The National Archives

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

www.nara.gov

Index to Record Groups in ARC

The federal records that are most commonly used by genealogists include:

• Census Records
• Military Records
• Immigration Records (Ship Passenger Lists)
• Naturalization Records
• Land Records

Genealogical Resources at the National Archives

Links to site that have digitized federal records:

NARA records on Ancestry.com

NARA records on Footnote.com