Free to Bellingham Public Library Cardholders
Ancestry Library Edition (available in-house only)
A collection of approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as
U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center
containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical
Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150
volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630;
Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards;
Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection.
Funded in part by the Whatcom Genealogical Society
HeritageQuest
A collection of genealogical information covering America since the late
1700s. Collections include census images from 1790 to 1930; 25,000 family
and local history books; Revolutionary War records; Freedman’s Bank Records;
and the Periodical Source Index covering over 6,500 genealogical periodicals
since 1800.
Funded in part by the Whatcom Genealogical Society
Recommended Websites
Bellingham
Historic Photo Tour
www.cob.org/visiting/photo-tour/historic.aspx
This site, maintained by the City of Bellingham, includes historic
photographs of Bellingham.
Whatcom County GenWeb Page
wagenweb.org/whatcom/index.htm
Subject-organized access to free local history and genealogical research.
Whatcom County History Resource Guide
whatcom.clearwire.net
Links to relevant resources, useful information, and early Whatcom County
photographs.
Washington State
Digital Archives
www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
The nation's first archives dedicated specifically to the preservation of
electronic records from both State and Local agencies that have permanent
legal, fiscal or historical value. This site allows you to search all the
Digital Archives.
Canadian Genealogy Center
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
Publications, archival records, sound and audio-visual materials,
photographs, artworks, and electronic documents relating to Canadian
genealogy.
Cyndi's List
www.cyndislist.com
A categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the
Internet, including a list of links that point you to genealogical research
sites online.
Family History Library Catalog
www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
Search the catalog of materials (including microfilm, microfiche, and
publications) found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
GENUKI
www.genuki.org.uk
A large collection of genealogical information pages for England, Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
Online Searchable Death Indexes
and Records
www.deathindexes.com
A directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state
and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death
notices and registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery and
burial records.
Rootsweb
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
The primary purpose and function of RootsWeb.com is to connect people so
that they can help each other and share genealogical research. Most
resources on RootsWeb.com are designed to facilitate such connections.
US GEN Web
www.usgenweb.org
An index to free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every
county and every state of the United States. This Project is
non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for
everyone.
U.S. National Archives and Records
www.archives.gov
A selection of guides, finding aids, microfilm catalogs, and special
archival publications useful to anyone, especially scholars, archivists,
historians, and researchers.