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GENEALOGY
Researching Our Roots
BEGINNER RESEARCH
- Genealogy Help and Guides
- Links to general guides for getting started in your ancestor search
- Online Genealogy Classes
- An online, self-paced couse in beginning genealogy by the Church of Latter Day Saints.
- Ancestors
- Step-by-step guide to beginning genealogical research; also has chart and record forms that can be copied. This site corresponds with the PBS special.
- A Beginner's Guide to Genealogy in Seven Basic Steps
- Basic steps in doing genealogical research by William Dollarhide, a leading expert in the field.
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INFORMATION ON THE NET
- USGenWeb Project
- State by state access to genealogical information about that state and its counties.
- Lineages
- An online resource with searchable records.
- Archaic Medical Terms for Genealogists
- A listing of archaic medical terms and terms commonly misused or confused. Maintained
- by a doctor in England who will answer questions by email.
- Ancestry World Tree Index
- Search capability to find by name information about that individual in sources indexed by World Tree.
- Family Finder Index
- This Index lists the names of more than 123 million people who appear in numerous types of documents.
- Vital Records Information State Index
- Where and how to obtain marriage, birth, and death records, wills and deeds from every state.
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GOVERNMENT SOURCES
- Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States
- This government bureau provides access to over nine million land title documents for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The database may be searched by name of patentee or by specific land description.
- USGS Mapping Information: GNIS Data Base Query Form
- Great geographical information, a resource vital to genealogy research.
- National Archives
- A site containing the holdings in the National Archives
- State Library Web Listing
- Links, by state, to state library agencies that have a web page. Most give access to their online catalog.
- U.S. Gazetteer
- Search site for locating counties or MCDs by name and state abbreviation or 5 digit zipcode.
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GENEALOGY DIRECTORIES - Links to Links
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- An unbelievable collection. Over 27,650 links (more every day), categorized and cross-referenced in more than 70 categories.
- Genealogy Toolbox
- Links to 10 main categories: Guides & Indexes; Surname Data; Area Specific and Ethnic Resources; Groups & Associations, Commercial Resources; Web Projects; News/Serials; Library Resources; Genealogy Software and Heraldry.
- Family Chronicle Magazine
- Best genealogy sites as recommended by readers.
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FINDING PEOPLE
- Surname and Family Data : Genealogy White Pages
- Pathway to family databases and surname information.
- Social Security Death Index
- An index to persons collecting or paying social security at the time of their death.
- Adoption Network
- Information for different persons involved in adoption; birthparents,adoptees, papers.
- International Directories
- Links to telephone directories for over 60 countries worldwide.
- Gendex ----- Index of Surnames
- A searchable database of surnames with email links to persons researching that name.
- Surname Helper
- Search for a surname on the Internet
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WORLD SOURCES
- International Internet Genealogical Society
- A new organization whose website is devoted to worldwide genealogy. Written in 10+ languages.
- German-Russian Genealogy
- The German population in Southern and Volga Russia and their descendants who immigrated to the US in the late 19th and early 20th century.
- National Archives of Ireland
- A guide for researchers with Irish ancestry. Also has a link to other archives around the world.
- United Kingdom and Ireland
- A website for ancestor research in the UK and Ireland.
- Central and Eastern Europe
- A web site for Central and Eastern European genealogy.
- Canada GenWeb Project
- Canada's GenWeb Project with links to pages for the provinces of Canada..
- WorldGenWeb
- Links to online websites for many countries of the world.
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ETHNIC SOURCES
- Afrigeneas
- Designed for African-Americans searching for their roots.
- Heraldica
- A coat of arms site that contains a variety of information on heraldry and other related topics.
- Hispanic Research
- A comprehensive site devoted to hispanic genealogical research.
- Jewish Genealogical Research
- A guide to Jewish genealogical research. Access to databases of prepared family trees.
- Native Americans
- Index to Native American Resources on the Internet.
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GENEALOGICAL LIBRARIES
- Clayton Library, Houston, TX
- Instructions on how to use the resources in one of the largest genealogy libraries in the country.
- The Library of Congress
- A catalog of the Library of Congress which has vast genealogical holdings.
- Family History Center
- Probably the largest genealogical library in the world. Located in Salt Lake City.
- Allen County Public Library
- A large genealogy library. Does the index of periodicals in the field known as PERSI.
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