Ask A Genealogist
July 22, 3:00- 4:00 pm local genealogy volunteer will assist you with genealogy source work. Stop by the reference department. Offered monthly.
Library Funded Subscription Databases
Ancestry Library Edition
In Library Use Only on public computers. Instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, it includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!
Biography Resource Center
Remote Access click here. Must have a valid library card. This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal fact such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
Suggested Web Links
American Family Immigration History Center
Search immigration records. American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC) site reports that it contains archival information on over “22 million passengers and members of ships' crews [who] entered the United States through Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924."
American History & Genealogy Project
Aa group of independent webmasters who link together to share Historical and Genealogical data with researchers.
Ancestral Findings
Includes "Free Genealogy Look-ups", "Charts and Forms", "Tried these Sites?", and "Famous Family Trees."
Cyndi's List
A categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.
Genealogical Publishing
Catalogue of 2000 new Genealoogy CD's and books.
Heritage Village
Heritage Village Is funded by the Board of County Commissioners and supported by Pinellas Country Historical Society and other community groups.
Legacy: Safety Harbor Local History Digitized Collection
Safety Harbor Public Library's digitized history collection contains images and texts related to the people, places, and artifacts unique to the history of the city of Safety Harbor and to Pinellas County. Legacy is a grant funded digitization project supported by library staff and volunteers. For further information about local history digitized collections, call Robin at the Reference Department 727-724-1525 x233.
Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
Published guides to the genealogy collections of the Library of Congress, written by Local History and Genealogy Section reference librarians and available in full text by selecting the desired link.
Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Services
This report is a guide to locating individual service records and military unit histories from the American Revolution to the present. This guide provides referral information for locating individual service records of discharged and deceased veterans. It includes information regarding locating and obtaining active service records. Also included are relevant addresses and websites of government agencies, historical associations, and a select bibliography.
National Center for Health Statistics - Where to write for Vital Records
Information about how to locate birth, marriage, divorce or death records, organized by state/territory, event, cost of copy, address and remarks.
Pinellas Country Historical Society
Join us in preserving Pinellas County's rich heritage. Become a member of the Pinellas County Histoical Society and help support Heritage Village.
RootsWeb.com
RootsWeb.com, whose banner reads "the oldest and largest free online community for genealogists," is made up of "extensive interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories."
U.S Census Bureau
Information about the U.S. Census.
USGenWeb Census Project
The mission of this project is to coordinate a United States census transcription effort by recruiting, guiding, and helping volunteer transcribers. Our goal is to provide free access to Online Research Data for everyone.
USGenWeb Project
Look here to find Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.
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