Grandpa and Grandma Jones' Posterity

Grandpa and Grandma Jones' Posterity



Family History Websites


I have listed below most of the websites I use to research Family History. Many of them are free, while some require a fee. Those sites which require a fee, usually allow you to use the site free for a week or two, before you have to pay. Be cautious about sites where you pay a fee. Many times they are not worth the money you pay or the information they offer is available on another website for free.

Ancestry.com

This is a website which runs about $250 a year. It contains many documents which help in researching your family history. This site allows you to use it free for a short period of time and then charges a fee for continue usage. If you are going to be subscribing for a family search website, this would be the site which contains the most beneficial information for your search.
Ancestry.com

Arizona Birth and Death Index

This is a free website, which gives you birth records from 1855 throught 1933 and death certificates from 1844 through 1956. It is extremely useful if you had relatives in Arizona.
Arizona Birth and Death Index

Arizona Obituary Index

This is a free website of Arizona obituaries which is maintained by The Church. This is only an index of obituaries which are found in the Arizona newspapers and not the actual obituary. You would need to contact the newspaper and order a copy.
Arizona Obituary Index

BYU Digital Collection

BYU offers a free website that contains many historical documents useful in family history research. Most of them pertaine to the early pioneers who settled in Utah. This site also includes many pictures of early pioneers.
BYU Digital Collection

BYU Digital Collection 2

BYU Family History Library Records

BYU Special Collections

California Death Index 1940-1997

Cemeteries Of The World

Colorado Historic News Papers

Daily Herald Obituaries 2002-Present

I am not sure how far back these Obituaries go. It has been hit and miss.

Deseret News Archives 1850-1988

Copies of old Deseret News Newspapers

Deseret News Archives 1988-Present

Free Obituaries

Deseret News Obituaries Jan 1, 2002-Today

Family Search

This is the old Family Search site, which has been updated to include all of the records that are currently being indexed by the church, such as census and state records. It also contains a current Social Security Death Index listing. I use this Death Index often, especially when trying to establish a death date. Social Security laws were first passed by Congress in 1935 and Social Security numbers started to be issued in the 1937. The death dates listed by the Social Security Death Index start in about the mid1960s.
Family Search

Family Search Wiki

This is a Church site which gives suggestions on how to search different areas of family history.
Family Search Wiki

Find A Grave

Google Books Search

Google Blog Search

Google Newspaper Archives

There are 100s of newspapers in Google Newspapers. The easiest way to figure out what Newspapers were printed in the area you are looking for, is to enter the city or state in the search box and then go through the articles which are brought up as a result of your search.

Idaho Death Index 1911-1959 (BYU)

Idaho-Eastern Idaho Death Records (BYU)

Illinois Death Index 1916-1950

Illinois State Marriage Index 1763-1900

Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1958

Montana State Death Index

Newspaper Archives

NewsLibrary.com - Newspaper Collection

Obituary Archives

Ogden City Cemetery

Oregon Death Index 1903 - 1930

Orem City Cemetery

Pioneer Companies

Provo City Cemetery

Utah Burial Index

Utah County Obituary List (BYU)

This is a list of Utah County obituaries that are on Micro Film, available at the BYU Family History Library.
Utah County Obituary List (BYU)

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1965

The laws of Utah currently require that 50 years pass before any Death Certificates are made public. Death Certificates are updated each year. In the early 1900s the US Congress past a law requiring States to keep better records regarding births and deaths. Most states will have instigated birth and death records by 1910 or earlier.
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1965

Utah Digital Newspapers

Utah Digital Photos

Utah Moutain West Digital Library

Washington State Death Index 1890-1907

Washington State Death Index 1907-1960

Washington State Digital Archive Search

This site searches all of Washington State's Archives, which includes birth, death and marriage records.
Washington State Digital Archive Search

Western States Marriage Index - BYU Idaho

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