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=== List of Sources  ===

*[http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat.org] In the 'Subject' field enter the surname plus the word “family” e.g., Prescott Family. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of (especially) U.S. libraries at once. Some of the published compilations you may find on WorldCat can provide reasonably extensive details about families--particularly where they have been well researched, and where they have been well documented, with source citations from original and primary record sources.&nbsp;

*$ [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people Periodical Source Index (PERSI)] allows searches for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical periodicals. If the Article “Results List” is too long, redo the search but in the Keyword field add the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where they lived. Some libraries may have free access to [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuestOnline.com], which contains the entire PERSI index. 
*$ and Free: [http://books.google.com Google books] type in the surname and another key word such as the locality, i.e. town, or county or state/province. 
*[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive] The Internet Archive has a huge collection of digitized genealogical materials, many of which are transcriptions from primary source records and others are compiled genealogies. 
*The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]&nbsp; Do a "Keyword" search. This searches one of the world’s largest genealogical library holdings for published family histories and manuscript genealogies usually cataloged by surname (for common surnames: type Place-name).
*[http://www.genealogy.com/forum/ GenForum] has 170 million names; quarter of million a week 
*[http://www.genealogybank.com GenealogyBank] has the USA's largest newspaper (obit) collection of which 227 million obits have been indexed. Over 7000 newspapers available online &amp; billions of other record entries 
*$ [http://Ancestry.com Ancestry.com] has one of the largest databases of compiled data on families in their Public Member Trees. Currently they hold the largest databases for England's population centers--with London, Lancashire and Yorkshire transcriptions now available for some of the 17th to the 20th century. Their site is free at Family History Centers worldwide, and to members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<br> 
*$ [http://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast.com] has over 2 billion records and newspapers from the US, UK, Ireland and New Zealand and Australia. Many of their English, Welsh and Irish records cannot be found elsewhere online. Free at Family History Centers.<br> 
*$ [http://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage.com] has billions of records, and family trees submitted by members. <br> 
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ppc/?ss=worldvitalrecords&pagename=ppcg&eng=ga&ft=1&gclid=CI2m39DtmK8CFRGAhwodlhCe0A WorldVitalRecords.com] (owned by Ancestry.com) has online secondary and primary sources. 
*[http://USGenweb.org USGenweb.org] or Canadagenweb.org or BritishIslesgenweb.org–numerous aids, databases online by state &amp; county 
*[http://genealogy.com Genealogy.com] (FamilyFinder) - has enormous databases (300m entries) for families; it is now a read-only website. Search the [http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/ Family Tree Maker] database for submitted family trees.
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/surname.aspx Roots Surname Lists] - "Subscribe" and send queries about records, local history and especially on specific ancestors. 
*$ [http://mytrees.com MyTrees.com ](formerly Kindred Konnections) -&nbsp; a good site with numerous surnames 
*$ [http://www.GenesReunited.com www.GenesReunited.com] - the largest UK site with over 650 million UK names; perhaps the most effective, powerful web site whose offerings allow researchers to find distant cousins working on in-common ancestry 
*$&nbsp; [http://www.lostcousins.com www.Lostcousins.com] - a great site that provides access to hundreds of millions of UK-based names and other ancestral names from throughout many parts of the world. Also be certain to subscribe to Peter's wonderful--and one of the very best--biweekly UK e-newsletters for researchers and researching! 
*$ [http://www.OneGreatFamily.com www.OneGreatFamily.com] has over 130 million names worldwide 
*[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org] has thousands of free databases, millions of online genealogies, lineages, pedigrees, and thousands of published family histories and other records. See its Family Tree and its online catalog under [Name of] Place and then click "Genealogy". Most are searchable online; published histories are mostly scanned, imaged, indexed as well.
*[http://www.one-name.org Guild of One-Name Studies]&nbsp; with nearly 8,000 UK surnames registered 
*$ [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx New England Historic Genealogical Society] - one of the largest and best research institution in North America. See their website for numerous online offerings<br> 
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library] - holds about the largest genealogical collections in the United Sates. 
*Google on 1) family “surname”, 2) “family history” or “genealogy” and 3) “town” or “city” name 
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ Ancestor Hunt] has numerous databases and links to databases for those seeking compiled data on families; a great website. 
*$ [http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm Daughters of The American Revolution] (DAR) has one of the most extensive listings for family Bibles available (online) anywhere; visit periodically for new listings. 
*[http://www.rootsuk.com/ Roots UK] has census and family links. 
*[http://www.ancestralfindings.com/ Ancestral Findings] has several offerings worth searching. 
*$ [http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] (formerly Footnote.com) works with US government agencies and provides hundreds of millions entries with data on families. 
*[http://www.genserv.com <strike>GenServ.com</strike>]<strike>is a large gateway website with 1000s of website links to it</strike> see the WayBack Machine at Archive.org for possible accessibility to the data for this now defunct website 
*[https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Newberry Library (Chicago, IL) online catalog] - this library has one of America's largest published and manuscript family history collections available. Consider the Inter-library loan service for access. 
*Repositories and libraries. Search those libraries and repositories holding the largest collections of compiled sources with online catalogs. Many of them especially hold published or manuscript family histories, genealogies, biographies and other compiled family and local histories (and many of which may have one and often more—internal alpha-arranged listing or index or related database[s]). If a publication is found, often you can order it through the Inter-Library Loan Service.