Genealogy Library
Place your family story in a rich historical context with this growing collection of personal family histories, newspaper articles and other U.S.-focused resources. Find names, dates, personal stories and other numerous details that combine to create vivid family legacies.

World Family Tree
Finding one ancestor in a World Family Tree can instantly add entire branches to your family tree. View any tree online, or download it to your computer using our quick and easy wizard. At a glance, you'll see family relationships and details of vital events. It's the fastest way to add information to your own family research.

Data on CD-ROM

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
This top-rated resource provides easy access to arrival information for approximately 3,530,000 individuals who arrived in United States and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. The Genealogical Journal hailed the printed version of the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index as "one of the greatest contributions to the genealogical literature in the last decade." Learn an immigrant's name and age, year and place of immigration, full source information, and much more.

Early Tennessee Settlers, 1700s-1900s
This data set offers indexed images of 14 books comprehensive in their coverage of early Tennessee. The cemetery records, vital records, biographical sketches, family histories, probate records, census returns and pension lists reference approximately 165,000 individuals. Learn an ancestor's name; names of family members; dates of vital events; general characteristics; plus more.

U.S. Mortality Index
Search more than 382,000 mortality records created by the Bureau of the Census. Confirm your family information and find new leads as you discover an ancestor's first and last name, state of birth, month of death, age at time of death, plus more.

Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
This data set contains more than 2 million records referencing individuals from all regions of Canada, as well as early Alaska. Gleaned during 20 years of research from more than 1000 different sources — including city directories, marriage records, land records, census records, and more — this collection of names represents one of the most complete indexes to Canadian historical records available. Learn an ancestor's name and description; genealogies; details of vital events like marriage and death; plus more.

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1600s-1800s
Easily search or browse one of the largest bodies of Massachusetts source material ever published — an important resource for those researching early American family history. Discover an ancestor's first and last name, dates and locations of vital events, source of the information, plus more.

Early Settlers of New York, 1760-1942
Edited by New York genealogist Janet Foley, the purpose of this data set was to collect, publish, and preserve church records, tombstone inscriptions, and family records, first from western New York, then from all of New York State. Referencing over 97,000 people who lived between 1760 and 1942, this collection provides little-known but first-rate source material that is essential to any researcher whose family research involves early New York State. Discover an ancestor's first and last name, dates and locations of vital events, plus names of the participants, witnesses, or other family members.

Kentucky, 1774-1924 Land Records
This data set contains the indexed images of five volumes of Kentucky land records from the Genealogical Publishing Company. The volumes collectively list approximately 100,000 individuals. Since many individuals are listed more than once in these volumes, if you find an ancestor listed here, you could gain a great deal of information about his land holdings.

Virginia Colonial Records, 1600s-1700s
Uncover many valuable resources from Colonial Virginia, including the colony's first census list, compiled in 1623-1624. While indexed and available here, few such lists of early inhabitants still exist. As a result, family historians researching Colonial Virginia often turn to other types of records for information. Learn an ancestor's name, dates of vital events, property information, occupation details, and more.

Early Kentucky Settlers, 1700s-1800s
Comprehensive in its coverage of early Kentucky, this data set includes a unique collection of court, marriage, military, and probate records. In all, approximately 225,000 individuals are referenced within the indexed images of the pages from 12 books. Discover an ancestor's name, biographical sketches, historical essays, dates and details of vital events, details of military service, plus more.

Ohio, 1787-1840 Land and Tax Records
A public-domain state, Ohio's early land and tax records document not only state history but family history as well. Discover an ancestor's full name, place of residence, date and location of purchased land, plus more.