HCC and Free Databases
- Heritage Quest OnlineThis genealogy database provides access to US Federal Census records from 1870-1930 and to over 25,000 family and local histories. Also contains wills and probate records, military records, and city directories.
- Family SearchFamily Search provides access to census records, wills and probate records, military records, and much more. Free, but requires users to create an account.
- FindagraveFindagrave contains transcription of gravestone inscriptions, photos, links to relatives of the deceased, and other genealogical information. Freely searchable, but you must create an account in order to add or edit information. Information is user generated and not screened for accuracy. Use at your own risk.
- Gale In Context: U.S. HistoryUncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
- Gale OneFile: U.S. HistorySearch balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
- Gale OneFile: World HistoryAccess balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.
- The Portal to Texas HistoryThe Portal to Texas History is a gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. Contains historic newspapers, city directories, documents, and other historic records.
Subscription Databases
- American AncestorsAmerican Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is America’s founding genealogical organization and the most respected name in family history. Provides access to databases, will, probate, census and other records. Subscribers also have access to online classes.
- Ancestry.comProvides genetic testing, databases, wills. probate, census, family trees and much other information. User generated information is not screened for accuracy or reliability, so use at your own risk.