Resource Links for U.S. Federal Records - Non-military

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For Resource Links regarding military records, please refer to the United States Military Records group.

CENSUS RESOURCES

·        Census Forms

·        Instructions to Census Enumerators 1790-2010

·        Quick Reference Guide to US Federal Census Records

·        The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000

·        U.S. Census Research Tips

IMMIGRATION RESOURCES

·        Castle Garden

·        Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records

·        Ship Passenger Lists and Records Online

·        U.S, Naturalization Records and Indexes Online

·        U.S. Ports of Arrival

HOMESTEAD/LAND RECORDS RESOURCES

·        Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Land Titles and Records

·        BLM Tract Books

·        Homestead Records

·        Land Patents - General Land Office Records

·        U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908

SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS

·        Obtaining a Social Security Application Form SS-5

·        Social Security Death Index (Guide and Links)

GENERAL U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPOSITORIES

·       2023 National Archives Genealogy Series

·        Library of Congress

·        Federal Records Center Locations (NARA)

·        National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

·        National Personnel Records Center – Civilian

·        National Personnel Records Center - Military

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

·        Alien Enemy Index, 1917-1919

·        Discovering and Researching Bureau of Indian Affairs School Records

·        Federal Bureau of Prisons Records

·        Guide to Using WPA Records

·        History Hub

·        Stephen Morse One Step Pages (Search Tools)