MORE LEADS

Tracking a person down has got a whole lot easier since the advent of the Internet, use our list of resources below.

MORE SOURCES

In Print

The National Archives has published a book called: Our Family, Our Town: Essays on Family and Local History Sources in the National Archives

In Person
Census records can be found at 13 NARA Regional facilities located in:
Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Laguna Niguel, CA, New York City, downtown Philadelphia, Pittsfield, MA, San Francisco and Seattle, as well as state archives and state libraries


Links

Archives Library Information Center
A list of all the state archives.

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Obtaining Birth/Death Records in Other States
Learn where to find birth and death record resources for all 50 states.

Ancestors
Program Ancestors resources for viewers about Family History.

PBS Links

POV - Family Names
POV: Would you like to find out more about your own family name? Here is a sampling of Web sites you might find useful in conducting your own research.

For more information on archival resources, see our guide on Archives.