Another under utilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records, but need to be aware that often church records pre-dated civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website there are about 15,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that's a lot, but we need to also search church records as well. 

What can we find in church or synagogue records? Here's just a shortlist of what nuggets we can find:​

• Baptisms and Christenings
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Burials
• Confirmations​​
• ​Membership lists

• Church Minutes

• Church Directories
• Transfer Letters
• Bar or Bat Mitzvahs
• Sunday School lists
• Church newsletters​

​In addition, many folks also documented important events in family bibles, so they need to be searched as well if the event information has been digitized.

​Here are a couple of articles that you might find useful:
​

• U.S. Church Records Research Guide
• United States Church Records
• A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Catholic Records in Genealogy Research

There is a large number of Free Online Church Record collections; the links accessible by state below:.

Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD):

• Accomac, Makemie Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1836-1967
• Accomack County, Downing’s Church Records (1857-1899)
• Accomack County, Pocomoke Charge Church Register (1898-1927)
• Accomack County, Accomack Parish Vestry Orders, 1723-1784
• Accomack County, St. George's Parish Vestry Book, 1763-1787
• Albemarle County, Tabor Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1747-1959
• Albin, Burnt Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1922-1967
• Aldie, Aldie Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1887-1967
• Alexandria, Bethel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1941-1965
• Alexandria, Calvary Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1945-1967
• Alexandria, Old Meeting House Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1789-1966
• Alexandria, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1817-1933
• Alexandria, Westminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1940-1967
• Altavista, Altavista Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1910-1968
• Altavista, Castle Craig Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1961
• Amelia County, Namozine Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1847-1966
• Amelia Court House, Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1950-1968
• Amelia, Amelia Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1828-1967
• Amelia, Rennie Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1942-1967
• Amherst, Amherst Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1831-1967
• Amherst, Coolwell Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1958-1968
• Appomattox, Appomattox Courthouse Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1967
• Appomattox, Concord Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1830-1967
• Appomattox, Liberty Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1834-1873
• Appomattox, Union Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1899-1917
• Arvonia, Arvon Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1885-1967
• Ashburn, Ashburn Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1967
• Ashland, Ashland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1968
• Axton, Irisburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1943-1967
• Bath County, Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1953
• Bealeton, Bealeton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1914-1968
• Bedford County, Leesville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1884-1915
• Bedford County, New Bethel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1877-1882
• Bedford, Bedford Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1843-1959
• Bedford, Laurel Grove Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1967
• Bedford, Peaks Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1856-1965
• Belle Haven, Belle Haven Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1879-1967
• Berryville, Berryville Baptist Church Church Records, 1841-1860
• Berryville, Berryville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1853-1967
• Berryville, Stones Chapel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1886-1967
• Blacksburg, Blacksburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1832-1956
• Blacksburg, Northside Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1944-1967
• Blacksburg, Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1879-1967
• Blackstone, Blackstone Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1824-1966
• Blairs, Spring Garden Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1891-1967
• Blue Grass, Crabbottom Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1837-1960
• Bolar, Stony Run Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1965
• Boydton, Boydton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1860-1967
• Bridgewater, Bridgewater Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1873-1919
• Bridgewater, Bridgewater Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1959
• Bristow, Brentsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1915-1967
• Broadway, Broadway Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1960
• Brookneal, Brookneal Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1894-1967
• Brookneal, Hat Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1854-1968
• Brookneal, Roanoke Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1849-1967
• Buckingham, Maysville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1824-1968
• Buckton, Buckton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1951-1967
• Buena Vista, Buena Vista Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1890-1960
• Buena Vista, McCutchen Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1932-1960
• Burkeville, Burkeville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1908-1968
• Callaway, Piedmont Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1850-1967
• Callaway, Pippin Hills Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1954-1967
• Cape Charles, Cape Charles Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1939-1968
• Cape Charles, Catholic Church. St. Charles Church Records, 1890-1959
• Cartersville, Cartersville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1884-1933
• Cascade, Cascade Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1968
• Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1755-1937
• Charles City, Bethany Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1869-1952
• Charlotte Court House, Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1967
• Charlotte Court House, Cub Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1738-1938
• Charlotte Court House, Oak View Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1910-1968
• Charlotte Court House, Village Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1825-1967
• Charlottesville, Charlottesville First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1819-1939
• Charlottesville, Meadows Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1962-1969
• Charlottesville, Olivet Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1966
• Chase City, Chase City Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1869-1967
• Chatham, Chatham Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1846-1967
• Chatham, Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1967
• Chatham, Weal Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1891-1967
• Chester, Chester Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1967
• Chesterfield County, Greenwood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1959-1968
• Chesterfield, Chesterfield Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1831-1855
• Christiansburg, Christiansburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1827-1959
• Churchville, Loch Willow Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1866-1968
• Churchville, Union Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1817-1967
• Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Clarksville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1832-1967
• Claudville, Center Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1967
• Clear Brook, Clear Brook Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1901-1967
• Clifton Forge, Clifton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1881-1961
• Clifton Forge, Sharon Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1881-1953
• Cluster Springs, Spring Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1838-1966
• Collierstown, Collierstown Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1842-1924
• Concord, New Concord Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1835-1965
• Concord, Stonewall Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1968
• Covesville, Cove Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1825-1922
• Covington, Altamont Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1952-1967
• Covington, Covington Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1819-1953
• Covington, Rich Patch Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1931-1967
• Craigsville, Craigsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1897-1966
• Crewe, Pryor Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1894-1967
• Culpeper, Culpeper Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1813-1966
• Cumberland County, Guinea Presbyterian Church records, 1831-1842
• Cumberland County, Guinea Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1831-1968
• Cumberland, Center Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1864-1966
• Danville, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1826-1935
• Danville, North View Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1963-1968
• Danville, Shelton Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1889-1967
• Daugherty, Clark Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1965
• Dayton, Dayton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1894-1960
• Deerfield, Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1849-1960
• Delaplane, Westminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1883-1967
• Denmark, Kerr's Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1903-1946
• DeWitt, Bott Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1948-1965
• Dillwyn, New Store Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1844-1968
• Doswell, King's Chapel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1927-1967
• Drakes Branch, Drakes Branch Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1874-1967
• Eagle Rock, Galatia Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1866-1967
• Eagle Rock, Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1845-1968
• Earlysville, Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Church Records, 1841-1921
• Eggleston, Green Valley Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1893-1907
• Emporia, Emporia Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1964
• Evergreen, Evergreen Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1895-1923
• Evington, Otterwood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1955-1963
• Fairfax County, Frying Pan Spring Baptist Church records, 1791-1908
• Fairfax County, Truro Parish Minutes of the Vestry, 1732-1785
• Fairfield, Fairfield Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1840-1960
• Falling Spring, Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1938-1960
• Falls Church, Munson Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1952-1967
• Farmville, Browns Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1940-1968
• Farmville, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1797-1945
• Farmville, Douglas Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1862-1967
• Farmville, Farmville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1844-1938
• Fincastle, Fincastle Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1829-1967
• Fishersville, Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1741-1963
• Floris, Floris Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1902-1959
• Floyd County, Turtle Rock Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1882-1888
• Floyd, Harris-Cannaday Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1954-1967
• Ford, Hawkins Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1905-1968
• Forest, Academy Presbyterian Church Church Records 1886-1966
• Fork Union, Fork Union Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1900-1968
• Fort Defiance, Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1942
• Franklin, Franklin Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1951-1967
• Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1806-1966
• Front Royal, Front Royal Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1839-1967
• Gala, Locust Bottom Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1785-1887
• Gladys, Diamond Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1900-1967
• Glasgow, Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1747-1912
• Glasgow, Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1776-1968
• Glasgow, Glasgow Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1935-1968
• Glen Wilton, Glen Wilton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1887-1967
• Gloucester, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1966
• Goldvein, Grove Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1943-1955
• Goochland, Byrd Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1858-1968
• Goode, Pisgah Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1862-1967
• Gordonsville, Gordonsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1953
• Goshen, Goshen Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1891-1959
• Goshen, Lebanon Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1789-1961
• Grafton, Yorkminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1955-1967
• Granite, Granite Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1935
• Greenfield, Rockfish Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1898-1961
• Greenville, East Bethel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1923-1950
• Greenwich, Greenwich Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1967
• Greenwood, Lebanon Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1824-1963
• Grottoes, Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1857-1964
• Gum Springs, Providence Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1959
• Halifax, Halifax Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1909-1968
• Halifax, Oak Level Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1967
• Hampden Sydney, College Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1835-1949
• Hampton, La Crosse Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1915-1967
• Hampton, Wythe Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1942-1969
• Harrisonburg, Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1837-1966
• Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1933
• Harrisonburg, Massanutten Cross Keys Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1921-1968
• Harrisonburg, Trinity Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1963-1967
• Hartwood, Hartwood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1831-1964
• Haymarket, Oakland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1899-1920
• Hematite, Palestine Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1845, 1918-1926
• Henrico County, St. John's Episcopal Church Church Records, 1730-1860, 1785-1887
• Herndon, Trinity Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1967
• Hightown, Pisgah Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1831-1960
• Hopewell, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1967
• Hopewell, Rosewood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1951-1967
• Hot Springs, Greenwood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1960
• Hot Springs, Hot Springs Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1899-1960
• iNorfolk, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1683-1934
• Iron Gate, Kayser Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1891-1967
• Isle of Wight County, Beaver Dam Baptist Church Church Records, 1828-1894
• Isle of Wight County, Christ Church, Newport Parish Virginia, Isle of Wight, Vestry Books, 1724-1772
• Keeling, Kentuck Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1948-1968
• Kenbridge, Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1862-1967
• Keswick, South Plains Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1820-1959
• Keysville, Briery Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1789-1966
• Keysville, Keysville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1905-1968
• Laurel, Laurel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1914-1968
• Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1899-1968
• Leesburg, Loudoun County, Methodist Church Church Records, 1766-1855
• Leesburg, Leesburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1804-1938
• Lexington, Ben Salem Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1838-1960
• Lexington, Lexington Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1790-1920
• Lexington, New Monmouth Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1771-1965
• Linville, Edom Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1909-1941
• Louisa, Louisa Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1909-1961
• Lovettsville, Lovettsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1869-1884
• Lovingston, Lovingston Presbyterian Church Church Records, [1880?]
• Lucketts, Faith Chapel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1967
• Lunenburg, Lunenburg Court House Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1893-1922
• Lynchburg, Bethesda Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1895-1964
• Lynchburg, Covenant Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1961-1968
• Lynchburg, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1815-1967
• Lynchburg, Floyd Street Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1881-1926
• Lynchburg, Jehovah-Jireh Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1937-1965
• Lynchburg, Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1910-1968
• Lynchburg, Rivermont Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1898-1950
• Lynchburg, Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1957-1968
• Lynchburg, Westminister Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1830-1927
• Madison Heights, Elon Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1935-1967
• Madison Heights, Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1924-1952
• Madison Heights, Northminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1958-1968
• Madison, Madison Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1915-1961
• Madisonville, Madisonville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1968
• Manakin-Sabot, Hebron Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1840-1965
• Marshall, Marshall Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1850-1945
• Martinsville, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1854-1961
• Martinsville, Kate Anderson Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1941-1967
• Massies Mill, Massie's Mill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1917-1966
• Mathews County, Salem Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1868-1913
• McDowell, McDowell Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1967
• Meadows of Dan, Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1939-1967
• Mechanicsville, Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1823-1872
• Mecklenberg County, Bluestone Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1846-1927
• Middlebrook, Immanuel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1879-1960
• Middlebrook, Shemariah Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1859-1967
• Middlesex County, Christ Church, Parish Register 1653 to 1812
• Middletown, Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1967
• Milford, Milford Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1885-1967
• Mill Gap, Beulah Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1873-1960
• Millboro Spring, Windy Cove Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1749-1949
• Millboro, Millboro Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1882-1959
• Mineral, Kirk O'Cliff Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1877-1961
• Monroe, Monroe Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1917-1945
• Monterey, Monterey Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1965
• Montvale, Montvale Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1883-1967
• Mount Solon, Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1809-1940
• Mountain Grove, Mountain Grove Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1873-1950
• Narrows, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1913-1967
• Nathalie, Meadsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1887-1930
• Nathalie, Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1943-1968
• Nathalie, Providence Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1830-1968
• Natural Bridge Station, Glenwood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1921-1966
• Natural Bridge, High Bridge Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1967
• Naxera, Severn Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1884-1966
• New Canton, Trinity Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1872-1964
• New Kent County, St. Peter's Church, Parish Registers 1680-1787
• New Kent County, Saint Peter's Parish The Vestry Book 1682-1758
• New Kent County, St. Peter's Church The Parish Register 1680 to 1787
• Newport News, Denbigh Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1961-1966
• Newport News, Faith Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1965-1969
• Newport News, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1883-1954
• Newport News, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1899-1949
• Nimrod Hall, Horeb Baptist Church Church Minutes and Records, 1876-1945
• Nineveh, Ninevah Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1865-1968
• Norfolk, Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1936-1967
• Norfolk, Colley Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1881-1937
• Norfolk, East Ocean View Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1945-1961
• Norfolk, Ghent Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1901-1912
• Norfolk, Knox Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1899-1965
• Norfolk, Lafayette Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1911-1966
• Norfolk, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1872-1960
• Norfolk, St. Columba Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1957-1967
• Norfolk, Third Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1884-1965
• Norfolk, Westminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1897-1966
• North Garden, North Garden Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1908-1945
• Nottoway, Nottoway Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1824-1955
• Onancock, Catholic Church. St. Peter Church Records, 1943-1960
• Onancock, Naomi Makemie Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1883-1967
• Opequeon, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1964-1966
• Opequon, Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1866-1967
• Orange County, St. Thomas Episcopal Church Parish Register, 1856-192
• Orange, Orange Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1844-1964
• Oriskany, Mount Emory Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1902-1951
• Ottoman, Corrottoman Baptist Church Church Records, 1886-1967
• Palmyra, Rivanna Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1934
• Pamplin, Beale Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1890-1967
• Pamplin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1804-1968
• Pamplin, Walker's Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1852-1968
• Pedlar Mills, Pedlar's Mill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1901-1928
• Pembroke, Hoges Chapel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1967
• Penn Laird, Massanutten Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1964
• Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church Church Records, 1836-1954
• Petersburg, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1851-1941
• Petersburg, Tabb Street Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1813-1963
• Petersburg, Third Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1913-1967
• Phenix, Midway Baptist Church Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1833-1867
• Phenix, Phenix Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1914-1968
• Phenix, Rough Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1967
• Portsmouth, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1956
• Portsmouth, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1936-1947
• Powhatan, Genito Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1889-1967
• Powhatan, Providence Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1825-1967
• Prince Edward County, Meherrin Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1892-1968
• Prince EdwardAppomattox Church Records, 1840-1968
• Prince George County, Shiloh Baptist Church Minutes and Records, 1845-1960
• Prince George, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1908-1966
• Prince George, Gregory Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1951-1966
• Prince William County, Occoquan Baptist Church records, 1794-1842
• Proffit, Bethel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1920-1940
• Prospect, Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1911-1967
• Providence Forge, Providence Forge Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1750-1967
• Pullens, Harpin Creek Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1892-1956
• Pungoteague, Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1833-1956
• Radford, Old Brick Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1945-1967
• Radford, Radford Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1874-1962
• Radford, Tyler Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1893-1967
• Raphine, New Providence Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1746-1864
• Rapidan, Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1876-1960
• Rawlings, Concord Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1826-1967
• Remington, Litchfield Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1944-1966
• Rice, Jamestown Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1872-1967
• Richmond, Ampthill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1948-1968
• Richmond, Bon Air Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1884-1967
• Richmond, Calvary Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1957-1966
• Richmond, Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1882-1915
• Richmond, Fairfield Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1966
• Richmond, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1796-1924
• Richmond, Fulton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1956
• Richmond, Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1950
• Richmond, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1914-1936
• Richmond, Grace Street Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1914
• Richmond, Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1919-1938
• Richmond, Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1890-1946
• Richmond, Mizpah Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1885-1975
• Richmond, Montrose Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1965
• Richmond, Read Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1924-1953
• Richmond, Roseneath Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1914-1959
• Richmond, Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1954-1968
• Richmond, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1845-1921
• Richmond, Southminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1965
• Richmond, Third Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1835-1964
• Richmond, Village Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1924
• Richmond, Westminster Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1889-1961
• Ringgold, Williamson Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1949-1968
• Roanoke, Cave Spring Baptist Church Church Records, 1899-1959
• Roanoke, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1851-1935
• Roanoke, Green Ridge Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1956-1967
• Roanoke, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1891-1967
• Roanoke, Westminister Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1915-1954
• Roanoke, Woodside Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1893-1967
• Rockbridge Baths, Bethesda Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1821-1964
• Rockbridge County, Oxford Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1769-1960
• Rockbridge County, Poplar Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1913-1960
• Rockfish, Riverside Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1967
• Rockingham County, Friedens Church Records
• Rockingham County, Armentrout Lutheran Church Memberships, 1798-1864
• Rockingham County, St. Luke's Lutheran Church Membership lists and Minutes, 1880-1899
• Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1968
• Rustburg, Rustburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1968
• Salem, Salem Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1831-1967
• Salem, Wildwood Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1954-1966
• Saxe, Hermon Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1842-1968
• Schoolfield, Burton Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1913-1968
• Scottsville, Scottsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1946-1961
• Selma, Oakland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1962
• Sewalls Point, New Jamestown Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1917
• Sharps, Milden Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1966
• Shawsville, White House Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1961
• Shenandoah County, Church Records
• Smithfield, Christ Episcopal Church Church Records, 1884-1899
• South Boston, Berry Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1949-1967
• South Boston, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1842-1968
• South Hill, South Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1908-1964
• Spout Springs, Old Concord Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1826-1966
• Spring Hill, Spring Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1891-1960
• Stafford County, Chappawamsic Baptist Church Record
• Staunton, Second Presbyterian Church of Staunton Church Records, 1875-1965
• Staunton, Bethany Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1958-1967
• Staunton, Bethel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1817-1960
• Staunton, Covenant Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1959-1967
• Staunton, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1804-1920
• Staunton, Hebron Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1766-1941
• Staunton, Olivet Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1897-1961
• Steeles Tavern, Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1837-1926
• Strasburg, Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1936-1964
• Strasburg, Strasburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1822-1967
• Stuart, Stuart Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1947-1967
• Stuarts Draft, Finley Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1910-1960
• Studley, Samuel Davies Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1827-1937
• Suffolk, Suffolk Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1877-1966
• Sutherlin, Mercy Seat Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1847-1968
• Sweet Hall, Brett-Reed Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1923-1967
• Timber Ridge, Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1819-1955
• Trevilians, Wills Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1890-1961
• Troutville, Mountain Union Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1832-1967
• Turbeville, Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1968
• Vanderpool, Sieg - Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1934-1961
• Vesuvius, Mount Zion Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1912-1959
• Victoria, Victoria Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1967
• Vinton, Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1894-1966
• Virginia Beach, Bayside Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1953-1967
• Virginia Beach, Calvin Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1955-1965
• Virginia Beach, Christ Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1958-1966
• Virginia Beach, Wycliffe Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1964-1966
• Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church Record, 1827-1906
• Wachapreague, Powelton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1877-1967
• Warm Springs, Warm Springs Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1823-1960
• Warrenton, Warrenton Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1827-1964
• Washington, Rappahannock Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1833-1864
• Waterford, Catoctin Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1769-1967
• Waynesboro, Hermitage Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1916-1966
• Waynesboro, Second Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1890-1960
• Waynesboro, Smyrna Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1940-1960
• Waynesboro, Waynesboro First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1846-1966
• White Gate, Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church Records, 1873-1967
• Williamsburg, Williamsburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1860-1955
• Williamsburg, York River Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1909-1943
• Williamsville, Williamsville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1857-1960
• Wilsons, Hebron Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1952-1966
• Winchester, Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1955-1968
• Winchester, Round Hill Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1967
• Winchester, Sunnyside Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1955-1968
• Winchester, Winchester Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1800-1920
• Woodbridge, Covenant Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1953-1966
• Woodstock, Woodstock Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1823-1962
• Wylliesburg, Wylliesburg Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1844-1967

