How Do You Get Free Ancestry Records At NARA?
One of the biggest repositories of information in the history of world are the records held at the National Archives, a US government agency. In addition to preserving presidential papers, the Constitution, declarations of war, and so on, the Archives also hold incredible amounts of information on ordinary citizens. Holdings include enlistment records, war wounded, immigration lists, crime and court documents, tribal records, slave manifests, pensioners, etc, etc. These records can shed a lot of light on your genealogical roots — your ancestors, the places they lived, and your family history in general. A small number of holdings at the National Archives are digitized, and directly accessible online. Other records are indexed, but the indexes themselves can be fascinating sources of genealogy and historical information. Here’s how to take advantage of the holdings at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). **Explore NARA’s Website** Spend some time on the NARA homepag