Free Genealogy Online Resources
Our Education Committee has compiled a list of their favorite websites that provide good information for genealogy research.
Tools
Free Editable PDF Genealogy Charts
Google Language Translator
General Genealogy Websites
Ancestry.com Free Databases
FamilySearch
Family Search Research WIKI
National Archives and Records Administration
Cyndi’s List
The Genealogy Center – Allen County Public Library
Find A Grave
BillionGraves
USGenWeb
Family History Daily
Linkpendium
Adoption Records
Ethnic Research
National Archives Resources for Genealogists
Center for Belgian Culture
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College
German American Heritage Center, Davenport, IA
American Schleswig Holstein Heritage Society, Walcott, IA
Immigration and Naturalization
Castle Garden and Ellis Island Immigration Records
Ellis Island Passenger Search
Immigrant Records at National Archives
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Land Records
Federal Land Sales
National Archives Land Records
Illinois Land Records
A Guide to Researching the History of a House
Local and Illinois Library Resources
Local Family Search Centers
Rock Island County Historical Society Library
Davenport Public Library Special Collections
Moline Public Library
Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society Library
Illinois Archives
Military Records
National Archives and Records Administration Veterans Service Records
National Archives St. Louis
Fold3 1812 Pension Records
National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
American Battle Monuments Commission for WWI and WWII veterans buried in Europe
Illinois Veterans
Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island Illinois Graveside Locator
Probate
Newspapers
Chronicling America
The Ancestor Hunt: Newspapers
International list of newspapers online (Free and Pay)
Genealogy Books
Internet Archive Texts
Google Books
FamilySearch Digital Library
Hathi Trust
Open Library
WorldCat