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Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For those of you who have some Indigenous or Native American "blood" in your family tree, there are many Indigenous American newspapers that have been published over the last two hundred or so years that may help you find some information and stories about your ancestors.

Listed are only those that are available online. As always, there are tons more available via microfilm and in original form via libraries and archives.

Please note that some are free and some require a subscription or a login from a university (or local) library. Some are indexed, and some are not. In the Free Collections you may see some duplicates - this is because the newspaper is provided in multiple online sites, so you may wish to search or browse each of the duplicates.
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(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
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Alaska

• The Thlinget. - Sitka, Alaska, 1908-1912
• Tundra Times

Arizona

• Sells, Ariz., 1954-19?? - Papago Indian news.
• Window Rock, Ariz., 1959-1960 - The Navajo times.
• Window Rock, Ariz., 1960-1984 - Navajo times.
• Nogales International
• Supai Weekly News

Florida

• Seminole Tribune

Georgia

• New Echota [Ga.], 1829-1834 - Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate
• New Echota [Ga.], 1828-1829 - Cherokee phoenix
• Atlanta and Marietta, Ga., 1855-18?? - The Atlanta weekly intelligencer and Cherokee advocate.
• New Echota [Ga.], 1828-1829 - Cherokee phoenix.
• New Echota [Ga.], 1829-1834 - Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate.
• Cherokee Phoenix 

Hawaii

Ho'olaupi'i - Hawaiian Nupepa Collection 1834-1948

• Ahailono a ka Lahui 
• Hawaii Holomua 
• Hawaii Holomua 
• Home Rula Republalika 
• Honolulu Times 
• Ka Elele 
• Ka Hae Hawaii 
• Ka Hoku Loa 
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii 
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika 
• Ka Holomua 
• Ka Lahui Hawaii 
• Ka Lama Hawaii 
• Ka Lanakila 
• Ka Lau Oliva 
• Ka Lei Momi 
• Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii 
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui 
• Ka Makaainana 
• Ka Manawa 
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni 
• Ka Nonanona 
• Ka Nupepa Elele 
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa 
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina 
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina 
• Ka Oiaio 
• Ke Alahou 
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii 
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii 
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii 
• Ke Alaula 
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio 
• Ke Aloha Aina 
• Ke Au Hou 
• Ke Au Okoa 
• Ke Kiai 
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama 
• Ke Koo o Hawaii 
• Ke Kumu Hawaii 
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina 
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi 
• Kuokoa Home Rula 
• Kuu Hae Hawaii 
• Nuhou 
• O ka Hae Katolika 
• Puuhonua o na Hawaii 
• The Liberal 

Papakilo Hawaiian Language Newspaper Collection

• Ahailono o ka Lahui

• Hawaii Holomua
• Home Rula Repubalika
• Honolulu Republican

• Ka Elele Hawaii, Ka Elele
• Ka Hae Hawaii
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika
• Ka Holomua
• Ka Lahui Hawaii
• Ka Lama Hawaii
• Ka Lanakila
• Ka Lau Oliva
• Ka Lei Momi
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina
• Ka Makaainana
• Ka Malamalama o Hawaii, Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii
• Ka Manawa
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni
• Ka Nonanona
• Ka Nupepa Elele
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina
• Ka Oiaio
• Ka Puuhonua, Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii
• Ke Alahou
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii
• Ke Alaula
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio
• Ke Aloha Aina
• Ke Au Hou
• Ke Au Okoa
• Ke Kiai
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama
• Ke Koo o Hawaii
• Ke Kumu Hawaii
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi
• Kuokoa Home Rula
• Kuu Hae Hawaii

• Nuhou
• Nupepa Puka La Kuokoa

• O ka Hae Katolika

• The Liberal

Hawaiian Language Newspapers 1834-1927

• Hawaii Holomua - 1912
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika - September 23, 1861 - May 14, 1863
• Ka Lama Hawaii - February 14, 1834 - December 26, 1834
• Ka Lanakila - July 1, 1909 - October 21, 1909
• Ka Lei Momi e Mau Kou Olino Ana - August 5, 1893 - December 25, 1893
• Ka Lei Momi - June 21, 1893 - September 22, 1893
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui - 1889-1896
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina - 1897-1900
• Ka Makaainana - 1887-1899
• Ka Manawa - November 7, 1870 - December 12, 1870
• Ka Na'i Aupuni - 1905-08
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa - 1861-1927
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio - 1896-1897
• Ke Au Hou - July 1910 - January 1912
• Ke Au Okoa - April 24, 1865 - June 5, 1865
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama - 1907 - 1919

Kansas

• Lawrence - Indian Leader​​

Minnesota

• Red Lake, Minn., 1912-1921 - Red Lake news.
• Saint Paul, Minn., 1850-1852 - Dakota tawaxitku kin, or, The Dakota friend. [volume]
• White Earth, Becker County, Minn., 1903-192? - The Tomahawk.
• White Earth, Minn., 1886-1889 - The Progress.
• Bemidji, Minn. - Native American press/Ojibwe news
• Bemidji, Minn. - The Ojibwe news (1/3/1997 - 9/1/2009)
• Bemidji, Minn. - The Ojibwe news (2/4/1994 - 10/13/1995)
• Bemidji, Minn. - The Ojibwe news (5/24/1988 - 12/18/1991)
• Cass Lake, Minn. - Ni-mi-kwa-zoo-min (11/1/1974 - 1/1/1977)
• Cass Lake, Minn. - Silver notes (9/1/1990 - 9/1/1994)
• Cass Lake, Minn. - Speaking of ourselves (11/1/1977 - 11/1/1994)
• Greenwood, D.T. [S.D.] - Iapi oaye (1871-05-01 - 12/1/1930)
• Hayward, Wis. - News from Indian country (1/8/2007 - 12/1/2017)
• Nett Lake, Minn. - Bois Forte news (2/1/1995 - 11/1/2002)
• Odanah, Wis. - News from the sloughs (5/1/1995 - 5/1/1999)
• Red Lake, Minn. - Red Lake news (9/1/1912 - 3/1/1920)
• Santee Agency, Neb. - The Word carrier
• Santee, Neb. - The Word carrier of Santee Normal Training School
• St. Paul, Minn. - Dakota tawaxitku kin, or, The Dakota friend
• White Earth, Becker County, Minn. - The Tomahawk
• White Earth, Minn. - The Progress

Montana

• Dixon, Mont., 1971-1985 - Char-Koosta 
• Pablo, Mont., 1985-current - Char-Koosta News 
• Poplar, Mont., 1963-1966 - Eyapi Oaye 
• Poplar, Mont., 1970-1974 - Wotanin 
• Poplar, Mont., 1975-2007 - Wotanin Wowapi 
• Ronan?, Mont., 1956-19?? - Char-Koosta 
• Char-Koosta News
• Fort Peck Reservation
• Wotanin Wowapi
• Poplar Shopper
• Poplar Standard

New Mexico

• Santa Fe - Myths and Techno-Fantasies

New York

• Rooseveltown, N.Y., 1983-current - Indian time.

