Build your family tree with help from the Library! This featured topic guide includes additional resources from trusted websites and sources, specially curated by JCPL librarians.

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MyHeritage

Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources that span the past five centuries.

Ancestry Library Edition

Discover your heritage with Ancestry.com's 4,000 databases of census, vital, church and immigration records. Available only at the Library.

Heritage Quest Online

Discover your heritage as you browse census information going back to 1790, Freedman's Bank records, primary sources and more resources.

Genealogy Resources from the Library

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Additional Resources

Hand-picked by our expert librarians, explore these trusted resources to meet your needs.

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Staff Picks

Browse related reads and a few of our staff recommendations.

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