription based site– Military Records (included in “All Access Ancestry.com membership)  $7.95/mo- $79.95/year without ancestry membership **Some content is available for free/ Free Trial offered

 

 

Find A Grave : Free– Gravestone locator 

Ellis Island: Passenger Search: Free– Ellis Island, Port of Arrival Archive/ Passenger Records

Historic Map Works: Free– Online Maps; Plat Maps, Areal Maps, Land Owners directory, Nautical charts, portraits and historical images, Directories and texts. 

Dead Fred: Free- Online photo archive; search by state/last name and/or identify unnamed photos. 

E- Yearbooks : Subscription Site- $4.95/mo- $19.95/year: Search yearbook records online by school * Most yearbooks are included on ancestery.com