North Dakota 

• S'ina sapa wocekiye taeyanpaha = Catholic Sioux herald

North Carolina

• Pembroke - Pembroke Carolina Indian Voice (2002)

​Oklahoma​

• Atoka, I.T. [Okla.], 1884-1884 - The Branding iron.
• Darlington, Indian Terr., 1879-1886 - Cheyenne transporter.
• Sacred Heart, Okla., 1???-1910 - The Indian advocate.
• Vinita, Craig County, Okla., 1905-1913 - The Weekly chieftain.
• Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla., 1891-189? - The Daily Indian chieftain.
• Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.], 1898-1902 - The Daily chieftain.
• Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], 1882-1902 - Indian chieftain.
• Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], 1902-1905 - The Vinita weekly chieftain.
• Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], 1902-1913 - The Vinita daily chieftain.
• The Arrow-Telephone - 4
• The Branding Iron - 3
• Cherokee Orphan Asylum Press - 2
• Cherokee Rose Buds - 1
• Cherokee Telephone - 100
• Cheyenne Transporter - 134
• The Daily Chieftain - 1294
• The Indian Advocate - 135
• Indian Arrow - 31
• Indian Chieftain - 1039
• Indian Sentinel - 121
• The Osage Journal - 289
• Our Brother in Red - 174
• The Sequoyah Memorial - 2
• The Tahlequah Arrow - 853
• Tahlequah Courier - 3
• The Tahlequah Leader - 11
• The Tahlequah Telephone - 11
• The Talihina News - 62
• The Telephone - 44
• The Vinita Daily Chieftain - 2333
• The Vinita Weekly Chieftain - 269
• The Weekly Capital - 4
• A Wreath of Cherokee Rose Buds - 1
• Perkins - Bah-Kho-Je
  

Pennsylvania

• Indian Craftsman
• Redman
• Carlisle Arrow
• Eadle Keatah Toh
• Arrow
• Red Man
• School News

South Dakota

• Martin - Lakota Country Times

Wisconsin

• Oneida - Kalihwisaks

Wyoming

• Indian Guide
• Indian Paint Brush
• Indian Progress

Native American Obituaries

• The Daily Times (Farmington, New Mexico)
• The Winslow Mail (Winslow, Arizona)
• Montezuma Valley Sun (Montezuma, Colorado)
• Cortez Journal (Cortez, Colorado)
• Navajo Times (Window Rock, Navajo Nation, Arizona)
• Lake Powell Chronicle (Page, Arizona)

​If you know of any more links to Indigenous American newspapers, please let me know in the comments.  For thousands of other online historic newspapers from all over the U.S., the world, and of all types, please visit the  Newspaper Links page.

This is going to be a different kind list of items for new (and newish) genealogy researchers and family historians. I am not going to try to suggest how or what to research. There are tons of places for you to find information about researching.

But hopefully this list will help you in a different way, because there is so much out there for you to learn from: books, podcasts, blogs, webinars, conferences, etc. And it is really easy to get lost, or at least confused. There also is pressure to "do it right" either from others or self-imposed. 

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At some time in my genealogy learning experience I have dealt with all of these "do's and don'ts":

• Do not try to learn "above your head" - I watched a webinar the other day from a well known genealogist about what should have been a reasonably easy subject to present. In a word - the webinar "sucked." The audience was a mix of mostly beginners and some intermediates. It was presented as if the audience had fairly significant prior knowledge. The presentation was quite confusing - at least to me. I am not a  professional expert but have been around for over 15 years and can tell a good education piece from a lousy one. So don't try to learn something that you aren't ready for or that is confusing the heck out of you. Turn it off or stop reading and go back to basics.

 

• Do not be intimidated by those who seem to be smarter than you - not many are smarter than you; they just have more experience and every single one of them started with no knowledge at all - just like you. And since many experts in any field are lousy presenters, it may appear that they are "smarter". A good presenter or writer will care more about the audience than they will about their own ego and will write and speak in a way that is understandable - to you - the viewer/reader. So gravitate to the educational materials that help you learn - and not confuse you. And find presenters and writers that you truly feel that you can learn from. Ignore the rest at first.

• Do analyze the heck out of every record or piece of evidence that you have - sometimes we get so excited for example, to find a marriage certificate, that we neglect to look at the witnesses mentioned.  They may provide an important clue. The same is true of obituaries - I always tell people to carfully analyze every single word in the obit.  believe me there is stuff hidden in these newspaper articles that could help you fill out the branch of the tree that the deceased belongs to.

 

• Do not be intimidated by the "cite your source rules" - writing down where you found stuff is very important, for no other reason than you will want to know where you found it when you are analyzing the information later. There are guidelines that have been written that are excellent, but may seem a bit intimidating. Try your best to follow them and give yourself time to apply them. You will get it eventually. Be patient with yourself.

 

• Do take a genealogy "break" once in a while - sometimes we get stuck on one branch of our tree, or a so called "brick wall".  Take a break and work on photos or stories or some other branch that might be a little easier. Or better yet - take a week or so where you don't touch your genealogy project.  That might refresh your mind for when you get back to it.

 

• Do make realistic goals - and don't get caught up in the "numbers game". Some people like to brag that they have 15,000 people in their family tee - or that they can trace back to the 12th century.  I mean - Really? I frankly don't care about these sometimes ego driven statements. In my opinion, having a well-evidenced tree where you also know something about the inhabitants of the tree, as well as being pretty darn sure that the tree is "correct" should be the goal.

 

• Do get out of the house - all records that you are seeking are not available online. That is a fact and will be a fact (in my opinion) likely almost forever. Remember it costs money to digitize all of this stuff. Subscription sites have a financial incentive to digitize records. Libraries and historical societies who own record collections on paper have to obtain funding and donations to get the money to microfilm and/or digitize their records. And as terrific as FamilySearch is to do the digitization that they do - they are not going to be able to digitize everything either. With this in mind, you need to get out and visit libraries, genealogy societies, courthouses, and archives to get access to these non-digitized records. Besides it's fun. A few years ago I had a great time finding out about my great great grandfather in a very small library in California.  They had records from a lodge that he belonged to in the 1850's. Trust me - those handwritten records would be near the bottom of a list of items to be digitized.

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• Don't just focus on dates - Yes, birth, marriage and death date information is important to make sure you have the correct people in your family tree. But also focus on their life stories by searching newspapers for interesting articles and anecdotes about their lives. And spend some time with photograph identification with your known relatives and those new "cousins" that you find via your research. That is great fun.

 

• Don't let anyone or any challenge diminish your enthusiasm; and don't lose your curiosity

 

• Do have fun - for 99% of the people in the world who are searching for their ancestors and their stories - it is a hobby. Hobbies are supposed to be fun. Remember that. 

Another under utilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records, but need to be aware that often church records pre-dated civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website there are about 15,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that's a lot, but we need to also search church records as well. 

What can we find in church or synagogue records? Here's just a shortlist of what nuggets we can find:​

• Baptisms and Christenings
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Burials
• Confirmations​​
• ​Membership lists

• Church Minutes

• Church Directories
• Transfer Letters
• Bar or Bat Mitzvahs
• Sunday School lists
• Church newsletters​

​In addition, many folks also documented important events in family bibles, so they need to be searched as well if the event information has been digitized.

​Here are a couple of articles that you might find useful:
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• U.S. Church Records Research Guide
• United States Church Records
• A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Catholic Records in Genealogy Research

There is a large number of Free Online Church Record collections; the links accessible by state below:.

Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD):

