#internet_archive

The Internet Archive’s genealogy collection supports an ever-expanding collection of genealogy resources. Items in this collection includes:

The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Robarts Library at the University of Toronto

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library

Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah

The National Library of Scotland

Indianapolis City Directory and Yearbooks Collection from the Indianapolis City Library

The Internet Archive’s genealogy collection supports an ever-expanding collection of genealogy resources. Items in this collection includes:

The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Robarts Library at the University of Toronto

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library

Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah

The National Library of Scotland

Indianapolis City Directory and Yearbooks Collection from the Indianapolis City Library

I am trying to learn more about my ancestors’ involvement in Ewing College. My first stop was at the Internet Archive and I hit gold! Turns out my great-great grandfather’s brother was one of the founders of the school.

A search for “Ewing College” delivered a gold mine. There were several editions of the Bulletin of Ewing College and the Catalogue of Officers and Students. Best of all, there was a copy of The History of Ewing College.

In addition to describing Robert Link’s efforts for the college, there is also a significant amount of genealogical information in this profile. The photograph was icing on the cake. Robert’s nephew and my great grandfather, Samuel Albert Link, would later attend Ewing College. He also made education his career.

Internet Archive’s collection of documents, publications and other historical information continues to grow. Their search engine is quite impressive and, once you find a publication, you can easily search within its contents. Most of these publications are public domain and can be downloaded in the format of your choice.

Did you know FindMyPast and the Internet Archive are collaborating to build a digital library of the publications that make up the PERSI collection? See for yourself!

At the moment there are 1,193 items in the collection posted at Internet Archive. The complete collection contains more than 2 million entries so it will be a continuing project. It’s also quite likely that Internet Archive has already digitized a number of PERSI publications from other sources.

Just in case you don't have enough to watch.

The Internet Archive is an amazing resource for free access to film, music, books, etc... There are several film collections, including feature films--just scroll down to find them. You might not ever get there, due to all the distracting and rather fascinating collections of home movies, propaganda films, stock film and public domain film mashups.