Document Hunting Websites
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors, General
http://one-name.org/ - extensive surname research site
http://www.viximus.com/ - member submitted biographical information
https://archive.org/ - a large amount of information useful to genealogists, but you’ll need to do some digging
https://openlibrary.org/ - good place to find family history books, search for surnames or locations
http://www3.gendisasters.com/ - for researching disasters and other events your ancestors might have been involved in
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors in Newspapers
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ - giant database of archived US newspapers from the Library of Congress
http://fultonhistory.com/ - historical newspapers from the US and Canada
https://news.google.com/newspapers - millions of archived newspaper pages
http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/ - vast number of archived US newspapers
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors Immigrating
http://www.castlegarden.org/searcher.php - immigration records, pre Ellis Island
http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/ - immigration records, free indexes and original records, fee to download copies
http://immigrants.byu.edu/main_page - emigration registers for locating birthplaces of immigrants in their native countries
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors in the U.S.
https://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-search-engine/ - search hundreds of free genealogy resources at one time
http://www.cyndislist.com/ - highly respected directory of free genealogy resources and databases online
http://www.archives.gov/ - official US National Archives site, many free genealogy databases and resources
http://usgenweb.org/research/index.html - massive free genealogy resource directory by US state and county
https://www.genealogy.com/ - Database of User Shared Information
https://familysearch.org - largest collection of free genealogical records in the world
https://www.geni.com/ - collection of free genealogical records
https://www.wikitree.com/ - enormous collaborative family tree
https://www.ancestry.com - Paid Website for Genealogy Research
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ - world’s largest genealogy community, huge amount of free information
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors of African American Descent
http://www.africanaheritage.com/ - records on former slaves, freedpersons and their descendants
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors Death Records
http://deadfred.com/ - genealogy photo archive
https://billiongraves.com/ - headstone records
https://secure.findagrave.com/ - locate your ancestors in cemeteries across the globe
http://www.andrews.edu/library/ASDAL/sdapiobits.html - hundreds of thousands of obituary entries
Free Genealogy Sites for Researching Ancestors in Wars
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm - Civil War records from the National Park Service
http://patriot.sar.org/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Grave%20Registry&-loadframes - revolutionary war graves registry and patriot index from the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
http://www.preservethepensions.org/ - War of 1812 pension records access
http://www.dar.org/national-society/genealogy - Military service records and more
http://powvets.com/ - WWII POW search for prisoners of war held in German camps.