Please remember to visit the Library's genealogy research page for recommended resources in our collection, as well as useful local and regional addresses and websites for genealogy researchers.
Quickly find your ancestors in over four centuries of rare documents and records. Search thousands of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and genealogies. Includes the complete American State Papers, U.S. Serial Set, Social Security Death Index and more than 23 million obituaries.
Ancestry Library (In-Library Access Only)
Provides access to over a billion names in hundreds of databases,
including records from the complete U.S. Federal Census (1790-1930);
military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church
records; directories; passenger lists and more.
Footnote (In-Library Access Only)
In partnership with The National Archives and Records Administration, the Pennsylvania Archives, FamilySearch, the Allen County Public Library, the Center for Research Libraries, and local archives in Goffstown, NH, South Boston, VA, Harris County, TX and others, this online resource provides a wealth of searchable original documents for genealogists. It is also a social networking site where genealogists can come together to share their discoveries and insights.
Heritage Quest
Provides access to thousands of family and history books, the
complete U.S. Federal Census (1790-1930), PERSI (The Periodical
Source Index), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant
Application Files, Freedman's Bank Records, and more. Digitized
images are fully searchable and printable.
Marquis Who'sWho
This searchable online database, features comprehensive profiles on over 1.4 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports.