Genealogy Research Guides, Tips and Online Records - USA

Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Vital Records

• Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Finding Vital Records Research Guide

Cemeteries and Obituaries

• Cemeteries and Obituaries Research Guides and Online Records

Census Records

• Some Free Online U.S. Census Records and Indexes, 1790-1950

• U.S. Census Records: Research Tips and Clues, 1790-1950 with links to online indexes [offsite]

• State Census Records Guide - Includes Some Online Indexes for censuses taken between or separate from the Federal census

• 1960 and Later U.S. Census Records

Free Genealogy Charts, Forms and Online Records

• Places to Find Free Genealogy Stuff Online

• Free Blank Genealogy Charts and Forms from Ancestry.com [offsite] includes an ancestral chart (or "pedigree chart" - this is a basic family tree chart), family group sheets, census and research forms, and more (these charts can be downloaded for free and printed out)

Military Records

• Online Military Indexes, Records and Rosters of Soldiers from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam [offsite]
  includes the Civil War, World War One and World War Two

• How to Find World War One Draft Cards 1917-1918 [offsite]

• Online World War II Records and Indexes [offsite]

Naturalization Records

• Naturalization Records - Genealogy Research Guide

Newspapers

• Historical Newspapers on the Internet

• for obituaries see the Obituaries and Cemeteries section

Passenger Lists - Immigration Records

• Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Records - Research Guide for finding records online and off

People & Places

• Finding People - Tips for Finding Living and Recently Deceased People in the USA [offsite]
  includes online address and telephone directories, vital records indexes, and other resources

• Finding Places - Online Gazetteers & Town/County Locators

Using the Freedom of Information Act for Genealogy Records

• Research Guide: Using the Freedom of Information Act for Genealogy Records
  • The Social Security SS-5 Form - Application for a Social Security Card