Links to Online Genealogy Resources
The McClelland Library offers two types of access for searching online resources to support family history research. Subscription Online Resources are only available inside the library. The Additional Online Resources are freely available and may be accessed from any location.
Subscription Online Resources: Only available inside the McClelland Library
Ancestry
Find My Past
Irish Newspaper Archive
American Ancestors
The Irish Times
Fold 3
Irish Ancestors
Places and Surnames
Roots Ireland
With Research Assistance
Ancestry Ireland
With Research Assistance
Family Search
Additional Online Resources available from any location:
IRELAND RESEARCH
Census of Ireland
Full census registers for 1901 and 1911, with fragments for 1821 – 1851
General Register Office of Ireland
Order all Republic of Ireland birth, marriage and death certificates; Northern Ireland up to 1922
GENUKI
Genealogy links and instructional material for Ireland and the UK
Griffith’s Primary Valuation
Tax valuation records and maps at Ask About Ireland
History from Headstones
Gravestone transcriptions for Northern Ireland
IreAtlas Townland Database
List of jurisdictional place names for Irish townlands
Ireland Catholic Parish Records at the National Library of Ireland
Original church registers for Catholic baptisms, marriages and burials, indexed by parish
Ireland Gen Web
Volunteer website of links and indexes for all Irish counties
Ireland Reaching Out
Message board to connect worldwide descendants of Irish emigrants to people in Ireland
Irish Church Parish Records
Transcribed parish records for selected counties with links to original church registers
Irish Civil Registration Records
Index and original images of Ireland’s official government records of births, marriages and deaths, beginning in 1845 for non-Catholic marriages and 1864 for all other records.
Irish Genealogy Toolkit
“How-to” guide for researching Irish family history
Irish Graveyards
Irish gravestone inscriptions and photos
Irish Origenes
Uses DNA to pinpoint Irish surnames, clans and castles on searchable maps of Ireland
Registry of Deeds Index
Index of memorial books at the Dublin Registry of Deeds office
Tithe Applotment Books
Church of Ireland tax records for all Irish citizens from 1823 – 1837
NORTHERN IRELAND RESEARCH
General Register Office of Northern Ireland
Order all Northern Ireland birth, marriage and death certificates
PRONI – Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
Archive of Northern Ireland records with some searchable databases
SCOTLAND, ENGLAND and WALES RESEARCH
Free UK Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations
Index of civil registrations of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales
Free UK Census Records
Transcribed 1841 – 1891 census records for Scotland, England and Wales
Free UK Parish Registers
Transcriptions of parish registers for baptisms, marriages and burials for England and Wales
National Records of Scotland
Order birth, marriage and death certificates for Scotland
National Library of Scotland
Guide to Scottish family research and many digitized maps
Scotland’s People
Scottish census, will, tax and parish records, along with birth, marriage and death certificates
Scottish Archive Network
Passenger lists from Scottish Highlands and Islands from 1852 to 1857
UNITED STATES and WORLD
AZ Vital Records
Searchable database of original Arizona birth and death certificates
Castle Garden Immigration Center
New York immigration records from 1855 to 1890
Ellis Island Foundation
New York immigration records from 1892 to 1954
FamilySearch
World’s largest collection of genealogical and historical records
Roots Web
User-submitted transcribed records, family trees, and message boards
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Searchable database of Federal land conveyance records, 1820 – present
U.S. Gen Web
Volunteer website of links and indexes for all U.S. states
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
U.S. federal government archive with various online databases
IRISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES in the U.S.
Irish Genealogical Society International
Genealogical society, library and research facility in Minnesota
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA)
Irish genealogical and historical research society in Massachusetts