This database provides information obtained from U.S. and U.K. census, church, court, vital and immigration records. Additional information from Canadian records is included. Contains more than 1.5 billion names and more than 4,000 databases. Complements the HeritageQuest Online database.
Heritage Quest Online (in Library)The authoritative source for genealogical materials. Includes federal census records, source documents, and indexes. The collection is rich with demographic and genealogical detail.
The authoritative source for genealogical materials. Includes federal census records, source documents, and indexes. The collection is rich with demographic and genealogical detail.
Sanborn maps are large scale plans of a city or town. The maps list street blocks and building numbers in use at the time the map was made. Rhode Island only.
This database provides information on 22 million immigrants and ship's crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1898 and 1924. Searchable by name, including alternate spelling, results provide date of arrival, age, marital status, ethnicity, residence, gender, ship, and port of departure. Information on each ship and ship manifests are also available. Immigrant Experience includes The Peopling of America, which covers pre-1790 to 2000 with a "timeline showing forces behind immigration and their impact on the immigrant experience." Free registration allows searches to be saved and records to be annotated.
American French Genealogical SocietyThe American-French Genealogical Society, formed in February of 1978, is a non-profit genealogical and historical organization devoted to people of French-Canadian extraction. Its purpose is to study and preserve our rich heritage by assisting members in discovering their ancestors and the daily events that shaped their, and our, lives.
Ancestry.comA commercial site with genealogical information, such as how to search for family records and create a family tree, and many message boards and other ways to share information. Most other features require a paid subscription.
Cyndi's ListA collection of over 100,000 links that have been organized and cross-referenced in over 100 categories. This site is one of the richest resources for genealogy studies.
FamilySearch CenterThis Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) site has a search engine for over 35 million names its "vast record collections" including its Ancestral File and International Genealogical Index, census and other vital statistics sources, and a directory of family history Web sites. There is also genealogical search advice. Free registration allows additions of Web sites, family record retention in the LDS vault, e-mail list access, and other services.
Genealogy HomepageA collection of briefly annotated links to information about genealogy, including online catalogs, family and personal pages, maps, genealogy-related discussion lists, and newsgroups.
National Archives and Records AdministrationLeads to presidential libraries for George Herbert Walker Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald R. Ford, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman; genealogy information (in the Research Room; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) information (including frequently requested records in the Electronic Reading Room); and more.
ObitFinder.comObitFinder indexes obituaries from 700 national and international newspapers, as well as the Social Security Death Index. The results show you the person's name, date of death and the first few lines of the obituary. There is a small charge for the complete obituary.
PublicRecordFinder.comThis website is a gateway to many Rhode Island public records sources, as well as other state websites.
RI GenWebThe Rhode Island USGenWeb Genealogy and History Project
RI Historical Cemetery DatabaseA database of 2,833 historical cemeteries around the state. The database is broken down into two parts, the stone data and the cemetery data. Each part is further broken down by county and by town. The database is available at the six locations (including the Warwick Public Library) listed on the Cemeteries Homepage.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library CatalogThe Rhode Island Historical Society online catalog contains records for all genres of the Society's collections. This includes, but is not limited to: books, objects, maps, manuscripts, newspapers, paintings, film, textiles, pamphlets, and broadsides. This initial version contains only a portion of the full collection. The library is currently working to electronically catalog all collection items. The most complete access is still available at the RIHS Library.
RootswebBilling itself as "The Oldest & Largest FREE Genealogy Site," RootsWeb includes search engines and databases, family trees (over 70 million names), surname and geographical mailing lists, and message boards. Although it remains free to users, RootsWeb is now sponsored by Ancestry.com, whose databases (both free and pay) can also be searched from this site.
Social Security Death IndexThe Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is a searchable database of the Death Master File (DMF) from the U.S. Social Security Administration. DMF contains over 60 million records created from SSA payment records (mostly from the mid-1960s to date) and is updated monthly. The database can contain name, social security number, date of birth, date of death, and last residence/lump sum payment information when available, and can be searched on those criteria.
US Genweb ProjectThis comprehensive site provides links to all the state genealogy Web sites which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties. They also sponsor Special Archiving Projects that include putting all U.S. census data online; transcribing cemetery tombstone information; tracking single lineage; and genealogy for children. In addition, there is an excellent guide to doing genealogy research that also includes such information as caring for old documents; repairing old books; preserving old photographs; and publishing your results.
