Genealogy & Obituaries

A comprehensive genealogical resource repository for family history research with more than 1 billion searchable names from America and beyond.

Images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, immigration lists and thousands of other databases. Access to Ancestry Library Edition is no longer be available to users outside library buildings.

Index of biographical information on people. Organized by time period; geographical location; and field of interest, employment, or accomplishment.

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides access to official military records with first-person content from the people who served, including bios, photos, letters and more. Contains more than 500 million searchable records from the Civil War onward, from archives such as the U.S. National Archives and U.K. National Archives. A resource for historians, genealogists, researchers, military enthusiasts and battle reenactors, and veterans and their families. An optional Fold3 account can be created to save records.

Explore your family history with the collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Search by name of deceased or keyword in a growing list of newspapers, including the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.

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Explore the lives of your ancestors and discover your family's history.

Search and view over 20,000 historical newspapers from the 1600s to the present day. This ProQuest collection from Ancestry features full-page images of local, state, and international papers, making it an excellent tool for genealogy, family history, and researching historical events.

An essential resource for genealogy research, containing over 5 million names of individuals who immigrated to North America (Mexico, Canada, and U.S.) from the late 1500s through the mid-20th century.

Locate a death certificate, find an obituary, discover cemetery records, track down probate records.  A free FamilySearch account is required to access this database.