Genealogy Research Resources

Free database of surname meanings

Switching from 'image' view to 'PDF' view enables much better results with Detroit City Directory 1928-29, which has very fine print.

Books from the University of Michigan collection, scanned for preservation purposes. At present, there are 28,378 volumes in the General Collection. Collection includes 1899 Business and Professional Directory for Detroit and surrounding communities, and 1928-29 Detroit City Directory.

Collection of various genealogy resources on the web.

Founded in 2001, the University of Missouri Digital Library provides a repository for digitized items on behalf of the UM Libraries. Over 20 text collections, and 23 image collections, have been added, including collections from 15 libraries around the state of Missouri. We provide negotiated free storage for digital objects and metadata, as well as a search interface, at no charge to any Missouri library, museum, or historical society. UM Library Systems keeps all this stuff running smoothly.

An index to letters, diaries, oral histories, and personal narratives.

In the First Person is a free, high quality, professionally published, in-depth index of close to 4,000 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world. It lets you keyword search more than 700,000 pages of full-text by more than 18,000 individuals from all walks of life. It also contains pointers to some 4,300 audio and video files and 30,000 bibliographic records. The index contains approximately 20,500 months of diary entries, 63,000 letter entries, and 17,000 oral history entries.

dedicated to transcribing and digitizing the contents of family records that were written inside family Bibles and in other important documents from as early as the 1500s through today. Last updated 2/6/2007

"This website is an illustrated searchable online catalog of historical information viewed through the filter of roadside and other permanent outdoor markers, monuments, and plaques. It contains photographs, inscription transcriptions, marker locations, maps, additional information and commentary, and links to more information. Anyone can add new markers to the database and update existing marker pages with new photographs, links, information and commentary."

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Trace Your Ancestors Online - 100's of Genealogy Resources

Type in a surname to see the worldwide distribution of that name.