Online Resources

 

    

General

 

    Ancestry (subscription or free at public library or family history center )

    Billion Graves

    Cyndi's List (Links to tons of information)

    Death Indexes and Records (by state)

    Ellis Island  (Immigration center - New York - free but you should register)

    Family Search (free, you must register)

    Find A Grave

    Heritage Quest (Access through your library card)

    NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)

    1950 Census:

         1950 Census Enumerator Instructions

         1950 Indexing Information

         1950 census forms

    Roots Web (Databases, bulletin boards and other)

    Stephen P. Morse's web site  (One step search engine - passenger arrivals and more)

    Texas Portal Lots of Texas Newspapers & nbsp;

    US Gen Web Project (Volunteer driven by state)