• Affton, Catholic Church, Seven Holy Founders Church Records, 1928-1993
• Affton, Catholic Church, St. Dominic Savio Church Records, 1956-1993
• Affton, Catholic Church, St. Timothy Church Records, 1958-1993
• Affton, Eden United Church of Christ Church Records, 1912-1986
• ​Amsterdam, Immanuel Lutheran Church Church Records, 1896-1945
• Andover, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1870-1954
• Apple Creek, Catholic Church, St. Joseph's Church Records, 1779-1993
• Arnold, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1844-1993
• Arnold, Catholic Church. St. David Church Records, 1963-1993
• Ashley, Ashley Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1941
• Assumption, Cedron, Moniteau, Births or Christenings, 1852-1876
• Atherton, Atherton Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Register
• Augusta, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1856-1993
• Aurora, Catholic Church. Holy Trinity Church Records, 1912-1953
• Bahner, Catholic Church, St. John Church Records, 1846-1953
• Ballwin, Catholic Church, Holy Infant Church Records, 1955-1993
• Bellefontaine Neighbors, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Records, 1952-July 1993
• Bel-Ridge, Catholic Church, St. Thomas More Church Records, 1955-1993
• Belton, Catholic Church. St. Sabina Church Records, 1946-1952
• Berger, Catholic Church, St. Paul Church Records, 1853-1993
• Berkeley, Catholic Church, Holy Ghost Church Records, 1923-1993
• Bethany, Catholic Church. Blessed Sacrament Church Records, 1931-1965
• Biehle, Catholic Church, St. Maurus' Church Records, 1870-1994
• Bigspring, St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Records, 1884-1968
• Billings, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1883-1953
• Billings, Christian and Stone-Taney County Baptist Association; Billings Baptist Church Minutes
• Black, Black River Baptist Church Church Records, 1850-1892
• Bloomsdale, Catholic Church, St. Agnes Church Records, 1848-1993
• Blue Springs, Catholic Church. St. John La Lande Church Records, 1938-1965
• Bolivar, Catholic Church. Sacred Heart Church Records, 1949-1954
• Bonne Terre, Catholic Church, St. Joseph's Church Records, 1873-1993
• Boone County, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1858-1958
• Boonville, Catholic Church, SS. Peter and Paul Church Records, 1850-1953
• Branson, Catholic Church. Our Lady of the Lake Church Records, 1939-1953
• Brentwood, Catholic Church, St. Mary Magdalen Church Records, 1912-June 1993
• Brewer, Catholic Church. Christ the Savior Church Records, 1909-1993
• Bridgeton, Catholic Church, St. Lawrence the Martyr Church Records, 1960-1993
• Bridgeton, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1851-1993
• Buffalo, Catholic Church. St. William Church Records, 1953-1954
• Cairo, Cairo Baptist Church Church Records, 1888-1956
• California, Catholic Church. Church of Annunciation Church Records, 1900-1953
• Camdenton, Catholic Church. St. Anthony Church Records, 1948-1953
• Cameron, Catholic Church, St. Munchin Church Records, 1876-1965
• Campbell, Campbell Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1910-1938
• Canaan, Canaan Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1879
• Cape Girarde County, Salem Evangelical Church Kirchenbuch, 1874-1898
• Cape Girardeau County, Bethel Baptist Church Minutes of the Proceedings 1806-1867
• Carrollton, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1869-1965
• Carthage, Catholic Church, St. Anne Church Records, 1882-1953
• Case, Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Record, 1887-1924
• Case, Catholic Church, St. Anthony Church Records, 1884-1973
• Catawissa, Catholic Church, St. James' Church Records, 1871-1992
• Catholic, Gallatin, Daviess, Births or Christenings, 1871-1875
• Catholic, Milan, Sullivan, Births or Christenings, 1870-1872
• Catholic, Princeton, Mercer, Births or Christenings, 1871-1876
• Catholic, Unionville, Putnam, Births or Christenings, 1870-1873
• Chesterfield, Catholic Church, Ascension Church Records, 1903, 1910-1993
• Chesterfield, Catholic Church, Incarnate Word Church Records, 1965-June 1993
• Chilhowee, Shawnee Mound Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1957
• Chilhowee, Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1885
• Chillicothe, Catholic Church, St. Columban Church Records, 1857-1966
• Chillicothe, Catholic Church. St. Joseph Church Records, 1895-1956
• Chillicothe, Olive Branch Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1909-1969
• Chillicothe, Saint Columban's Church Records 1879-1979
• Chouteau Springs, Catholic Church, St. Martin Church Records, 1910-1954
• Clay County, Bethel Presbyterian Church Records
• Clayton, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1846-June 1993
• Clinton, Catholic Church, Holy Rosary Church Records, 1892-1954
• Clyde, Catholic Church, St. Benedict Church Records, 1893-1962
• Coal, Coal Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1905-1948
• Coffey, New Salem Baptist Church Church Records, 1888-1907, 1916
• Coffman, Catholic Church, St. Catherine of Alexandria Church Records, 1919-1993
• Cole Camp, Catholic Church, St. Peter and Paul Church Records, 1880-1954
• College St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Francis Xavier Church Records, 1841 (1), 1843-1993
• Conception Junction, Catholic Church, Holy Family Church Records, 1901-1966
• Conception, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1858-1962
• Concord Hill, Catholic Church, St. Ignatius Church Records, 1856-1993
• Concord Village, Catholic Church, St. Simon Church Records, 1959-1993
• Cooper County, Online Church Records
• Cooper County, Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Church Records, 1877-1954
• Corder, Corder Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1871-1901
• Cottleville, Catholic Church, St. Joseph's Church Records, 1873-1994
• Crestwood, Catholic Church, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church Records, 1956-1993
• Creve Coeur, Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Pillar Church Records, 1906-1993
• Creve Coeur, Catholic Church, St. Anselm Church Records, 1966-June 1993
• Creve Coeur, Catholic Church, St. John Bosco Church Records, 1972-1993
• Creve Coeur, Catholic Church, St. Richard Church Records, 1963-1993
• Crosstown, Catholic Church. St. James' Church Records, 1956-1992
• Crow Creek Church of Christ, Minutes 1852-1864
• Crystal City, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1881-1993
• Dardenne, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1875-1994
• Dawn, Dawn Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1865-1968
• De Soto, Catholic Church, St. Rose of Lima Church Records, 1863-1993
• Deister Settlement, Platte, Births or Christenings, 1847-1853
• Des Peres, Catholic Church, St. Clement Church Records, 1952-1993
• Des Peres, Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Records, 1838-1968
• Dittmer, St. Martin's United Church of Christ Church Records, 1857-1983
• Dutzow, Catholic Church. St. Vincent's de Paul Church Records, ca. 1853-1993
• El Dorado Springs, First Baptist Church Church Records, 1882-1967
• Eldon, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1886-1954
• Ellisville, Catholic Church, St. Clare of Assisi Church Records, 1963-1993
• Elsberry, Catholic Church. Sacred Heart Church Records, 1950-1993
• Ely, Union Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1904
• Enon, Rock Enon Baptist Church Church books & Minutes, 1910-1961
• Enon, Second Enon Baptist Church Church Records, 1904-1971
• Eureka, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1890-1993
• Farmington, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1890-1993
• Fenton, Catholic Church, St. Paul Church Records, 1887-1993
• Ferguson, Catholic Church, Good Shepherd Church Records, 1959-July 1993
• Ferguson, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Records, 1954-1993
• Ferguson, Catholic Church, SS. John and James Church Records, 1907-1993
• Ferguson, Immanuel United Church of Christ Church Records, 1888-1928
• Festus, Catholic Church. Our Lady Church Records, 1957-1993
• Flat River, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1897-1993
• Flinthill, Catholic Church, St. Theodore Church Records, 1895-1994
• Florissant, Catholic Church, North American Martyrs Church Records, 1955-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Fatima Church Records, 1950-July 1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1867-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, St. Angela Merici Church Records, 1963-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, St. Dismas Church Records, 1956-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, St. Ferdinand Church Records, 1790-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, St. Norbert Church Records, 1966-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, St. Sabina Church Records, 1960-1993
• Florissant, Catholic Church, Transfiguration Church Records, 1965-1993
• Franklin County, Zion Evangelical Church of Christ Church Records, 1879-1978
• French Village, Catholic Church, St. Anne Church Records, 1964-1993
• Friedenburg, Peace Lutheran Church Membership cards, 1890-1940
• Gaines, Surprise Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1915
• Gallatin, Catholic Church. Mary Immaculate Church Records, 1950-1966
• Gardenville, Catholic Church, St. George Church Records, 1915-1993
• Gentry County, Catholic Church, Seven Dolors Church Records, 1862-1963
• Gerald, Ebenezer Stone Church Church Records, 1854-2002
• Gerald, St. Paul's United Church of Christ Church Records, 1855-1995
• German Congregation, Kesler Settlement, Buchanan, Births or Christenings, 1847-1876
• Germantown, Catholic Church, St. Ludger Church Records, 1832-1954
• Glasgow Village, Catholic Church, St. Pius X Church Records, 1954-1993
• Glencoe, Catholic Church, St. Alban Church Records, 1980-June 1993
• Grant City, Mount Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1967
• Grantwood, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Providence Church Records, 1954-1993
• Gravelton, Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Church Records, 1857-1958
• Gravois Mills, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1883-1953
• Greenfield, Catholic Church. St. Patrick Church Records, 1950-1953
• Harrisonville, Catholic Church. Our Lady of Lourdes Church Records, 1896-1953
• Hawk Point, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1874-1993
• Hazelwood, Catholic Church, St. Bartholomew Church Records, 1959-1993
• Hazelwood, Catholic Church, St. Martin de Porres Church Records, 1962-1993
• Helena, Rochester Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1872-1955
• Hemple, Independence Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1883-1927
• Herculaneum, Catholic Church. Church of the Assumption of B. V. M. Church Records, 1916-1993
• Hermann, St. Paul United Church of Christ Church Record, 1844-1975
• Hickman Mills, Catholic Church. St. Catherine Church Records, 1925-1954
• Higginsville, Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1910-1965
• Higginsville,Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Church Records, 1928-1965
• High Ridge, Catholic Church, St. Anthony of Padua Church Records, 1931-1993
• Highland, Catholic Church. St. Joseph's Church Records, 1911-1993
• Hillsboro, Catholic Church. Church of the Good Shepherd Church Records, 1934-1993
• Hogan, Catholic Church Church Records, 1882-1913
• Holden, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1869-1954
• Holden, Rock Spring Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1896-1929
• House Springs, Catholic Church, Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church Records, 1880-1993
• Huntsville, First Baptist Church Church Records, 1837-1963
• Huntsville, Huntsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1890-1908
• Huntsville, Mount Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1874-1937
• Hurlingen, Catholic Church. Seven Dolors Church Records, 1899-1965
• Iberia, Catholic Church. St. Anthony Church Records, 1908-1954
• Iberia, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1877-1968
• Immaculate Conception, Lexington, Lafayette, Births or Christenings, 1853-1876
• Immaculate Conception, Shackleford, Saline, 1849-1876, Births or Christenings
• Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Greene, 1872-1876, Births or Christenings
• Imperial, Catholic Church, St. John Church Records, 1869-1993
• Independence, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1848-1954
• Independence, First Presbyterian Church Manual
• Jackson, Emmanuel Evangelical Church Church Records, 1884-1910
• Jacksonville, Union Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1898-1905
• Jefferson Barracks, Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Chapel Church Records, 1916-1940
• Jefferson City, Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Church Records, 1865-1975
• Jennings, Catholic Church, Corpus Christi Church Records, 1915-July 1993
• Jennings, Catholic Church, St. Louise de Marillac Church Records, 1934-1993
• Jennings, Catholic Church, St. Lucy Church Records, 1957-Apr. 1993
• Joplin, Catholic Church, St. Peter Church Records, 1877-1954
• Joplin, Catholic Church. St. Mary Church Records, 1938-1954
• Josephville, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1857-1993
• Kahoka, St. Paul United Church of Christ Church Records, 1854-1998
• Kansas City, Bales Baptist Church Church Records, 1891-1961
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Annunciation Church Records, 1872-1925
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Arabic Colony Church Records, 1893-1927
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Church Records, 1864-1965
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Church Records, 1890-1952
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1834-1953
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Records, 1888-1952
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, St. Michael Church Records, 1907-1952
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1869-1952
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, St. Peter Church Records, 1925-1952
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, St. Stephen's Church Records, 1905-1949
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, St. Vincent Church Records, 1900-1952
• Kansas City, Catholic Church, Visitation Church Records, 1909-1952
• Kansas City, First Welsh Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1887-1891
• Kansas City, Hill Memorial Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1887-1898
• Kansas City, St. Mary's Hospital Church Records, 1909-1966
• Kansas City, St. Paul's Reformed Church Church Records, 1920-1959
• Kansas City, St. Peter's Evangelical Church Church Records, 1865-1968
• Keysville, Crooked Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1926
• Kimmswick, Catholic Church, St. Joseph's Church Records, 1876-1993
• Kinloch, Catholic Church, Holy Angels Church Records, 1925-1993
• Kirksville, Kirksville Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1904-1907
• Kirkwod, Catholic Church, Blessed Martin de Porres Mission Church Records, 1940-1947
• Kirkwood, Catholic Church, St. Gerard Majella Church Records, 1955-June 1993
• Kirkwood, Catholic Church, St. Peter's Church Records, 1838-June 1993
• Kirkwood, Kirkwood United Church of Christ Church Records, 1952-1988
• Knox County, Mt. Salem Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1877-1952
• Krakow, Catholic Church, St. Gertrude's Church Records, 1862-1993
• La Plata, Community Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1874-1949
• Labadie, Pilgrim United Church of Christ Church Records, 1880-1995
• Ladue, Catholic Church, Annunziata Church Records, 1929-1993
• Lamar, Catholic Church. St. Mary Church Records, 1904-1954
• Lamar, Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1911-1928
• Lawrenceton, Catholic Church, St. Lawrence's Church Records, 1848-1993
• Lebanon, Catholic Church, St. Francis de Sales Church Records, 1870-1954
• Lebanon, Methodist Episcopal Church of Lebanon Membership Record, 1871-1935
• Lebanon, Methodist Episcopal Church of Lebanon Sunday School Record, 1898-1899
• Lebanon, Methodist Episcopal Church, Lebanon Station Quarterly Conference Records April 14, 1873 through February 18, 1884
• Lebanon, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Register, October 1929 through December 1935
• Lebanon, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Official Record for the Sunday School Secretary, 1926-1930
• Lebanon, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Record of Board of Stewards, 1915-1931
• Lebanon, White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1940
• Lee's Summit, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1885-1954
• Lemay, Catholic Church, Mary, Queen of the Universe Church Records, 1957-1993
• Lemay, Catholic Church, Most Precious Blood Church Records, 1961-1993
• Lemay, Catholic Church, St. Andrew Church Records, 1905-1993
• Lemay, Catholic Church, St. Bernadette Church Records, 1947-1993
• Lemay, Catholic Church, St. Martin of Tours Church Records, 1939-1993
• Lemay, Catholic Church, St. Matthias Church Records, 1959-1993
• Lexington, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1853-1954
• Liberty, Catholic Church, St. James Church Records, 1847-1965
• Liberty, Second Baptist Church Church Records, 1869-1942
• Lithium, Catholic Church. St. John the Evangelist Church Records, 1939-1992
• Livingston County, Catholic Church. St. Patrick Church Records, 1914-1949
• Longtown, Cross Lutheran Church Parish Register, 1882-1900; Protocol and Minutes, 1883-1898
• Luebbering, Catholic Church. St. Francis of Assisi Church Records, 1903-1993
• ​Manchester, Catholic Church, Christ, Prince of Peace Church Records, 1971-1993
• Manchester, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1869-1993
• Manchester, St. John United Church of Christ Church Records, 1860-1994
• Maplewood, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1904-1993
• Marshall, Catholic Church, St. Peter Church Records, 1871-1954
• Marshall, Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1872-1898
• Marshfield, Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Church Records, 1893-1954
• Marthasville, Deutschen Evangelische Gemeinde Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths & Other Church Records, 1862-1968
• Maryland Heights, Catholic Church, St. Blaise Church Records, 1961-June 1993
• Mary's Home, Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Snow Church Records, 1881-1954
• Maryville, Catholic Church, St. Mary Church Records, 1869-1966
• Maryville, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1882-1961
• Mattese, Catholic Church, Assumption Church Records, 1844-1993
• Mattese, Catholic Church, Mary, Mother of the Church Church Records, 1971-1993
• McFall, New Hope Baptist Church Church Records, 1855-1963
• Mehlville, Catholic Church, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church Records, 1962-1993
• Memphis, McAdow Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1866-1948
• Middletown, Horeb Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1894-1965
• Millwood, Catholic Church, St. Alphonsus' Church Records, 1846-1993
• Mission : Moniteau County, Catholic Church, Assumption Church Records, 1852-1953
• Missouri, Church Records, 1827-2004
• Moberly, Sugar Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1857-1911
• Monroe County, St. Stephens Christening Records
• Montgomery City, Church, Cemetery and Bible Records
• Montrose, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1872-1954
• Moselle, Catholic Church, St. Mary's Church Records, 1880-1976
• Mount Vernon, Catholic Church, St. Cecilia Church Records, 1940-1954
• Mountain Grove, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1893-1954
• Neier, Catholic Church, St. Joseph's Church Records, 1879-1993
• Nelson, Catholic Church, St. Clare Church Records, 1891-1954
• Nevada, Catholic Church. St. Mary Church Records, 1951-1966
• Nevada, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1835-1960
• New Hanover, IllinoisZoar Evangelical Church of Christ Church Records, 1844-1991
• New Haven, Catholic Church, Assumption Church Records, 1870-1875, 1892-1993
• New Haven, St. Peter's United Church of Christ Church Records, 1880-1981
• New Melle, Catholic Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Records, 1946-1993
• Nodaway County, Church and Marriage Records
• Norborne, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1875-1965
• Norborne, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1868-1901
• Normandy, Catholic Church, Ascension Church Records, 1945-May 1993
