Types of records available online and websites that I have used

• Census  state and federal (Ancestry.com, Familysearch.org, HeritageQuest)
• Passenger manifests (Ancestry.com, EllisIsland.org, CastleGardens.org)
• Naturalization papers – index and some documents  (Ancestry.com, Fold3, Familysearch.org, local county websites)
• Marriage index and some documents (Familysearch.org, Ancestry.som, State historical websites)
• Death index and some documents  (Familysearch.org, Ancestry.som, State historical websites)
• Obituaries (local library databases)
• Family histories (Familysearch.org, Ancestry.Com, Google books)
• Newspaper articles  (local library databases)

Sources for European Vital Records

Here is a summary of sources for European vital records that I use in my research. The exciting fact is that some of these are new and others like Ancestry.com and Familysearch.org are adding databases at an amazing pace.

•  Austria – Familyserch.org
• Czech – Czech Regional Archives Websites
• England – Findypast.co.uk, Familysearch.org, Ancestry.org
• Finland & Norway – Familysearch.org
• Germany – Familysearch.org, Ancestry.com, Matricula, Kirchenbuchportal
• Hungary – Familysearch.org, Ancestry.com
• Ireland – Findmypast.ie
• Italy – Familyserch.org
• Lithuania (included with Polish and Russian records)
• Poland – Familysearch.org, Geneteka
• Russia – Familyserch.org
• Scotland – Findypast.co.uk, ScotlandsPeople.go.uk, Familysearch.org
• Slovakia – Familysearch.org
• Sweden – Ancestry.com
• Most others – Familyserch.org