http://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-resources/the-massive-free-genealogy-resource-youve-probably-never-heard-of/
Easily found online at hathitrust.org, the project brings together multiple libraries, both public and academic, and their respective digital holdings into a single online collection. From universities such as the Ohio State University, Harvard and others, you can also find the New York Public Library, the California Digital Library and others.
Freely available for use and research, the focus of this massive treasure trove is multiplexed, seeded with digital books, magazines and other scanned items, but also sound recordings, maps and other ephemera. With multiple methods of search, PDF, image and plain-text downloads, there’s a lot to consider for the genealogy researcher. A few examples of some specific titles I’ve encountered for my own research include:
- Resident and business directory of Carver, Plympton, Halifax, Pembroke and Hanson, Massachusetts, 1910.
- Rand, McNally & Co.’s Chicago city railway directory and street number guide.
- Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois.
- The Genealogical quarterly magazine: devoted to genealogy, history, heraldry, revolutionary and colonial records.
In all, the wide variety of types, time periods, and collections will prove fruitful for most family researchers!
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