Genealogy Research
GENEALOGY DATABASES:
Come to the Library and check out the ANCESTRY Library Edition database.
Here you can search the US Census through 1930, Naturalization records, the
US Immigration Collection, the Social Security Death Index, Military records, and much more. This database is only available in the Library. Click here to begin searching Ancestry. (Library Only)
The Library also offers HeritageQuest Online, a genealogy and family history database. It features the United States Census, newspaper obituaries, PERSI (PERiodical Source Index), a subject index to genealogy and local history periodicals from around the world, and more.
For Access to HeritageQuest from a Rutherford Library computer:
Click here to begin searching.
HeritageQuest Online may also be accessed from
your home computer if you have a valid Rutherford Library card.
For Remote Access to HeritageQuest: Click here to begin searching.
Don’t forget to check out the New York Times Historical Database from Proquest (and provided by BCCLS) that allows you to search the Times from the library computers or from home with a valid library card. Here you can find obituaries and other types of source information.
To access this database, click here to go to the BCCLS database page.
Choose the Proquest database and select
NEWS-The HISTORICAL NEW YORK TIMES
in the drop down menu.
SCRAPBOOK OF RUTHERFORD MEMORIES:
Help us compile a scrapbook of Memories of Rutherford. Now through September 2006, stop by the Library to learn how to create your own page for our scrapbook.
GENEALOGY LINKS:
Ellis Island (free registration) - Search for naturalization information and see the ships which brought your ancestors to the US.
Stephen Morse’s website provides alternate ways to access information at some genealogy sites such as Ancestry.
Cyndi’s List – a comprehensive site and a good place to start your research.
Rootsweb –says it’s the “oldest and largest free genealogy site.”
Family History Library resources from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Says it offers “the largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world.” Must register (free) to access all web site resources and features.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
United States Archives
UK Archives
Canada
Ireland
For other countries: try using a search engine such as Google and searching with the words National Archives and the name of the country.
VITAL STATISTICS:
National Center for Health Statistics - website provides links to vital records, arranged by state.
GENEALOGY LINKS FOR KIDS:
Genealogy Today - Junior Edition
WorldGenWeb For Kids
USGenWeb
USGenWeb Census Project: Census Kidz
Trying to find an idea for an Eagle Scout Project? Need hours for a service project? Join the Census Kidz project. This project is set up to help kids and teenagers wanting to transcribe a census for a project - or just for fun!