Genealogy Services
A wealth of ancestral and historical resources.
Good starting points
Ancestry.com Library Edition (ProQuest)
An amazing online collection of individuals through census, vital and immigrant records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, photos, maps and more, in some cases back to the 1300s. Only available inside the Library.
Heritage Quest (ProQuest)
Collection of genealogical and historical sources with coverage back to the 1700’s, which helps people locate their ancestors. You will need your Provincetown Library card number.
FamilySearch
A free comprehensive resource through the Church of Latter Day Saints, this is useful for all genealogy research. It compiles census records, vital statistics, probate and church records of your ancestors from the Latter Day Saints worldwide indexing project. Researchers must create a free account using their email address for full access.
May be useful for your searches
Provincetown Town Clerk’s Office
Voter registration and vital records.
American Ancestors
New England Historic Genealogical Society Vital records for New England towns and searchable database.
American Family Immigration History Center
Home of the Ellis Island web site.
Cyndi’s List
Most comprehensive list of links to online genealogy. This is the MA site but you can connect to any state and country site via the homepage.
JewishGen, Inc.
Jewish Genealogy worldwide
Rootsweb.com
Vast list of surnames (1,235,113 entries), mailing lists, Social Security Death Index, Guides to tracing family.
USGenWeb
Free access to Internet websites for genealogical research in every country and also states in the US. Some locations have more information than others.
More genealogical resources