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Ancestry Library Edition ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

Access: On-Site Access Only

Description: With more than one and a half billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, primary-source document images (including the US Federal census) and a variety of genealogical research features. Further highlights are:

  • An Immigration Collection that includes the New York Passenger Lists for 1820 - 1891
  • The American Genealogical-Biographical Index
  • The Civil War Research Database, the Civil War Service Records, and the Civil War Pension Index
  • The Social Security Death Index
  • Massachusetts Town Vital Records Collection
  • Texas Land Title Abstracts
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards
  • World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Also see Ellis Island Online to search passanger arrival records.

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s)
History, Genealogy & Archives
Military Science & National Security
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Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
America's Historical Newspapers - Series I, II, III
Archive Finder
Footnote
Heritage Quest
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, II III, IV, Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Complement and Health & General Science
New England Ancestors
Nineteenth Century US Newspapers Digital Archive
World Vital Records

Related Links
National Archives Access to Archival Databases (U.S.)
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Other Related Links:
Find A Grave
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

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