Resource Links for U.S. Federal Records - Non-military
For Resource Links regarding military records, please refer to the United States Military Records group.
CENSUS RESOURCES
· Instructions to Census Enumerators 1790-2010
· Quick Reference Guide to US Federal Census Records
· The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000
IMMIGRATION RESOURCES
· Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records
· Ship Passenger Lists and Records Online
· U.S, Naturalization Records and Indexes Online
HOMESTEAD/LAND RECORDS RESOURCES
· Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Land Titles and 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
· 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
· Stephen Morse One Step Pages (Search Tools)