Genealogy Resources
See Also
 
Obituary Search
Mesa Library's East Valley Tribune Obituary Search, 1997 to present - Find the date an obituary ran in the East Valley Tribune.  Index only, not full text. 
Mesa Regional Family History Center Arizona Obituary Search Find out when and where an obituary ran (East Valley Tribune or Arizona Republic).  Index only, not full text.
Arizona Republic Obituaries There is a charge for older obituaries.
Mesa Library Obituary Search Service  Curently $15 per search.
Ancestry Library In-library use only - Genealogy research.  Find your family in census, birth, marriage, death, immigration, military, probate, and land records, including, in many cases, images of the original documents. 
Arizona Genealogical and Historical Societies 
Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
Birth and death certificates are now available to the public online! Births that occurred at least 75 years ago and deaths that occurred at least 50 years ago are available for viewing online 
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records' Genealogy Collection
Information about the Genealogy collection, plus links - especially check the Arizona Biographical Database
Cyndi’s List
Links to over 239,00 genealogical Internet sites 
Family Search
Links to over 1 billion names in the LDS (Mormon Church) database. Access the catalog of the largest genealogical library in the world – the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
Mesa Regional Family History Center The second largest branch of the LDS Family History Library right here in Arizona! Search their online catalog; click on hours and map for their hours of operation and directions.  Look here for an Arizona obituary search!
RootsWeb One of the oldest and respected genealogical database and it’s free! There are many valuable tools and resources; the RootsWeb surname list is just one 
USGenWeb
A cooperative project, which maintains genealogical data from every state and county in the United States 
WorldGenWeb
Check this giant collaboration of genealogical data and resources if your ancestor immigrated from another country

National & Government Archives
National Archives & Records
Use the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) system to search some of NARA's electronic records holdings; also explore the “Research Room” 
US National Archives Microfilm Rentals
  Info on renting film, including US Census film from 1790-1930 
Ellis Island
This Ellis Island immigration database lets users search and access the records of those who entered the United States through the Port of New York from 1892 to 1942. Twenty two million + records.
Federal Land Patent Records Site This government site provides image access to more than two million Federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908. Images of Serial patents (land titles issued between 1908 and the mid-1960's) are currently being added to this web site.
Social Security Death Index The SSDI is generated from the U. S. Social Security Administration's Death Master File, a source of over 72 million names. About 98 percent of the deaths in this database occurred between 1962 and the present

Libraries
LDS Family History Centers
  World's largest genealogical library system
Mesa Arizona Regional Family History Center Nearest genealogy library, part of the LDS Family History Center network.  41 S. Hobson, Mesa, Arizona 85204 tel. 480-964-1200  Check out their
Arizona Obituary Search.

Genealogical Products and Services
Ancestry.com Inc.
   Books, magazines, software, and online services
Heritage Quest
   Heritage Quest magazine, books, software, and microfilm products

Genealogical Software
FamilyTreeMaker.com
Family Tree Maker for Windows and Mac

10/15/2009