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Searchable Databases

Online searchable databases with a genealogical twist can be found here. The sites are not surname specific.

Sites in Searchable Databases

Henley Marriage and Obituary Database
Virginia Library searchable database of the Bernard J. Henley Papers includes the newspaper title, location, and date, and the text of the marriage or obituary notice.
GeneaNet
Features a network of online genealogy databases.
Genealogy Index
Index to the Patchogue-Medford Library genealogy collection.
Kentucky Genealogy
This is a mostly fee-based web site that contains several Kentucky marriage databases including Boone, Campbell, Clark and Kenton Counties as well as an Unknown County database.
Obituary Daily Times
This is a daily index of published obituaries with an interactive search feature.
RootsWeb Searchable Databases
Roster of more than one million Web pages of content and hundreds of millions of names on RootsWeb.
The Computerized Ancestor
A database furnished by Yates Publishing consisting of over 840,000 family group sheets submitted over the years to the Family Group Sheet Exchange.
Vaishya Vani Kutumb
Providing family tree information for the Vaishya Vani community. The database is searchable by first name, last name or birthdate.
Genealogy Depot
Family records site providing a simple search and display format.
GenCircles
Contains large database of user-submitted GEDCOM files. Includes the ability to post messages regarding specific surnames if a match is found.
Royal Genealogical Data
Genealogy database of the British Royal family which includes 30,000 individuals from the earliest times to the present.
Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions, Allegheny County, PA
Cemetery Inscriptions for Allegheny County, PA. Over 50 cemeteries posted.
Dead Fred's Photo Genealogy Archive
Find or submit photographs of your ancestors. Includes a free, searchable database containing 1000s of identified photos as well as unknown photos.
Gendex
Indexes thousands of WWW databases containing genealogical data for over twenty million individuals.
Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper abstracts and extracts for genealogy research from newspapers worldwide published prior to 1923.
Genealogy Record Links
Links to many searchable databases and 300 million+ records in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
ParishRegister.com
Search free the Parish Registers of St. Peters, London Docks.
JewishGen Databases
Includes over 50 searchable databases sorted by regions. Includes Yitzkor books, utilities and general databases for Jewish genealogy.
Wedding Bells From Colonial Thru 1899
A place to research and post marriages from family histories.
Marriage Registry
Marriage records submitted by visitors with the names of the bride and groom, location and date of the marriage.
World Genealogy Records thru 1899
Free database searches and a place to post family wedding, birth and death records to make contact with other family members.
Wellington Genealogy Index
Search an index of notices published daily in the newspapers of Wellington, New Zealand, from January 1 2000.
CousinConnect.com
Post queries and browse queries of other genealogists. Sorted by state, country and surname.
Korean War Databases
Search for Korean War casualties. Supplies the branch of the military, cause of death, date of death and other useful information.
MHI Photograph Database
Search for pictures of ancestors that fought in the American Civil War.
Out on a Limb
Resources for genealogists including cemetery listings for Arkansas and Texas and marriage records from Arkansas.
Cranbourne Cemetery
This is a listing of names on the Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, cemetery register.
Burial records - Narrogin and districts
Listings in cemeteries for the Narrogin and surrounding districts including numerous headstone transcriptions.
CensusDiggins.com
Searchable databases including marriage records, census records, tax lists, Civil War soldiers, death records and Civil War prisons.
Jefferson Connections
A collection of newspaper notices copied from newspapers printed in Brookville, Jefferson Co., Pa.
The JewishGen ShtetlSeeker
Locates settlements in Central and Eastern Europe. Covers linguistic and historic variants for names.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania Newspaper's Obituaries
Search for obituaries that were listed in the newspapers of Pottsville, PA. The site also recommends resources for genealogy software, getting organized and census records.
Gerry Palliser's Local and Family History Resource
Search databases which include information on photographed monuments, and a variety of historical ephemera, mainly British, with a strong South-West Lancashire representation.
Family Workings
Submit and search gedcom files.
Genlink
Searchable directory of surnames.
World Genealogy Project
Includes pre-1900 Vital Records for Maine and some 1890 Census information.
Ellis Island Records
Searchable database and copies of passenger manifests of ships arriving at Ellis Island from 1892 through 1924.
Washington County Genealogy
Genealogical Resources for research in Washington County, Ohio. Records of Marriages, Birth, Death and Cemeteries.
Comprehensive Genealogy Resource for Hispanics
Includes genealogy resources for all Hispanic countries and Spain. Requires free sign up for full records.
Return of Owners of Land in Norfolk in 1873
Published in 1875, the 'Return of Owners of Land in Norfolk in 1873' records all owners of more than one acre, their address, extent of lands and gross estimated rental.
USGenealogy.net Geneweb Database
USGenealogy.net's searchable Geneweb page of various surnames.
Library of Family Documents
Here you can find old letters, journal entries, business documents, poems, images, and many other items pulled from the dusty corners of attics and basements.
Your Past Connections
Database of family historical records (birth, death and marriage certificates), documents and artifacts that have been discovered at flea markets, garage sales and auctions.
Peter Klok's Database
Includes over 25,000 individuals and focuses on The Netherlands.
Native American Cemetery Readers
Subscription based access to records for Benton County Arkansas and Delaware County Oklahoma.
The 1901 census for England & Wales
Official site giving access to the census records. Searches show records held, further access is paid.

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