Research Topics of Genealogical Interest
These online essays and data and other links will assist you in using NARA's records for your research.- Aliens
- Caring for your Family Archives
- Census Records (1790-1930)
- Citing records in the National
Archives of the United States
-
Congressional Records: Private Claims and Private Legislation, an article on
how the records of Congress can be used for local history researchers and genealogists
- Court Records
-
Electronic Records for Genealogy or Other Personal Research
- Ethnic Heritage Research and Resources
- African-American Research
- Asian-American Genealogy links on Other Web Sites
- Australia and New Zealand Genealogical Research, links to Other Web Sites
- British Isles Genealogical Research
(England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland)
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Canadian Genealogical Research
- Chinese Immigration
-
Eastern Europe and Russia Genealogical Research
- Hispanic Records Research
- Japanese Americans
- Jewish-American Research
- Native American Records
- Western Europeans
- African-American Research
- Federal Employees
- Immigration Records
- Income Tax Records of the Civil War Years
- Internal Migration
- Land Records
- Maritime
- Microfilmed Records
- Military Records
- Naturalization Records
- Naval Records
- Passenger Lists
- Passport Applications
and Passport Microfilm
- Post Office Records
- Pre-Federal Records
- Prisons
- Social Security Records
- Vital Records
- Women