Genealogical Resources on the Web
Below is a list of resources you may find helpful in your genealogical research.  Please visit our genealogy collection located at the back of the library to see our collection of resources not available online.

Ancestry.com 
www.ancestry.com
Ancestry.com has over 2,500 databases to search, some are free and others are paid subscriptions. It includes Ancestry’s Online Family Tree where you and your family members can add and edit your family tree. You can access this database at the library for FREE.

TexShare Databases
http://www.libraryoftexas.org/service-proxy/texshare/?orgid=694
Texas residents have access to this database for free. Ask at the library for the user name and password. Included is Heritage Quest, Sanborn maps for Texas, and The Handbook of Texas. Heritage Quest includes census records, PERSI, 22,000 books, and Revolutionary War Era Pensions and Bounty Land Warrant Applications. 

Lancaster Genealogical Society 
http://www.judsonconnection.com/lancaster.html
Their website provides genealogical information about the Lancaster area. 

USGenWeb Project
www.usgenweb.org
The USGenWeb Project is a volunteer project with national projects such as the archives, tombstone project and the census project, as well as websites for each state and county.

Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites 
www.cyndislist.com
Cyndi’s List is the ultimate Links site for genealogy with over 62,000 websites categorized and cross-referenced in 120 subject categories.

Family Search 
www.familysearch.com
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints provides a place to search Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, Pedigree Resource File, and Web sites. Also includes the 1880 US Census and the 1881 Canadian census.

My Family 
www.myfamily.com
At MyFamily.com you can in minutes set
up a password protected website for your family to keep in touch. It includes places for a family calendar, picture album, family tree, chats, news and more. 

National Genealogical Society 
www.ngsgenealogy.org
The National Genealogical Society is a service organization that leads and educates the national genealogical community. NGS will lend many of the books included in the online catalog.

GenForum, Texas 
http://genforum.genealogy.com/
GenForum is a bulletin board for queries.

Rootsweb 
www.rootsweb.com
Rootsweb’s search engine will search both Rootsweb and Ancestry. There is a genealogy bulletin board.

Texas State Library 
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html
The Texas State Library has a wealth of information about Texas. 

WorldGenWeb Project 
http://www.worldgenweb.org/
A volunteer project to provide genealogical information for each country.

List of State Libraries & Archives 
http://www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm
Each library and archive has different material. Check to see what is available in the state you are researching.

AfriGeneas 
http://www.afrigeneas.com/
The easiest way to find information on this site after using the surname search is to go to the site map.

Freedman’s Bureau 
http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands was established in the War Department by an act of  March 3, 1865. 

American Revolution 
www.AmericanRevolution.org
Provides hyperlinks to most of the best websites pertaining to the American Revolution as well as original material.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors 
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm
Names and records of Union and Confederate Troops.

National Cemeteries 
http://www.cem.va.gov/
Search for burial locations of veterans and their dependents.