LibGuides: Archives & Local History: Genealogy

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American Family Immigration History Center
Search over 51 million passenger records from Ellis Island.
Chronicling America
Search America's newspapers from 1789-1924 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Comprehensive list of genealogy Web sites, separated by state, subject, type, and/or category.
Genealogy & Family History
Learn how to research your ancestors from USA.gov. Provides numerous national and state-specific resources.
Genealogy Research | State Library of North Carolina
Access genealogy resources -- including materials and tutorials -- from the State Library of North Carolina in Raleigh.
NARA: Resources for Genealogists & Family Historians
Explore resources for genealogists and family historians from the National Archives & Records Administration.
North Carolina Family Records Online
North Carolina Family Records Online contains NC family history materials from the holdings of the State Archives of North Carolina and State Library of North Carolina.
North Carolina Genealogical Soceity
Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974.
Find A Grave
Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one's memorial. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.

Access World News Research Collection | NewsBank
Search state, national and international full-text articles with diverse source types including printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, transcripts and videos, business sources, as well as publications in Spanish. Notably, users can locate articles from the Fayetteville Observer, the Robesonian, the Laurinburg Exchange, the Red Springs Citizen, the St. Paul’s Review, and USA Today. (Note: There is a one-day delay from date of publication.)
Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection | ProQuest
Newspapers.com North Carolina Collection. 3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers.

Heritage Quest vs Ancestry
Heritage Quest is a free resource available on NC LIVE. Ancestry is a subscription site that allows users to create family trees, as well as search and save historical documents from all over the world. Copy and paste this link to go to Heritage Quest: https://login.proxy149.nclive.org/login?url=https://resources.nclive.org/heritagequest

Chronicling America
Search America's newspapers from 1789-1924 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
North Carolina Historic Newspapers
Historical news database from ProQuest with 3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 county newspapers in North Carolina. Content dates back to 1751.

Robeson County Genealogical Society
Facebook page for the Robeson County Genealogical Society. Meets bi-monthly.
Robeson County NC GenWeb
Access genealogy and family records for Robeson County from the USA GenWeb project.
Robeson County Public Library - Genealogy Resources
Suggested list of genealogical research Websites and databases from the Robeson County Public Library. Includes downloadable genealogy charts.
Robeson County Register of Deeds
Search Robeson County vital records - birth, marriage, death certificates, etc.
Robeson County Genealogy - FamilySearch.org
Guide to Robeson County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Native American Records
A community page for researchers on how to find and manage American Indian records. Ask a question, answer an unanswered question, or share your tips on how you research.
African American Records
A community page for researchers on how to find and manage African American records. Ask a question, answer an unanswered question, or share your tips on how you research.