Genealogy Resources

America's Genealogy Bank
Resource Description

Over four centuries of rare American documents and records. Search thousands of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and genealogies. Plus, the complete American State Papers, U.S. Serial Set, Social Security Death Index and more than 22 million obituaries. New content added monthly.

America's Obituaries and Death Notices
Resource Description

Newspaper obituaries and death notices from over 700 newspapers around the United States, coverage mostly in 1990's and early 21st century to present. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is keyword searchable, making it possible to use place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information to identify appropriate records.

Heritage Quest
Resource Description

A unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Beginning or professional genealogists can use this powerful online library, with indexes and original page images for all documents. Includes complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930; Proquest's Genealogy and Local History Collection of 25,000+ fully-searchable family and local history books; and P.E.R.S.I. a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800.

ProQuest Obituaries
Resource Description

More than 10 million obituaries and death notices in full-image format from uninterrupted historical archives of top national newspapers, with content dating back to 1849. Information from across the U.S. East Coast, Mid-West, South, and the West Coast. Titles from which these records are drawn include:

  • Atlanta Constitution (from 1868- 1929)
  • Boston Globe (from 1872 - 1923)
  • Chicago Tribune (from 1849)
  • Chicago Defender (from 1909 -1975)
  • Los Angeles Times (from 1881)
  • The New York Times (from 1851)
  • Washington Post (from 1877)