The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
http://www.familysearch.org
- Library catalog to find a listing of their holdings for your research area; search under the city, county, and state. You will find this under the “Library” tab or at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
- State and Country Research Outlines for understanding the records created or not created in your research area. You will find these under the “Research Helps” tab or at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset.rhelps.asp
- Advanced Search where you can search the Ancestral File, IGI, Pedigree Resource File and other databases. This is located under the “Search Records” tab or at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
- Record Search Pilot containing indexed records and digital images under the “Search Records” tab or at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start
- Historical Books (through Brigham Young University). You will find these under the “Search Records” tab or at http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
http://www.dar.org/library/default.cfm
Their collection includes an online catalog, American Indian Collection, American Women's History Collection, DAR Library File Collection, Genealogical Records Committee Collection, Manuscript Collection, Presidents' Collection, United States Ephemera Collection, and the W.P.A. Collection.
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
- Library catalog to find a listing of their holdings for your research area; search under the city, county, state, title. http://catalog.loc.gov/
- American Memories for free historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video items. You can browse the collections by topic or search them. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
- Global Gateway for links to resources on world culture. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
- American Folklife Center This site contains accounts of your ancestors’ traditional and cultural lives in many formats. You will find documentation from the lives of former slaves, “cowboys, farmers, fishermen, coal miners, shop keepers, factory workers, quilt makers, professional and amateur musicians, and housewives from throughout the United States; first-hand accounts of community events from every state; and international collections from every region of the world” The center is also home to the Veterans History Project (see details under “Military records” below) http://www.loc.gov/folklife/
Public Libraries in the U.S.
http://www.publiclibraries.com
Find a library in your area of research.