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
