{"id":633,"date":"2024-12-08T04:46:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T04:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/?p=633"},"modified":"2024-12-08T04:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T04:46:31","slug":"free-genealogy-records-at-the-digital-public-library-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/08\/free-genealogy-records-at-the-digital-public-library-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Genealogy Records at the Digital Public Library of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg.webp 640w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1_vassar-300x199.jpg.webp 300w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039;%20viewBox=&#039;0%200%20640%20424&#039;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039;%20viewBox=&#039;0%200%20640%20424&#039;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" data-lazy-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1_vassar-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-1x1.jpg 1w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-20x13.jpg 20w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-40x27.jpg 40w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-80x53.jpg 80w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg.webp 640w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1_vassar-300x199.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1_vassar-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-1x1.jpg 1w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-20x13.jpg 20w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-40x27.jpg 40w, http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar-80x53.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">How To Quickly Find Free Genealogy Records Through the Digital Public Library of America<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<p class=\"posted-on\">Last Updated <span class=\"updated\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">May 4, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clear\" itemprop=\"text\" >\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px; padding-bottom:5px;\" >\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=EGr7AjlE0IA&amp;offerid=1502966.168&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default su-button-wide\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#d66b0d;border-color:#ac560b;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;border-color:#e39856;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> <b>Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!)<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be wonderful if there was an online research site that allowed you to easily search for records about your ancestors from repositories <em>across the USA<\/em>? One that linked to actual records that you could view online?<\/p>\n<div class=\"shDgOz0A\">\n<div><script src=https:\/\/www.learnfamilyhistory.com\/forms\/599476\/embed.js><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be<strong> even more wonderful<\/strong> if that site was completely free for anyone to use?<\/p>\n<p>If you answered yes to these questions, you&#8217;ll be thrilled to know that such a research site <strong>does<\/strong> exist. It&#8217;s called the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dp.la\/\">Digital Public Library of America <\/a>and\u00a0it contains an amazing number of family history records and resources just waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familyhistorydaily.com\/free-genealogy-resources\/how-to-quickly-find-free-genealogy-records-from-hundreds-of-us-repositories\/attachment\/adams_family\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5262\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5262\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/familyhistorydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/adams_family-1024x491.png.webp \" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vassar.jpg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">How To Quickly Find Free Genealogy Records Through the Digital Public Library of America<\/h1>\n<p class=\"posted-on\">Last Updated <span class=\"updated\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">May 4, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;border-color:#e39856;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> <b>Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be wonderful if there was an online research site that allowed you to easily search for records about your ancestors from repositories <em>across the USA<\/em>? One that linked to actual records that you could view online?<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be<strong> even more wonderful<\/strong> if that site was completely free for anyone to use?<\/p>\n<p>If you answered yes to these questions, you\u2019ll be thrilled to know that such a research site <strong>does<\/strong> exist. It\u2019s called the\u00a0Digital Public Library of America and\u00a0it contains an amazing number of family history records and resources just waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5262\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-  data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20491'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"adams_family\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" data-lazy- data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/adams_family-1024x491.png\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5262\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/adams_family-1024x491.png\" alt=\"adams_family\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Make Instant Discoveries in Your Family Tree Now <b>Imagine adding your family tree to a simple website and getting hundreds of new family history discoveries instantly.<\/b><\/p>\n<p> MyHeritage is offering 2 free weeks of access to their extensive collection of 20 billion historical records, as well as their matching technology that <b>instantly connects you with new information about your ancestors<\/b>. Sign up using the link below to find out what you can uncover about your family.<span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#55d3ab;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> <b>Discover New Genealogy Records Instantly<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Digital Public Library of America acts as a portal to hundreds of libraries, museums, archives and other institutions. Each of these repositories holds a different selection of online records and DPLA makes them easy to find with a clean interface, advanced search options and extremely simple access to actual records. Although it makes sense that most of the records held by these contributing institutions are focused on the US, we did find\u00a0some foreign records as well.