• Normandy, Catholic Church, St. Ann Church Records, 1855-1993
• Normandy, St. Peter's United Church of Christ Church Records, 1863-1980
• Oakville, Catholic Church, Queen of All Saints Church Records, 1972-1993
• Oakville, Catholic Church, St. Francis of Assisi Church Records, 1911-1993
• Odessa, Catholic Church. St. George Church Records, 1951-1965
• Odessa, Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1892-1942
• O'Fallon, Catholic Church, Assumption Church Records, 1871-1994
• O'Fallon, Catholic Church, St. Barnabas Church Records, 1961-1994
• Old Mines, Catholic Church, St. Joachim's Parish Church Records, 1820-1993
• Old Monroe, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1867-1994
• Old Monroe, St. Paul United Church of Christ Church Records, 1858-1991
• Osborn, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1893
• Osceola, Catholic Church, St. Catherine Church Records, 1900-1954
• Overland, Catholic Church, All Souls Church Records, 1909-1993
• Overland, Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Presentation Church Records, 1915 (1), 1918-June 1993
• Ozora, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1898-1993
• Pacific, Catholic Church. St. Bridget's Church Records, 1965-1993
• Pacific, Catholic Church. St. Bridget's Parish Registers, 1881-1964
• Pagedale, Catholic Church, St. Catherine of Sienna Church Records, 1909-1993
• Perrin, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1889-1965
• Perryville, Catholic Church, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Records, 1822-1978
• Perryville, Catholic Church, St. Vincent de Paul Church Records, 1822-1994
• Pettis County, Flat Creek Baptist Church Minutes of Members and Lists of Members, 1846-1881
• Pevely, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Parish and Church Registers, 1873-1951
• Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1917-1980
• Pilot Grove, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1895-1954
• Pilot Grove, Mount Nebo Baptist Church Church Records, 1829-1955
• Pine Lawn, Catholic Church, St. Paul Apostle Church Records, 1909-1992
• Plattsburg, Catholic Church, St. Ann Church Records, 1869-1966
• Polk County, Catholic Church. St. Wenceslaus Church Records, 1897-1954
• Port Hudson, Catholic Church. Holy Family Church Records, 1908-1993
• Portage Des Sioux, Catholic Church, St. Francis' Church Records, 1809-1993
• Potosi, Catholic Church, St. James Church Records, 1826-1993
• Pulaskifield, Catholic Church, Saints Peter and Paul Church Records, 1884-1954
• Rayville, Crooked River Primitive Baptist Church Records
• Register of the First Presbyterian Church of Marion College
• Rich Hill, Catholic Church, St. Bridget Church Records, 1882-1953
• Richmond Heights, Catholic Church, Immacolata Church Records, 1946-1993
• Richmond Heights, Catholic Church, Little Flower, St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Church Records, 1926-1993
• Richmond Heights, Catholic Church, St. Luke the Evangelist Church Records, 1914-1993
• Richmond, Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1955-1965
• Richmond, Immaculate Conception Births or Christenings, 1870-1876
• Richwoods, Catholic Church, St. Stephen's Church Records, 1846-1993
• River aux Vases, Catholic Church, SS. Phillip and James Church Records, 1850-1993
• Riverview, Catholic Church, St. Catherine of Alexandria Church Records, 1899-1993
• Robertson, Catholic Church, St. Peter Claver Church Records, 1916-1956
• Sacred Heart, Verona, Lawrence, Births or Christenings, 1874-1876
• Sacred Heart, Warrensburg, Johnson, Births or Christenings, 1871-1876
• Saint Andrews, Tipton, Moniteau, 1849- 1876, Births or Christenings
• Saint Anns, Plattsburg, Clinton, Births or Christenings, 1868-1876
• Saint Coluban, Conception, Nodaway,1858- 1876, Births or Christenings
• Saint Columban, Chillicothe, Livingston,  Marriages, 1857-1885
• Saint Columbian, Conception, Nodaway,  Marriages, 1860-1885
• Saint James, Liberty, Clay, Births or Christenings, 1847-1873
• Saint James, Liberty, Clay, Marriages, 1847-1879
• Saint Johns, Bahner, Pettis, , 1846-1876, Births or Christenings
• Saint Joseph, Trenton, Grundy, 1872-1876, Births or Christenings
• Saint Joseph, Trenton, Grundy, Marriages, 1870-1882
• Saint Ludgers, Germantown-Montrose, Henry, Births or Christenings, 1832-1876
• Saint Mary and Station, Andover, Harrison, Births or Christenings, 1870-1878
• Saint Mary, Maryville, Nodaway, Births or Christenings, 1869-1876
• Saint Marys, Carrollton, Carroll, Births or Christenings, 1869-1876
• Saint Marys, Independence, Jackson, Births or Christenings, 1848-1876
• Saint Marys, Independence, Jackson, Marriages, 1850-1883
• Saint Patrick, Holden, Johnson, Births or Christenings, 1869-1876
• Saint Peters, Marshall, Saline, 1871- 1876, Births or Christenings
• Salem, New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1951
• Salem, Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1911
• Sappington, Catholic Church, St. Catherine Laboure Church Records, 1956-1993
• Sappington, St. Lucas United Church of Christ Church Records, 1880-1947
• Sarcoxie, Catholic Church, St. Agnes Church Records, 1878-1954
• Savannah, Catholic Church, St. Rose of Lima Church Records, 1890-1965
• Sereno, Catholic Church. Our Lady of Victory Church Records, 1903-1993
• Shackelford, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1852-1954
• Shrewsbury, Catholic Church, St. Michael Church Records, 1895-June 1993
• Silver Lake, Catholic Church, St. Rose of Lima Church Records, 1885-1993
• Slater, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1866-1954
• Spanish Lake, Catholic Church, St. Aloysius Church Records, 1908-1993
• Springfield, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1873-1954
• Springfield, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1882-1954
• Springfield, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1893-1954
• Springfield, Catholic Church. St. Agnes Church Records, 1908-1954
• Springfield, East Avenue Baptist Church Church Records, 1890-1965
• Springfield, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ Church Records, 1868-1993
• St. Ann, Catholic Church, St. Gregory Church Records, 1943-July 1993
• St. Ann, Catholic Church, St. Jerome Church Records, 1952-1993
• St. Ann, Catholic Church, St. Kevin Church Records, 1953-July 1993
• St. Ann, Catholic Church, St. Sebastian Church Records, 1954-1993
• St. Charles, Catholic Church, SS. Joachim and Ann Church Records, 1981-1994
• St. Charles, Catholic Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church Records, 1792-1994
• St. Charles, Catholic Church, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Records, 1975-1993
• St. Charles, Catholic Church, St. Peter's Church Records, 1850-1994
• St. Charles, Catholic Church, St. Robert Bellarmine Church Records, 1963-1994
• St. Clair, Catholic Church, St. Clare Church Records, 1915-1993
• St. Genevieve County, Old Church of St. Genevieve Records
• St. John's Township, Franklin County, St. John's United Church of Christ Church Records, 1843-1980
• St. Joseph, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1860-1966
• St. Joseph, Catholic Church, St. Joseph's Co-Cathedral Church Records, 1846-1966
• St. Joseph, Catholic Church, St. Patrick's Church Records, 1869-1966
• St. Joseph, Catholic Church, St. Stanislaus Church Records, 1913-1965
• St. Louis County Catholic Church Records from the St. Louis County Farm, St. Louis, Missouri, 1874-1911
• St. Louis County, Catholic Church. St. Jude Church Records, 1953-1993
• St. Louis, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Baptisms Index, 1848-1909
• St. Louis,  Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1915-1970
• St. Louis, Bethany Evangelical Church Church Records, 1859-1991 : Kirkenbuch no. 2; Record books 1-5; Record book
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Records, 1860-1950
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Records, 1862-1966
• ​St. Louis, Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France Church Records, 1766-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Epiphany of Our Lord Church Records, 1911-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Holy Cross Church Records, 1864-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Holy Family Church Records, 1898-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Holy Ghost Church Records, 1879-1961
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Holy Guardian Angels Church Records, 1867-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Holy Innocents Church Records, 1893-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception-St. Henry Church Records, 1854-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Most Blessed Sacrament Church Records, 1907-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Most Holy Name of Jesus Church Records, 1871-1988
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Most Holy Rosary Church Records, 1891-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Most Holy Trinity Church Records, 1849-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Most Holy Trinity Church Records, 1898-1982
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Records, 1871-1973
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Nativity of Our Lord Church Records, 1905-1982
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady Help of Christians Church Records, 1931-1969
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Covadonga Church Records, 1915-1931
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Czestochowa Church Records, 1907-1957
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Records, 1895-1949
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Records, 1873-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Records, 1873-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Sorrows Church Records, 1907-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Shrine of St. Joseph Church Records, 1843-1979
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Society of the Helper of Holy Souls Church Records, ca. 1879-1966
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, SS. Mary and Joseph Church Records, 1821-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, SS. Peter and Paul Church Records, 1849-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Adalbert Church Records, 1912-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Agatha Church Records, 1883-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Agnes Church Records, 1891-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church Records, 1892-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Alphonsus Liguori Church Records, 1869-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Ambrose Church Records, 1907-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Ann, Mother, B.V.M. Church Records, 1896-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Anthony of Padua Church Records, 1863-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Augustine Church Records, 1875-1979
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Barbara Church Records, 1901-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Bernard, Abbot Church Records, 1874-1973
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Bonaventure Church Records, 1871-1883
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Boniface Church Records, 1860-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Bridget of Erin Church Records, 1853-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Casimir Church Records, 1889-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Cecilia Church Records, 1906-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church Records, 1877-1982
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Columbkille Church Records, 1872-1952
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Cronan Church Records, 1878-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Edward, King Church Records, 1893-1990
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Elizabeth Church Records, 1860-1950
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Engelbert Church Records, 1891-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Francis De Sales Church Records, 1867-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Gabriel the Archangel Church Records, 1934-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Hedwig Church Records, 1904-1990
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Henry, Emperor Church Records, 1885-1977
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. James the Greater Church Records, 1861-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Joan of Arc Church Records, 1941-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. John Nepomuk Church Records, 1854-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church Records, 1848-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Church Records, 1914-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1904-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Kevin Church Records, 1876-1946
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Records, 1855-1947
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Leo Church Records, 1888-1966
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Liborius' Church Records, 1857-1990
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Louis Cathedral Church Records, 1896-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Malachy Church Records, 1859-1968
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Margaret of Scotland Church Records, 1899-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Mark, Evangelist Church Records, 1893-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Mary Magdalen Church Records, 1919-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Mary of Victories Church Records, 1810-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Matthew, Apostle Church Records, 1893-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Michael Archangel Church Records, 1850-1974
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Nicholas Church Records, 1866-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1853-1992
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Pius the Fifth Church Records, 1905-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Raphael the Archangel Church Records, 1951-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Roch Church Records, 1911-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Rose of Lima Church Records, 1880-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Records, 1880-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Stephen Protomartyr Church Records, 1926-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Teresa of Avila Church Records, 1866-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Thomas of Aquin Church Records, 1882-1991
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Vincent de Paul Church Records, 1844-1974
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, St. Wenceslaus Church Records, 1895-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church, Visitation Church Records, 1882-1993
• St. Louis, Catholic Church. Catholic Services for Children & Youth Records for children and parents of foundlings, adoptions, widows, 1853-1929
• St. Louis, Ebenezer Evangelical Church Church Records, 1886-1964
• St. Louis, Ebenezer Evangelical Church Church Records, 1886-1964
• St. Louis, Evangelical and Reformed Church Miscellaneous Church Records
• St. Louis, Friedens United Church of Christ Church Records, 1858-1942
• St. Louis, Holy Ghost Church Church Records, 1833-1961
• St. Louis, Holy Ghost Evangelical Protestant Church Church and School Records, 1834-1961
• St. Louis, House of Refuge, Church Records 1885-1992
• St. Louis, Independent Evangelical Protestant Church Church Records, 1856-1965
• St. Louis, Jesus Evangelical Church Church Records, 1920-1963
• St. Louis, Memorial Congregational Church of Christ Church Records, 1882-1958
• St. Louis, Redeemer United Church of Christ Church Records, 1908-1991
• St. Louis, Salvator Evangelical Church Church Records, ca. 1907-1980
• St. Louis, St. Andrew's Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Records, 1899-1964
• St. Louis, St. James United Church of Christ Church Records, 1886-1982
• St. Louis, St. John's United Church of Christ Church Records, 1853-1981
• St. Louis, St. Marcus United Church of Christ Church Records, 1847-1981
• St. Louis, St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Records, 1843-1981
• St. Louis, St. Stephen United Church of Christ Church Records, 1896-1991
• St. Louis, Trinity Evangelical Church Church Records, 1893-1964
• St. Louis, Trinity United Church of Christ Church Records, 1894-1943
• St. Louis, Trinity United Church of Christ Church Records, 1944-1991
• St. Louis, United Church of Christ Church Records, 1882-1985
• St. Marys, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1871-1993
• St. Paul, Catholic Church, St. Paul Church Records, 1852-1994
• St. Peters, Catholic Church, All Saints Church Records, 1832-1994
• Ste. Genevieve, Catholic Church, Ste. Genevieve Church Records, 1759-1993
• Sugar Creek, Catholic Church, St. Cyril Church Records, 1916-1954
• Sunset Hills, Catholic Church, St. Justin Martyr Church Records, 1964-1993
• Taney County, Mincy Valley Baptist Church of Christ Minutes, 1871-1885
• Temple Lot Church of Christ Church Record, 1853-1864
• Tinney's Grove, Tinney's Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1888-1898
• Tipton, Catholic Church, St. Andrew Church Records, 1849-1954
• Trenton, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1870-1966
• Trenton, Paint Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1886-1949
• Troy, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1878-1994
• Troy, Zion United Church of Christ Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths & Other Records, 1887-1992
• Union, Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1897-1993
• Union, Zion Church of Christ Baptisms, marriages, deaths, etc., 1912-1992
• Union, Zion Church of Christ Records, 1988-2014
• University City, Catholic Church, All Saints Church Records, 1901-Apr. 1993
• University City, Catholic Church, Christ the King Church Records, 1927-June 1993
• University City, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Church Records, 1916-June 1993
• University City, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1939-1993
• Utica, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1879-1922
• Valley Park, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1883-1993
• Verona, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1874-1954
• Vinita Park, Catholic Church, St. Rita Church Records, 1915-1993
• Warrensburg, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1871-1966
• Warrensburg, Mount Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1861-1922
• Warrensburg, Warrensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1906-1932
• Warson Woods, Catholic Church, Ste. Genevieve Du Bois Church Records, 1956-June 1993
• Washington County, St. James Church Baptism and Marriages
• Washington County, St. Joachim Church Baptism and Marriages
• Washington County, Providence on Big River Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1831-1894
• Washington, Catholic Church, St. Francis Borgia's Church Records, 1838-1993
• Washington, Catholic Church. Our Lady of Lourdes Church Records, 1958-1993
• Washington, St. Peter's United Church of Christ Church Records 1855-2004
• Watson, Watson Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1876-1891
• Webb City, Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Church Records, 1908-1954
• Webster Groves, Catholic Church, Annunciation Church Records, 1951-1993
• Webster Groves, Catholic Church, Holy Redeemer Church Records, 1886-1993
• Webster Groves, Catholic Church, Mary, Queen of Peace Church Records, 1921-1993
• Webster Groves, Evangelical United Church of Christ Church Records, 1920-1994
• Weingarten, Catholic Church, Our Lady Help of Christians Church Records, 1875-1993
• Wellington, Wellington Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1856-1875
• Wellston, Catholic Church, Notre Dame De Lourdes Church Records, 1902-1991
• Wentzville, Catholic Church, St. Patrick Church Records, 1927-1994
• West Alton, Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Church Records, 1924-1993
• Weston, Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Church Records, 1847-1965
• Wien, St. Mary's of the Angels Parish Church History : 1876-1976
• Woodson Terrace, Catholic Church, St. William Church Records, 1955-July 1993
• Zell, Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Records, 1848-1993
  

