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Historical Family History Records:

Historical Newspapers (1690 - 1980)

Search thousands of small town and big city newspapers. Find obituaries, birth & marriage notices and often surprising facts about your ancestors. Newspapers added monthly! view title list

Historical Books (1801 - 1900)

Discover hard-to-find printed items including: family genealogies, local histories, funeral sermons, biographies and much more. view title list

Historical Documents (1789 - 1980)

Find military records, casualty lists, Revolutionary and Civil War pension requests, widow's claims, orphan petitions, land grants and much more. view title list

Recent Family History Records:

America's Obituaries (1977 - Current)

Searching newspaper obituaries from the last 30 years is a great place to start your family history research. Obituaries contain names, dates, places of birth, marriage and other helpful family information. New obituaries added daily! view title list

Social Security Death Index (1937 - Current)

The Social Security Death Index contains over 85 million death records for individuals with United States social security numbers. This free database provides helpful family history information including name, birth date, death date and last known residence. Search for free.

New content added for 36 titles from 21 states!

  • Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) 1842-1866
  • Gloucester Democrat (Gloucester, MA) 1834-1838
  • Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI) 1893-1920
  • Cincinnati Daily Gazette (Cincinnati, OH) 1835-1845
  • American Sentinel (Middletown, CT) 1823-1833
  • And much more! View entire list