Meet PHiL

*In Library use only

*Ancestry Library Edition - One of the most comprehensive online sources of Genealogical and Local History.  Has over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases

*New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) - NEHGS offers access to more than 110 million names in 2,400 databases.

*World Vital Records Online - Search more than 3,000 databases containing more than half a billion online names and records.

HeritageQuest Online - "This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.  An ongoing project (new content is added regularly), HeritageQuest Online will grow to encompass the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index, newspaper obituaries, and additional materials."

Cyndi's List - One of the best genealogy links on the web!  Over 105, 550 links.

Dear Myrtle - Practical, organized guide to genealogy research.  Daily Genealogy Tips.  Great resource.

Ellis Island Records - "Between 1892 and 1924 over 22 million passengers and members of ships' crews came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York.  Now you can research passenger records from ships that brought the immigrants..."

Family Search - The official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Search for you family in its vast record collections online.  Step by step research guides.

National Archives and Records Administration - "Genealogists are the most numerous users of...the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This area provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools that can prepare you for a visit to one of our facilities or for requesting records from NARA."

RootsWeb - "The primary purpose and function of RootsWeb is to connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical research." Search the WorldConnect Database of family trees which contains more than 78,201,099 ancestor names.  Query the RootsWeb Surname Lists.

USGenWeb - Volunteers help to provide Internet web sites for every county and every state in the United States.

Additional Websites

Telephone Directories  - REFUSA - Business & residential databases of detailed listings for US businesses, companies, & households

U.S. News Archives on the Web - These pages provide links to United States news archives available on the Web