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Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

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For those of you who have a wee bit of Irish (or more) in your family tree, there are several Irish-American newspapers that have been published over the last two hundred or so years that may help you find some information and stories about your Irish ancestors.

Take a look at these sites and search away! Included are some magazines and journals as well as newspapers. It isn't a huge list, but might be worth your time.

Listed are only those that are available online. As always, there are tons more available via microfilm and in original form via libraries and archives.

Please note that some are free and some require a subscription or a login from a university (or local) library. Some are indexed, and some are not.

(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Collections:

Illinois

• The Irish Republic (1867-1868)​​
• Irish American News (2006-present)

Kentucky

• Louisville Kentucky Irish American 1898-1968 
• Kentucky Irish American (2,336)
• Kentucky Irish American (1195)
• Louisville KY Irish American

Massachusetts

• Boston Pilot (1838-1857)
• Irish Literary Supplement
• Pilot
• Boston MA Pilot 1846-1874
  
• Boston Pilot Irish Advertisements
• Old Countryman
• Boston Irish Reporter
• The Pilot - 2003-present

Minnesota

• Duluth, Minn. - Irish felon (4/20/1919 - 4/20/1919)
• Minneapolis, Minn. - The Irish standard
• Minneapolis, Minn. - The Northwestern standard
• Minneapolis, Minn. ;, 1886-1920 - The Irish standard.
• Minneapolis, Minn., 1885-1886 - The Northwestern standard.

New York

• Buffalo Irish Times
• Buffalo NY Irish Times 
• New York NY Irish American Advocate 
• The Irish world and American industrial liberator.
• The Gael
• ​Truth Teller
• The Irish American
• ​Irish Echo Archives
• Irish Voice
• Irish People

Pennsylvania (from Villanova University)

• The Clan-na-Gael Journal
• Duffy's Irish Catholic Magazine
• The Gaelic American
• Irish Press
• Irish Tribune
• Catholic Herald

Library Access Only:

Boston College

• The Exile
• The Pilot 
• The Shamrock or Hibernian Chronicle
• The Shamrock
• United States Catholic Miscellany
• The Western Star and Harp of Erin
• Truth Teller

Readex/NewsBank Titles

• The Shamrock
• Hibernian Chronicle 
• The Western Star and Harp of Erin 
• United States Catholic Miscellany 
• The Exile 
• Gaelic American
• Irish American Weekly
• Irish Citizen
• Irish Nation

   
Subscription Sites:

Genealogy Bank

• Exile
• Irish American Weekly
• Irish Citizen
• Irish Nation
• Irish Voice
• Irish World
• Shamrock, Hibernian Chronicle
• Western Star

Villanova University has a Library Guide that is quite useful for Irish-American and Irish newspapers 

Other universities, such as the University of Wisconsin, Penn State University, and Penn also have newspaper collections that can be accessed if one has community access through the university. You might check with your nearest major university library to see what they have in their collection or have easy access to. And your local library might have a Readex/NewsBank subscription as well.

And finally, if you are interested in historic newspapers from Ireland (not America or Canada) you can also access The Irish Newspaper Archives, which is a subscription site. And Richard Heaton's Index to Digitised British and Irish Newspapers Online is a good directory of links to historic newspapers published in Ireland.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

Another under utilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records, but need to be aware that often church records pre-dated civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website there are about 15,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that's a lot, but we need to also search church records as well. 

What can we find in church or synagogue records? Here's just a shortlist of what nuggets we can find:​

• Baptisms and Christenings
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Burials
• Confirmations​​
• ​Membership lists

• Church Minutes

• Church Directories
• Transfer Letters
• Bar or Bat Mitzvahs
• Sunday School lists
• Church newsletters​

​In addition, many folks also documented important events in family bibles, so they need to be searched as well if the event information has been digitized.

​Here are a couple of articles that you might find useful:
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• U.S. Church Records Research Guide
• United States Church Records
• A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Catholic Records in Genealogy Research

There is a large number of Free Online Church Record collections; the links accessible by state below:.

Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD):

• ​Abbeville County, Siloam Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1834-1876
• Abeville County, Turkey Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1785-1909
• Aiken, First Baptist Church Church Records, 1814-1889
• Allendale County, Mount Arnon Baptist Church Church Records, 1839-1937
• Anderson County, Eureka Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1889-1972
• Anderson County, Flat Rock Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1871-1972
• Anderson County, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1824-1896
• Anderson County, Union Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1888-1967
• Anderson County, Welcome Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1894-1972
• Anderson, Mountain Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1798-1938
• Anderson, Mountain Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1798-1956
• Anderson, Mountain Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1833-1854
• Barnwell, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1812-1912
• Beaufort County, Beaver Dam Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1834-1968
• Beaufort County, Stoney Creek Independent Congregational Church Births or Christenings, 1744-1756
• Beaufort County, Stoney Creek Independent Congregational Church Marriages, 1744-1756
• Beaufort County,St. Helena's Parish Minutes of the Vestry 1726-1812
• Beaufort, Beaufort Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1840-1911, 1954-1965
• Beaufort, Sheldon Church, Prince Williams Parish, Births or Christenings, 1825-1873
• Beaufort, St. Helenas Parish, Births or Christenings, 1683-1822
• Beaufort, St. Helenas Parish, Marriages, 1683-1822
• Belton, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1861-1911
• Bennettsville, Bennettsville Methodist Church Church Records, 1846-1925
• Berkeley, St. Andrews Parish, Marriages, 1714-1774
• Central, First Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1890-1957
• Charleston County, Ashley River Baptist Church Church Records, 1736-1769
• Charleston, St. John's Lutheran Church, Church Records
• Charleston, Ashley River Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1943-1959
• Charleston, Christ Church Parish Births or Christenings, 1694-1843
• Charleston, Citadel Square Baptist Church Church Records, 1868-1955
• Charleston, Independent or Congregational (Circular) Church Births or Christenings, 1732-1815
• Charleston, Independent or Congregational (Circular) Church Births or Christenings, 1732-1815
• Charleston, Independent or Congregational (Circular) Church Marriages, 1735-1815
• Charleston, Rutledge Avenue Baptist Church Church Records, 1892-1969
• Charleston, Saint James Santee Parish, Births or Christenings, 1758-1788
• Charleston, Saint John Lutheran, Marriages, 1752-1785
• Charleston, Saint Philip, Marriages, 1720-1802
• Charleston,St. Philip's Church Register 1720-1758
• Cheraw, Baptist Church Church Records, 1822-1934
• Cherokee County, Antioch Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1815-1959
• Cherokee County, El Bethel Baptist Church Minutes of meetings, membership rolls, 1803-1950
• Cherokee County, Goucher Creek Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1810-1859
• Cherokee County, Mount Ararat Baptist Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1844-1882
• Cherokee County, Pacolet Baptist Church Church Records, 1787-1805, 1846-1873
• Cherokee County, Skull Shoals Baptist Church Church Records, 1787-1805
• Cherokee County, State Line Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1837-1973
• Chesnee, Arrowood Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1843-1955
• Chester County Historical Collection (includes Church Records), 1739-1997
• Chester County, Hopewell Baptist Church Minutes, 1813-1837
• Chester, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1873-1972
• Chester, Woodward Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1874-1951
• Chesterfield County, Gum Branch Baptist Church Church Records, 1796-1963
• Chesterfield County, Macedonia Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1832-1972
• Colleton County, Corinth Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1869-1919
• Columbia, Second Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1890-1923
• Coneross, Coneross Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1833-1949
• Conway, First Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1899-1961
• Cross Anchor, New Hope Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1834-1895
• Cross Anchor, New Hope Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1834-1895, 1901-1953
• Darlington County, Swift Creek Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1852-1940
• Darlington, First Baptist Church Church Records, 1856-1896
• Darlington, High Hill Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1886-1955
• Dillon County, Catfish Creek Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1802-1971
• Dillon, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1891-1972
• Dovesville, Black Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1798-1896
• Easley, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1873-1972
• Edgefield County, Horn's Creek Baptist Church Minutes 1824 - 1866
• Edgefield County, Bethany Baptist Church Church Records, 1810-1929
• Edgefield County, Sweetwater Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1832-1966
• Effingham, Elim Baptist Church Church Records, 1847-1927
• Elko, Elko Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1896-1971
• Elko, Mount Calvary Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1856-1972
• Enoree, Antioch Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1835-1970
• Estill, Lawtonville Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1874-1959
• Eutawville, Eutawville Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1933-1972
• Fair Play, Beaverdam Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1868-1963
• Fairfield County, Crooked Run Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1834-1877, 1883-1907, 1944-1972
• Fairfield County, Little River Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1794-1820
• Fairfield County, Mount Zion Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1969-1972
• Florence County, Beulah Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1872-1899, 1921-1924
• Florence County, Ebenezer Baptist Church Church Records, 1823-1908
• Florence County, Evergreen Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1891-1914, 1941-1972
• Florence, Calvary Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1949-1972
• Florence, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1866-1946
• Gaffney, Buffalo Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1805-1960
• Gaffney, Grassy Pond Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1879-1959
• Georgetown, Methodist Church, Births or Christenings, 1810-1842
• Georgetown, Methodist Church, Marriages, 1810-1842
• Greenville County, Milford Baptist Church Church Records, 1832-1869
• Greenville County, Reedy River Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1799-1914
• Greenville County, Tyger Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1800-1911
• Greenville, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1831-1939
• Greenville, Welcome Baptist Church Minutes and Records, 1875-1961
• Greenwood County, Mount Moriah Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1855-1900
• Greenwood County, Providence Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1845-1943
• Hartsville, New Providence Baptist Church Church Records, 1808-1922
• Hartsville, New Providence Baptist Church Church Records, 1808-1922
• Hemingway, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1926-1928, 1941-1954
• Honea Path, Broadmouth Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1837-1966
• Honea Path, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1869-1955
• Honea Path, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1869-1955
• Horry County, Spring Branch Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1832-1899
• Inventory of South Carolina Church Archives
• Iva, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1906-1972
• Jasper County, Gillisonville Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1873-1898, 1950-1972
• Jefferson, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1837-1969
• Johnston, Johnston Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1875-1914
• Kershaw County, Beaver Creek Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1868-1883
• Lake City, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1842-1867
• Lancaster, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1894-1972
• Landrum, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1835-1972
• Latta, Latta Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1891-1972
• Laurens County, Cedar Grove Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1825-1943
• Laurens County, Hurricane Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1893-1972
• Laurens County, Poplar Springs Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1895-1972
• Laurens County, Princeton Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1901-1972
• Laurens County, Upper Duncan's Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1832-1899
• Lodge, Carter's Ford Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1855-1953
• Lutheran Church Records of South Carolina
• Lydia, Mount Elon Baptist Church Church Records, 1831-1843
• Lydia, Mt. Elon Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1831-1943
• Madison, Old Liberty Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1818-1854, 1869
• Marion County, Gapway Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1833-1867
• Marlboro County, Salem Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1797-1930
• Mullins, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1880-1972
• Newberry County, Newberry Station, Methodist Church - Church Records 1873-1886
• Newberry County, Cross Roads Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1839-1925
• Newberry, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1831-1972
• Ninety-six, First Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1875-1926
• North Augusta, Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1803-1901
• Oconee County, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1884-1972
• Oconee County, New Hope Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1835-1953
• Orangeburg County, Antioch Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1867-1880
• Orangeburg County, Four Holes Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1849-1903
• Pamplico, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1921-1972
• Pauline, Philadelphia Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1957-1966
• Pauline, Philadelphia Baptist Church Church Records, 1803-1957
• Pauline, Philadelphia Baptist Church Church Records, 1803-1957
• Pelzer, Washington Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1821-1952
• Pickens County, Cross Roads Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1838-1966
• Pickens County, Griffin Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1857-1972
• Pickens County, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1860-1883, 1907-1966
• Pickens County, Secona Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1795-1938
• Pickens County, Secona Baptist Church Church Records, 1795-1943
• Pickens, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1891-1941
• Piedmont, Mountain Springs Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1860-1923
• Richburg, Hopewell Associate Reformed  Presbyterian Church Records 1832-1892
• Richland County, Congaree Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1849-1963
• Richlnd County, Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Church Register
• Ridgeland, Ridgeland Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1892-1897, 1960-1972
• Saluda County, Bethel Baptist Church Church Records, 1853-1935
• Saluda County, Bethel Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1853-1915
• Saluda County, Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Church Records, 1832-1891
• Saluda County, Richland Springs Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1859-1949
• Saluda, Red Bank Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1859-1914
• Society Hill, Antioch Baptist Church Church Records, 1830-1895
• Society Hill, Welsh Neck Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1737-1952
• Society Hill, Welsh Neck Baptist Church Minutes
• South Carolina Historical Records Survey Inventory of S.C. Church Archives
• South Carolina Hopewell Baptist Church Church Records, 1813-1837
• South Carolina Methodist Church. Darlington Circuit Church Records, 1831-1878
• South Carolina Neal's Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1832-1901
• South Carolina Old Mispah Baptist Church Church Records, 1830-1862
• South Carolina Perfect Baptist Church Church Records, 1859-1939
• South Carolina Protestant Episcopal Church State Convention Records 1804-1912
• South Carolina, St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish The Annals and Parish Register 1680 to 1884
• Spartanburg County, Buck Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1851-1966
• Spartanburg County, Fairview Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1852-1872
• Spartanburg County, Middle Tyger Baptist Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1875-1898
• Spartanburg County, Poplar Springs Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1874-1972
• Spartanburg County, Unity Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1818-1904
• Spartanburg, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1919-1964
• Spartanburg, Oak Grove Baptist Church Church Records, 1850-1867
• Spartanburg,First Baptist Church Record Book of the Young Ladies Missionary Society, 1884-1888
• Springfield, Springfield Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1889-1972
• Sumter County, Graham Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1886-1924, 1952-1959
• Tillman, Tillman Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1883-1972
• Timmonsville, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1912-1972
• Timmonsville, Lake Swamp Baptist Church Church Records, 1832-1916
• Timmonsville, Sardis Baptist Church Church Records, 1840-1873
• Union County, Beulah Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1881-1972
• Union County, Cain Creek Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1835-1890
• Union County, Cane Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1835-1890
• Union County, Fairforest Baptist Church Church Records, 1820-1899
• Union County, Gilead Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1838-1953
• Union County, Hebron Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1867-1887, 1937-1946
• Union County, Lower Fairforest Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1809-1925, 1934-1946
• Union County, New Prospect Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1849-1889
• Union County, Padget's Creek Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1784-1955
• Union County, Padget's Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1784-1874
• Union County, Putman's Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1804-1905
• Union County, Unity Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1845-1934
• Union County, Unity Baptist Church Church Records, 1845-1934
• Union County, Upper Fairforest Baptist Church Church Minutes, 1820-1873
• Union County,Baptist Sunday School Convention Constitution and Records, 1887-1892
• Union, Union Baptist Church Church Records, 1804-1843
• Wagener, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1887-1972
• Washington, Washington Baptist Church Church Records, 1821-1911
• West Union, West Union Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1848-1866
• Westminster, Clearmont Baptist Church Church Minutes and Membership Rolls, 1890-1909, 1922-1953
• Whitmire, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1841-1955
• Woodruff, Northside Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1904-1973
• York, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and Lists of Members, 1930-1972

