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Online genealogy resources continue to grow, said Rick Crume, Family Tree magazine contributing editor. Family history research begins with finding ancestors' life events, such as birth, marriages and deaths, recorded independently. Below are places to look for this information.

Census, 1790-1930

FamilySearch.org

Ancestry.com (subscription)

HeritageQuest Online

Directories and public records

BirthDatabase.com

Intelius

U.S. Public Records Index

Genealogy megasites

American History and Genealogy Project (USGenNet)

FamilySearch.org

HeritageQuest Online

National Archives

RootsWeb

U.S.GenWeb Project

WorldGenWeb Project

How-to guides

FamilySearch

How do I get started

Guidance research

Research helps

ProGenealogists

Roots Television

Internet directories

Cyndi's List

Linkpendium

Online Genealogy Records and Resources

ProGenealogists: Links

Key Databases

BLM General Land Office Records

BYU Family History Archive

Ellis Island Records

Findagrave.com

Legacy

ObitsArchive.com

Obituary Daily Times

Social Security Death Index

VitalSearch

Library catalogues

Family History Library Catalog

Library of Congress

WorldCat

Pedigree databases

Ancestral File

Ancestry World Tree

Gencircles Global Tree

Pedigree Resource File

RootsWeb's World Connect Project