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Local Genealogical Societies

Idaho Genealogical Society
www.idahogenealogy.org/
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society
www.ewgsi.org/

Local History

Museum of North Idaho
Huge database of photos for sale
www.museumni.org
Idaho State Historical Society
www.history.idaho.gov

Genealogical Research

1950 Census
Free access to 1950 census beginning April 1, 2022.

1940 Census

Free access to 1940 census including images, census maps and descriptions.

Ancestry
One of the largest genealogical sites offering one billion family history records, census images, PERSI, etc.

Cyndi's List
Links to more than 79,400 genealogy sites.
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
Daily genealogy technology newsletter. Free email subscription or online.

Ellis Island
Search passenger records from 1892 to 1924 for immigrants  who passed through Ellis Island.

Family Search
Database with billions of names across hundreds of collections including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more.





​Find A Grave
Search over 91 million grave records. Many link to other family members.

Fold3

Premier collection of military records. (Formerly Footnote.com)

Genealogy Research Strategies
An in-depth look at public records and how to use them.

National Archives
Access to over 2.5 billion digital records including census, vital, newspapers, obituaries and more.

RootsWeb
Includes a series of tutorials, links to surname forums, vital records resources, cemetery resources, and more.
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US GenWeb Project
Organized by county and state providing links to all the state genealogy websites which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties.
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