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Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

There are so many different types of records that guide us to the information about our ancestors and their lives.

One of the many - and often overlooked, are passport applications and passports themselves. Here we will show and discuss U.S. applications and show and discuss a passport from Nazi Germany. 

For United States passport applications, required reading is from the U.S. National Archives - Passport Applications. The history, types, limitations and how to access the microfilms of registers and indexes are included.

So what unique and interesting information can be found in a U.S. passport application from the collection of 1795 - 1925?

• Name of applicant
• Birth date or age
• Birthplace
• Date of application or issuance of passport
• Marital status 
• Father’s or husband’s name
• Father’s or husband’s birth date or age
• Father’s or husband’s birthplace
• Father’s or husband’s residence
• Wife's name
• Date of immigration
• Date of naturalization and where and what court
• Ship information
• Possible information about children and other relatives
• Occupation
• Current residence and length of residency
• Destination and reason for travel
• Physical description - with no photograph, this may be the only hint of what they looked like
• Photograph - this is a huge bonus as these applications provided the only photograph that I have of some ancestors. Low quality, but better than nothing.

In microfilm form, they are available from NARA and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Online, check out these collections:

FamilySearch - free

• United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925
• Hawaii, Passport Records, 1874-1898

Ancestry - subscription

• U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
• Connecticut, Passport and Birth Certificates, 1852-1928
• U.S. Consular Posts, Emergency Passport Applications, 1915-1926
• Hawaii, Passport Records, 1849-1850, 1874-1900

​FindMyPast - subscription

• United States Passport Applications

Fold3 - free

• Passport Applications, 1795-1905

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Here is an example of an application from 1921 for one of my ancestors:
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As you can see there is a ton of information that can be exceedingly helpful to you.

Now on to Nazi Germany. I had about a half dozen ancestors who escaped, and unfortunately three who didn't. The fortunate ones went to Shanghai, America, Palestine, and England.

In this passport, the following information is presented:

• Name
• Maiden Name
• Religion - notice the red "J" which is self explanatory
• Occupation
• Birth location
• Birth date
• Place of residence
• Body type
• Face shape
• Eye color
• Hair color
• Distinguishing marks
• Photograph

So research your ancestor's passports and passport applications. Lots of wonderful information awaits you.

For those of you who have some Hispanic or Portuguese in your family tree, there are many Hispanic and Portuguese American newspapers that have been published over the last hundred or so years that may help you find some information and stories about your ancestors.

Listed are only those that are available online. As always, there are tons more available via microfilm and in original form via libraries and archives.

Please note that some are free and some require a subscription or a login from a university (or local) library. Some are indexed, and some are not. In the Free Collections you may see some duplicates - this is because the newspaper is provided in multiple online sites, so you may wish to search or browse each of the duplicates.

(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Collections:

Arizona

• Holbrook, Ariz., 1895-1900 - The argus.
• Phoenix, Ariz., 189?-189? - El Observador mexicano.
• Phoenix, Ariz., 1925-1945 - El mensajero.
• Phoenix, Ariz., 1939-1981 - El sol.
• St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz., 1905-1917 St. Johns herald and Apache news. 
• Tucson, Ariz., 1878-193? El fronterizo. volume 
• Tucson, Ariz., 191?-19?? - El mosquito.
• Tucson, Ariz., 1915-1957 - El Tucsonense.
• ​Tucson - Coraje
• Tucson - El Fronterizo (1882 - 1908)
• Tucson - El Fronterizo (1926-1929)
• Tucson - El Hijo de el Fronterizo 
• Tucson - El Independiente
• Tucson - El Mosquito
• Tucson - El Pueblo
• Tucson - El Tucsonense 
• Tucson - South Tucson's El Independiente
• Eloy Santa Cruz Library - Aqui Y Alli En El Condado De Pinal
• Eloy Santa Cruz Library - El Heraldo
• Eloy Santa Cruz Library - El Heraldo Anteriormente Aqui Y Alli
• Eloy Santa Cruz Library - El Heraldo En El Condado De Pinal
• Glendale Community College - Glendale - El Tiempo Pasando

California

• Los Angeles, Calif., 1855-1859 - El clamor público. [volume]
• Los Angeles, Calif., 1872-1892 - La crónica. [volume]
• Los Angeles, Calif., 1912-1924 - La prensa. [volume]
• San Francisco, Calif., 1914-1917 - La crónica.
• San Francisco, Calif., 1917-1934 - Hispano América. [volume]
• Crónica (Los Angeles, Calif.) (Los Angeles, 1872-1889)
• El Clamor Público (Los Angeles, 1855-1859)
• Hispano América (San Francisco) (San Francisco, 1914-1917)
• Prensa (Los Angeles) (Los Angeles, 1917-1922)
• Californian (Monterey, 1846-1848)
• The Californian (Monterey)
• Monterey Californian
• Basta Ya
• Corazon de Aztlan
• Hispano-America
• La Cronica
• La Prensa
• La Raza
• Regeneración
• O Arauto
• A California Alegre
• A União Portuguesa
• A Colonia Portuguesa
• O Imparcial--Semanario Independente e Noticioso
• O Jornal de Noticias
• O Lavrador Português  
• A Liberdade
• O Portugal
• O Portugal da California
• O Progresso
• O Progresso Californense
• O Reporter
• A Vox Portuguesa
• Los Angeles - El Clamor Publico 
• Los Angeles Star/La Estrella de Los Angeles 
• Los Angeles - La Opinion
• Inland Empire - Hispanic News
• San Francisco - El Heraldo Catolico

Colorado

• Corriere di Trinidad
• El Progreso
• La Hermandad
• Marsica Nuova
• Cucaracha, La
• Diario de la Gente, El
• Voz Del Valle, La
• Denver - El Pueblo Catolico - 2003-present

District of Columbia

• El Pregonero - 1980-present

Florida

• Gainesville - Nuevos rumbos
• Key West - El Yara
• Miami - Avaance criollo.
• Miami - Haïti en marche
• Miami Beach - 7 días del Diario de la marina en el exilio.
• Tampa - Bohemia
• Tampa - El Audaz
• Tampa - La Gaceta 
• Tampa - La Revista
• Tampa - Tampa Ilustrado
• Tampa - Gaceta

Hawaii

• Aurora Hawaiiana 
• O Luso
• O Luso Hawaiiano
• O Popular
• A Sentinella
• A Uniao Lusitana Hawaiiana
• Aurora Hawaiiana
• O Luso Hawaiiano August 1885 to December 1890
• Aurora Hawaiiana [Hawaiian Dawn]  August 1889 to March 1891
• A Uniao Lusitana Hawaiiana. March 1892 to February 1896
• A Sentinella [Sentinel] 1892 to 1896
• O Luso  February 1896 to October 1897, October 1910 to Jan. 1920
• A Setta [Arrow]  1903 to 1921
• O Popular  July 1911 to January 1913
• O Facho [The Torch]

Louisiana

• Alexandria, La., 1913-1913 - The Lumberjack.
• New Orleans, La., 1913-19?? - The Voice of the people.
• Nueva-Orleans [i.e. New Orleans, La., 1851-1852 - El Pelayo.

Massachusetts

• O Colonial 
• Diario de Noticias 
• O Heraldo Portuguez

Minnesota

• West St. Paul, MN - La voz latina (1/1/2016 - 12/1/2017)

New Jersey

• Peces - 2014-present

New Mexico

• Alamogordo, N.M., 1899-1912 - The Alamogordo news.
• Belen, N.M., 1912-1947 - Belen news.
• Belen, Nuevo México, 19??-19?? - El Hispano-Americano.
• Capitan, Condado de Lincoln, Nuevo México, 1905-19?? - El farol.
• Carlsbad, N.M., 1908-1926 - The Carlsbad current.
• Carrizozo, N.M., 1910-1945 - Carrizozo outlook.
• Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M., 19??-19?? - The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen.
• Clayton, N.M., 19??-1954 - The Clayton news.
• Clayton, Union County, N.M., 1888-1906 - Clayton enterprise. 
• Clayton, Union County, N.M., 1906-19?? - The Clayton citizen. 
• Estancia, N.M., 1911-1912 - The morning news.
• Estancia, Nuevo Méjico, 1904-1908 - Las Nuevas de la Estancia.
• Estancia, Torrance County, N.M., 1904-1912 - The Estancia news. 
• Estancia, Torrance County, N.M., 1912-19?? - Estancia news-herald. 
• Las Vegas, N.M., 1872-18?? - Las Vegas gazette. 
• Las Vegas, N.M., 1898-190? - The Las Vegas weekly optic and stock grower.
• Las Vegas, Nuevo México, 1894-19?? - El independiente.
• Las Vegas - La Voz del Pueblo 
• Lordsburg, N.M., 1887-1919 - Western liberal.
• Mesilla, N.M., 1877-1879 - The Mesilla Valley independent. 
• Roy, Mora Co., N.M., 19??-19?? - The Spanish American. 
• Santa Fe, N.M., 185?-1859 - Santa Fe weekly gazette. 
• Santa Fe, N.M., 1859-1864 - Santa Fe gazette. 
• Santa Fe, N.M., 1864-1869 - Santa Fe weekly gazette. 
• Santa Fe, N.M., 1890-1958 - El Nuevo mexicano.
• Santa Fe, N.M., 1898-1951 - Santa Fe new Mexican. 
• Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.], 1851-1854 - The Santa Fe weekly gazette. 
• Santa Fe, Nuevo México, 1889-192? - La voz del pueblo.
• Socorro, N.M., 1890-1901 - The chieftain.
• Socorro, N.M., 1902-1959 - The Socorro chieftain.
• Socorro, Socorro County, N.M., 1884-1890 - The Socorro chieftain.
• Taos, Nuevo México, 190?-1905 - La revista de Taos and the Taos Valley news.
• Taos, Nuevo México, 1905-1905 - La Revista de Taos and the Taos cresset. 
• Taos, Nuevo México, 1905-1922 - La revista de Taos. 
• White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M., 1882-189? - The Lincoln County leader. 
• Las Vegas - La Voz Del Pueblo
• El Farol, 1905-1906 (Capitan, NM)
• El Hispano Americano, 1916-1921 (Belen/Valencia County, New Mexico)
• El Independiente, 1894-1913 (Las Vegas, New Mexico)
• El Nuevo Mexicano, 1900-1922
• La Voz del Pueblo, 1891-1919
• Revista de Taos, 1905-1922
• Revista Catolica