<\/p>\n<p>From Cherokee Census Cards stored by the\u00a0National Archives at Fort Worth to Death Certificates from the Utah State Archives to Birth Certificates from the\u00a0Fort Bend Museum \u2014 this huge online resource offers such a diverse collection of records that\u00a0<strong>it is worth your time to head over and see if it can help you in your research right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The vision of a national digital library has been circulating among librarians, scholars, educators, and private industry representatives since the early 1990s. Efforts led by a range of organizations, including the Library of Congress, HathiTrust, and the Internet Archive, have successfully built resources that provide books, images, historic records, and audiovisual materials to anyone with Internet access. Many universities, public libraries, and other public-spirited organizations have digitized materials, but these digital collections often exist in silos. The DPLA \u00a0brings these different viewpoints, experiences, and collections together in a single platform and portal, providing open and coherent access to our society\u2019s digitized cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Birth Certificate found through the Digital Library of America<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-  data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20700%20645'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"julia_pratt bith certifcate\" width=\"700\" height=\"645\" data-lazy- data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julia_pratt-bith-certifcate.jpg\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julia_pratt-bith-certifcate.jpg\" alt=\"julia_pratt bith certifcate\" width=\"700\" height=\"645\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>To begin your search on this site head over to the main page and enter a search. Try searching for your ancestors\u2019 names and\/or specific\u00a0records or try to locate resources\u00a0related to family surnames.\u00a0You can try, for instance, to search for\u00a0<strong>Julia Pratt birth Texas<\/strong>\u00a0or undertake a more general search, such as <strong>Pratt Genealogy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As with any search in a general collection, make sure and add terms that you would expect to find in the descriptive text for the records you are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>20 Billion Genealogy Records Are Free for 2 Weeks Get two full weeks of free access to more than 20 billion genealogy records right now. You\u2019ll also gain access to the MyHeritage discoveries tool that <b>locates information about your ancestors automatically<\/b> when you upload or create a tree. What will you discover about your family\u2019s past?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#e39856;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> <b>Claim My Free Record Access Now<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Terms like:<\/p>\n<p>deathbirthmarriagecensusgenealogypedigreefamilypensionWWIIetc<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget to try first\/last name variations and location name variations \u2014 a search for <strong>Massachusetts<\/strong>\u00a0will return different results than a search for <strong>Mass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Digital Library of America offers some very helpful search filters on the left sidebar after you complete an initial search as well. You can filter by contributing institution, location, subject, language and date. Although you will want to be careful with the date filter as we found that some records were excluded incorrectly when this filter was used.<\/p>\n<p>You might also like to make use of the Timeline, Map or Bookshelf search feature found in the top menu.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cherokee Census Card Application found through DPLA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5260\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-  data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20959%20450'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"cherokee_census_card\" width=\"959\" height=\"450\" data-lazy- data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cherokee_census_card.png\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5260\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cherokee_census_card.png\" alt=\"cherokee_census_card\" width=\"959\" height=\"450\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>You can also use common operators\u00a0to refine your search and create better results \u2014 such as quotation marks for exact searches and the minus sign to remove a term.<\/p>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5261\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-  data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20474'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"mary_jones\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" data-lazy- data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mary_jones-1024x474.png\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5261\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whogenealogydna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mary_jones-1024x474.png\" alt=\"mary_jones\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019d love to hear what you find in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t yet checked it out, consider taking <strong>our new online genealogy course<\/strong> that includes more than 100 free genealogy research sites, advanced search tricks for finding your ancestors, using Google to more effectively search just about any website\u2019s contents and much more. Sign up here.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Melanie Mayo, Editor of Family History Daily<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Image:<\/strong> The famous American college for women. The Easy-To-Use Library. Students at Vassar College are strongly in favor of the open-shelf arrangement of their library\u2019s contents, for the system makes the entire collection freely available, and they have direct and comfortable access to books and periodicals. ca 1944. Library of Congress<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Quickly Find Free Genealogy Records Through the Digital Public Library of America Last Updated May 4, 2018 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) 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