1865 Erie County, New York State census - The Western New York Genealogical Society is indexing the 1865 Erie County, New York State census. Portions of the index are now available. Additions will be added upon completion of each ward in Buffalo or towns in Erie County.
TheShipsList - Canadian passenger immigration records
Social Security Death Index - search for an ancestor's SSN, and then write for their SS Application (which contains their place of birth, parents' names, including the mother's maiden name, their employer and residence address at the time.)
Cornell University Library Making of America Series - primary sources in American social history; searchable The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