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New York

• New York City - El Diario de Nueva York 
• New York City - El Diario la Prensa 
• Brooklyn - Nuestra Voz
• Rochester - El Mensajero Catolico - 2005-present

Oregon

• Portland - The Voice of the people
• Portland - El Centinela

Puerto Rico

• San Juan - La Gaceta de Puerto Rico
• San Juan - Boletín mercantil de Puerto Rico
• Rio Piedras - Gazeta de Puerto-Rico
• San Juan - La correspondencia de Puerto Rico
• Ponce - La democracia
• Cabo Rojo - Faro del Suroeste   
• Carolina - Isla Nena   
• Fajarado - Pagina del Este   
• Manati - IDentidad   
• Palmas del Mar - Live & life in Palmas   
• Ponce - La democracia   
• Rio Grande - Bosque Pluvial   
• Rio Piedras - Gazeta de Puerto-Rico   
• Rio Piedras - Sargasso
• San Juan - Borinqueneers   
• San Juan - Claridad   
• San Juan - Correspondencia de Puerto Rico   
• San Juan - El Mundo   
• San Juan - La Gaceta de Puerto Rico
• San Juan - Presente Magazine   
• San Juan - Siempre Presente   
• Santurce - El Morro   
• Vieques - El Nuevo Vieques
• Vieques - Página de Cheo   
• Vieques - The Vieques Times   
• Rio Piedras - Gazeta de Puerto-Rico  ​

Texas​

• Laredo 1896-1920    El Democrata fronterizo. 
• San Antonio, Tex., 1913-1962- La prensa.
• San Antonio, Tex., 1888-???? - El regidor.
• Centinela del Rio Grande (1)
• El Bejareño (52)
• El Campo Citizen (490)
• El Campo Leader-News (380)
• El Centinela (1)
• El Correo (3)
• El Democrata Fronterizo (392)
• El Mañana (1)
• El Mundo (1)
• El Ranchero (4)
• El Regidor (943)
• La Libertad (1)
• La Prensa (3082)
• La Stella del Texas (252)
• La Voz De La Patria (1)
• New Duval (2)
• Nuestra Voz (40)
• Revista Del Valle (56)
• El Paso Morning Times (1,541)
• El Editor
• El Paso Morning Times
• Austin Chronicla

Library Access Only:

Readex/NewsBank Titles

From their Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1981 collection, there are hundreds of Hispanic American newspapers available. Check with your nearby library to see if they have a subscription for this collection.  Clicking on the link will provide you with a list of titles.  .
   
Subscription Sites:

Genealogy Bank

A terrific resource for Spanish language newspapers throughout the U.S. is Spanish-Language Newspapers (1808-1978).  It has a database, sorted by state, that identifies Spanish language titles (hundreds of them). Most of the newspapers are from Arizona, California, New York, New Mexico and Texas.


Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

Union membership was about 15% in the 1930's and peaked at about 35% in the 1950's in the U.S.  Currently, union membership is about 10%, even though in the past couple of decades, public sector union membership has increased.

Unions, labor movements and workers had specialty newspapers throughout the country. Some of these have been digitized and the links by state are below. Please note that I have excluded subscription databases from the list.
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(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

California

• California Oil Worker
• California Federation of Labor Weekly 
• Western Worker 
• Organized Labor (San Francisco, 1900-1988)

Colorado

• Labor Advocate 
• Arbitrator

Florida

• Florida Democrat and mechanic's and workingman's advocate

Georgia

• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Archives 

Hawaii

• Honolulu Record 

Idaho

• Idaho Forester 
• Boise, Idaho, 1913-1914 - Idaho labor herald.
• Boise, Idaho, 1914-1917 - The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald.

Illinois

• Labor News Review 
• Chicago IL Daily Worker
• American Appeal 
• American Appeal
• The Communist 
• Communist 
• Communist 
• Industrial Union Bulletin
• Labor Unity
• New Majority

Indiana

• Louisville, Ky., 1904-???? - Ohio valley worker : official paper of the Federated Trades Council of Louisville, Trades and Labor Council of New Albany, Central Labor Union of Jeffersonville.
• Freedom's Banner (Marion, Grant County; 25 June 1910 - 6 August 1910)
• Indiana Socialist Party Bulletin (Indianapolis, Marion County; 1 October 1911 - 1 September 1913)
• Indiana Socialist (Indianapolis, Marion County; 22 March 1913 - 12 July 1913)
• Marion Labor Sentinel (Marion, Grant County; 23 April 1914 - 12 November 1914)
• The Marion Socialist (Marion, Grant County; 20 August 1911 - 27 October 1912)

Iowa

• Des Moines Iowa Unionist (1907 - 1918)
• Iowa Unionist (1906 - 1913)
• Des Moines Iowa Unionist (1907 - 1918)
• Iowa Unionist (1906 - 1913)
• Labor News

Kentucky

• Ohio Valley Worker : Official Paper Of The Federated Trades Council Of Louisville, Trades And Labor Council Of New Albany, Central Labor Union Of Jeffersonville 
• Ohio valley worker - (1904-09-10 - 1904-09-10) (1 issue, 4 Pages)

Louisiana

• The Voice Of The People
• Lumberjack

Massachusetts

• Worker 

Michigan

• Labor Journal — Alpena, Alpena County (Mich.) — 3 January 1885 - 26 December 1890
• Michigan Labor Journal — Alpena, Alpena County (Mich.) — 14 June 1884 - 27 December 1884
• Labor Journal
• Michigan Labor Journal
• Detroit Sunday Journal
• The Grange Visitor
• Grand Rapids CIO News
• Grand Valley AFL CIO News
• Grand Valley Labor News
• Work In Progress

Minnesota

• Duluth, Minn., 1896-current - The labor world.
•  Duluth, Minn. - Labor leader (5/1/1917 - 10/5/1917)
• Duluth, Minn. - The labor world (1896-04-11 - 12/13/2017) 
• Duluth, Minn. - Truth (10/12/1917 - 12/29/1922)
• Minneapolis, Minn. - Allarm (12/1/1915 - 5/1/1918)
• Minneapolis, Minn. - Mississippi Valley lumberman and manufacturer (1876-08-17 - 1887-08-05)
• Minneapolis, Minn. - Teamsters Joint Council 32 (2/1/2016 - 11/1/2018)
• Minneapolis, Minn. - The Minneapolis labor review (1/22/2016 - 12/22/2017)
• Minneapolis, Minn. - The Mississippi Valley lumberman (1887-08-12 - 4/28/1905)
• Minneapolis; St. Paul - Our side (5/20/1915 - 9/9/1920)
• Red Wing, Minn. - The Grange advance (1873-10-15 - 1877-08-01)
• St. Paul, Minn. - The St. Paul union advocate (1/1/2016 - 12/16/2017)
• Labor Review 
• Northwest Organizer
• St. Paul Union Advocate 

Mississippi

• The New Mississippi Socialist.

Missouri

• Workers World 

Montana

• Butte Bystander 
• Labor World 

Nebraska

• Farmer Labor Herald 

Nevada

• Basic Magnesium, Inc. Newsletters  

New York

• Fighting Worker   
• Daily Worker  
• Labor Action  
• Workers Age Lovestone  
• New York, N.Y., 1907-1970 - Radnička borba = Workers' struggle. 
• E.J. Workers Review
• E.J. Workers Magazine
• New York City - Daily Worker 1924-1926
• New York City - Workers Age 1932-1940
• New York City - Workers Challenge 1922

Ohio

• Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-1937 - The labor advocate.
• Cleveland, O. [Ohio], 1911-1920 - Echo : Wochenblatt der Vereinigten Deutschen Socialisten Clevelands.
• Cincinnati - Labor Advocate  - 1915-1917
• Cleveland - Echo : Wochenblatt der Vereinigten Deutschen Socialisten Clevelands  - 1911-1920
• Cleveland - Toiler  - 1920-1921
• Cleveland - Americké Dělnické Listy (American Workingmen's News) - 1918-1941 
• Cleveland - Enakopravnost - 1942-1947 
• Cleveland OH Ohio Socialist
• Ohio Socialist 
• Dayton, Ohio, 1940-1944 - Dayton union news. [volume]
  
• Dayton - Dayton Union News - 1940-1943
• Youngstown - Bulletin - 1919-1977
• Cleveland - Radnička Borba = Workers' Struggle - 1941-1946
  

Oklahoma

• The Labor Review - 1
• The Labor Signal - 187
• The Lincoln County Socialist - 2
• Oklahoma Labor Unit - 375
• Oklahoma State Labor News - 123
• The Social Democrat - 43
• The Socialist Antidote Independent - 17
• The Union Labor Bulletin - 1
• Muskogee Labor Amalgamator

Oregon

• Northwest Labor Press

Pennsylvania

• National Labor Tribune 
• Printer's Labor Tribune  

South Dakota

• Canton, South Dakota, 1890-1890 - The daily Dakota farmers' leader. [volume] 

Tennessee

• Southern Worker 

Texas

• The Alamoner (1) 
• Texas Union Workman (1) 
• The Union Review (1) 

Virginia

• Richmond, Va., 1885-18?? - The Labor herald.
• Labor Herald (Richmond, VA, 1886)
• Riverside (Shenandoah Iron Works, VA, 1880)

Washington

• Pacific Fisherman Journal 
• The Washington Socialist 
• Puget Sound Chemist 
• Industrial Worker
• The Northwest worker. 
• The Northwest worker
• The labor journal. 
• The Labor journal
• The Labor Press Project - Pacific Northwest Labor and Radical Newspapers
• The Washington socialist
• The Washington socialist. 
• Agitator 

West Virginia

• The labor argus.
• The Socialist and labor star.

Wisconsin

• The Unionist
• Wisconsin Labor Advocate 
  

Wyoming

• Laborette 
• Labor News 

• Wyoming Labor Journal 

Good luck finding articles about your union ancestors!

In 2018 and 2019, I expanded the resources that I have made available on The Ancestor Hunt website.

Besides free Online Historical Newspaper Links, I have added Obituary Indexes (which are found in the Obituaries tab above), and Birth, Marriage, and Death Record Links (found in the BMD Links tab above).

It occurred to me that it would be a good idea to lay down some definitions so there would be no confusion.

First is the difference between a newspaper Death Notice and a newspaper Obituary.  They are often used interchangeably.

"According to the Milwaukee Public Library:"

Death Notice - a paid notice usually placed by the funeral home with information from family members.
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Obituary - an article about a person written by a reporter from a variety of sources.

​Let's look at the two from a newspaper:

According to the Milwaukee Public Library definitions, the image on the left is a Death Notice, and the image on the right is designated as an Obituary.

I think most of us think of the image on the left as an Obituary also.

In other words we use the terms interchangeably.  And that's fine with me actually.


The next two definitions are a Death Index versus an Obituary Index.  In this case we do NOT, under any circumstances, use the two terms interchangeably.

A Death Index, at a minimum includes the name of the deceased and the ACTUAL Date of Death.

An Obituary Index on the other hand does not require an actual Date of Death, but it MUST have the name of the newspaper and at least the publication date of that newspaper, and hopefully the page number that the death notice/obituary resides on. With the publication info, you can hunt down the actual newspaper death notice or obituary.

I have seen many indexes that include the death date AND the Publication Date, so in that situation the index can function as a Death Index AND an Obituary Index.

The tricky part, and it happens often, is to see an Obituary Index and have the library or other institution designate it as a Death Index which it is not.

Let's look at three examples:

​The first is a Death Index​

So, above we have a death date but no newspaper publication info, hence it is a Death Index
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The next image is an Obituary Index

So, above we have a publication date but no ACTUAL date of death info, hence it is an Obituary Index.

The danger in these types of indexes, is that often there no header labels, so we won't know if the date is a publication date or an actual death date.

Below is a combo index, which has the Death Date and the Obituary Publication name and date
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The reason why I am pointing all of this out is so that you do not use a Publication Date as the Death Date in your own family tree documentation.

The moral of the story is that if an institution labels the index as an Obituary Index, and there is no header, you must assume that the dates entered are publication dates, not death dates.

​I hope that this helps.