Recommended Websites: Best of the Web
Genealogy Resources
The links below are recommended by the librarians of the East Brunswick Public Library for help in getting started with your genealogical research. They are also used in our Genealogy on the Web training classes. For a current list of classes offered, please check our class schedule or email to be place on a waiting list for the course.
The 1940 Federal Census will be released to the public on April 2nd. Read this article by Stephen P. Morse about Getting Ready for the 1940 Census to prepare.
Commercial Portals (3)Genealogical databases available for a fee. | |
Directories (7)A few of the top sites that list links of genealogical web sites by topic. | |
Full text resources available on the web. (6) | |
Government (5)Genealogical materials available from US government web sites. | |
Libraries and Archives (13)Some of the libraries with major genealogical collections, both nationally and for New Jersey. | |
Searching by Location (4)Geographic searching is a key way to finding records for your ancestors. Here are just a few starting places. | |
Mailing Lists (4)One of the best ways for expand your searching is to connect with other individuals who are also searching for the same surname, the same geographic region, the same war... Mailing lists will connect you with these other researchers. The resources listed here contain major directories of mailing lists. | |
Miscellaneous (21)Too varied to classify, this section contains some nifty web sites to help you with your research. | |
New Jersey Resources (13)From libraries, to family history centers, to historical societies to New Jersey place names, these links pinpoint resources specific to New Jersey research. | |
Passenger Lists (4)Aids for finding the ship that your ancestors came over on. | |
People Finders (6)Genealogical researchers are always looking to find their long lost Internet cousins, both living and dead. The following links are guides that you can use to help you discover where those lost Internet cousins are hiding. | |
Place Finders (7)(To find places on the web, use keywords “gazetteer,” “place names,” or “geographic names” in your search.) | |
Societies and Groups (3)Here are a listing of some of the most well known genealogical societies. | |
Getting Started (5)A few of the better resources to help "newbies" get started with their research on the web. | |
Surname Searching (11)The Internet Public Library also publishes another valuable genealogy research aid, a Surname Pathfinder. Use this site to help you investigate the origins of your family's surname and discover links to connecting with fellow surname researchers. | |
Vital Records (9)Sites that are online directories of vital records for you to order. |
Additional Resources available only to library cardholders:
The Library subscribes to Ancestry Library Edition. It is available from any public computer within The Library.
To access:
Click on the Start menu, then the Internet.
It is available from the entry page.
Historical Newspapers (New York Times 1851-2003)
Don't forget to use the Proquest Historical NewspapersExtra Edition NYT: 1851 - 2003.for obituaries and more.
Library Catalog Search
Genealogy Classes at The Library:
