History: US Government Documents

A genealogy research tool providing access to resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more.

Provides access to official U.S. military records, combined with first-person bios, photos, letters, and other personal documents. With more than 470 million searchable records, coverage spans the Revolutionary War onward and includes content from national and regional archives, and also encompasses the African American Archives, Native American Archives, FBI Case File Archives, the UK National Archives, and more.

Legislative and executive documents, many originating from the important period between 1789 and the beginning of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set in 1817.

Provides a record of official military records for Union and Confederate armies from 1880-1901. Free access from Cornell University.

Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes.

The maps published as part of U.S. Congressional Serial Set publications.