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General
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com describes itself as the
premier resource for family history online. According to this
paid website, it has the most powerful and up-to-date Social Security
Death Index on the Internet and it offers thousands of fully
searchable databases containing information on hundreds of
millions of individuals.
Cyndi's List of Genealogical
Sites on the Internet
This is a great place to begin. Its thousands of sites are
arranged by categories for ease of access.
Genealogy.com
Describing itself as "The
leading resource for family history", this commercial site
will get you started on your family tree. Included are a
search engine and helpful links to aid beginners such as the
Social Security Death Index.
Rootsweb
This is the oldest and largest
genealogy site, which makes it a great starting place.
It has many sections, including listservs and surname lists that enable you to locate others
researching the same surnames.
USGenWeb Project
Using this site will give you volunteer-supplied information
on a parish or county level for every state.
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries and Cemetery Records
This site describes itself as the
leading genealogical resource for burial
records and tombstone inscriptions.
Here you will find online
records from over 1,800 cemeteries all over
the world as well as articles and
genealogical search engines.
Find A Grave
This unusual site that has received awards for
both the Yahoo Cool Site of the Day and Worst of the Web has
indexes to graves by name and location as well as posthumous
reunions of famous groupings.
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Ethnicity
Acadian Genealogy
Links are
provided to a booklist as well as other web sites.
Canadian
Genealogy & History
Contains links to Acadian history and genealogy
Canadian
Genealogy Centre
Acadian
and Loyalist
sources are included in the "Index of Topics"
Christine's Genealogy Website
This has a valuable collection of
links about African-Americans.
Familyrecords.gov.uk
This new portal guides users to the
primary UK family history sites and resources on the Web
arranged by archive and topic.
Genealogy: Acadian &
French-Canadian Style
Acadian and French-Canadian history as
well as genealogy gives a helpful background for researchers.
Genealogy-Native
This site for Native Americans
wishing to research their ancestry is authored by a
Professional Accredited Genealogist and has links to
information about the Cherokees, a page for queries, and a
geographical list and maps of tribes.
German Genealogy
genealogy.net describes itself
as the number one resource in German genealogy. From its
homepage are links to emigration, symbols, surname databases
by location, and regional resources.
Italian Genealogy
Homepage
This colorful site has
information that ranges from research conditions in Italy to
Italian given names.
JewishGen:
The Home of Jewish Genealogy
Here will be found Jewish
researchers in addition to databases and special interest
groups.
National Archives of
Ireland
This is an excellent site for giving researchers an
introduction to Irish records that they may be using.
Subsections include Beginning a Search; Census returns; Tithe Applotment
and Primary (Griffith) Valuation; and Wills and testamentary
records.
UK and Ireland Genealogical
Information Service (GENUKI)
Through this site will be found
information on English and Irish counties. It describes
itself as a "virtual reference library " of genealogical
reference information that is of particular relevance to the
UK and Ireland.
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Heraldry
American College of Heraldry
Wanting to bring some semblance
of order into the American heraldic arena and to begin meeting
the heraldic needs of the public in this country, this
organization's site has many links and information about this
fascinating area of genealogical research.
Heraldry on the Internet
According to its author, this site is
designed to help you conduct heraldry research on the
Internet. There are links to surname lists as well as general
discussions about coats of arms and crests.
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Indexes
Access to
Archival Databases
Locate information about the
National Archives' millions of records
American Family Immigration
Center
Use this site from Ellis Island
and the Mormon church to find arrival records for the 22
million immigrants who entered the port of New York from 1892
to 1924. The database includes 70 percent of all U.S. arrivals
recorded during that period.
Family Search Internet
Genealogy Service
Ancestors can be searched on
this
Mormon Church
database that has the world's largest family history library
and can download a free program on which to display an
individual's pedigree
Genealogy Portal
Provides access to
personal sites, specific databases, and journal articles.
Missouri Historical Newspapers Project
Eleven
Missouri newspapers covering different time periods
are
digitized here
United States
Newspaper Program
State historical newspapers
that have been preserved by newspaper title, date, and
location.
WorldCat
This site
includes a tutorial for a source available from the McNeese
Library database page that lists materials owned around the
country
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Libraries
Allen County Public Library
With over
220,000 printed volumes related to genealogy, this library
site in Fort Wayne, Indiana is an excellent place to search
for those difficult-to-find items.
Clayton Library
This Houston branch describes itself as one of the
best genealogical libraries in the United States. One of the
two buildings has family histories, while the other building
houses census, county, state and federal records.
Connecticut Historical Society Library
This collection of more than 100,000 volumes and
3,000,000 manuscripts can be accessed through the Society's
volunteer Research Service for individuals who wish to trace
their Connecticut ancestors.
Connecticut State Library
Using this link will give you access to the state library's
card catalog as well as information about primary records and
historical sources you may wish to consult.
DAR Library
A library catalog
makes this site very helpful in tracing ancestors who served
in the Revolutionary War. Its collection covers local
history, genealogy, biographies and vital records.
Genealogical Resources at the Maine
State Library
This library's resources include Acadian and
Huguenot records, specializing in the area
covering Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. It also has
information on other northeastern states, Canada, and Great
Britain.
Library of Congress
This site describes itself as one of the world's
premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local
historical publications. Information is given about training
that is available as well as subject research guides.
Library of Virginia
This site has digitized rare
and unique Virginia materials into an integrated,
user-friendly electronic research environment that includes
2.2 million original documents, photographs, and maps, and
produced more than 80 fully-searchable databases, indexes, and
electronic finding aids.
Los Angeles Public Library
One of the largest collections
of maps in the country is located here. There are also
350,000 photographs related to Los Angeles and more than
40,000 genealogical volumes.
Mid-Continent Public Library
This Independence, Missouri library's holdings are
national in scope. Materials in its circulating collection can
be obtained through inter-library loan.
Minnesota
Historical Society
Indexes
are
available
for birth and death certificates as well as to the library
catalog
National Archives
Links are provided
to finding aids, guides, and research tools for requesting
records from the National Archives and Records Administration
in Washington, D.C. or to prepare for a visit to one of its
facilities nationwide.
National Genealogical Society
Offers home study classes plus
an interlibrary loan service
Nebraska State Historical Society
The Library/Archives Division
of the Historical Society maintains a large collection of
library, archival, and photographic materials that may be used
in compiling family histories. Use this site to get details
about each type of information.
New England Historic Genealogical
Society
The oldest genealogical library in the
nation housed in Boston, has a collection of over one million
items, with an Enquiry Service available by mail, fax and
e-mail to non-members.
New York Public Library
This publicly accessible and non-subscription
genealogical collection has American History materials on a
national, state, and local level.
Newberry Library
This independent research library in Chicago has over 17,000
genealogies including rare books covering gentry and British
nobility.
State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
Stating that it possesses one
of the largest genealogical collections in the country
pertaining to all regions of North America, the Society's site
has links to MadCat, an online catalog of the University of
Wisconsin's library, and ArCat, an online catalog of the
Society's archives.
Western Reserve Historical Society
This Ohio site specializes in areas east of the
Mississippi River, particularly the history of Ohio.
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Louisiana
Afro-Louisiana
History and Genealogy, 1718-1820
This database gives historical
information from documents on individual slaves
Calcasieu Parish Public Library
Here you will find a
list of compiled genealogies and genealogical material on
microfilm.
Louisiana State
University
This is a list of sites on the internet related to genealogy
prepared by the LSU librarians.
McNeese State University Archives Genealogy Resources
Things to know
before visiting the MSU Archives
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Military
Chalmette National Cemetery
This Louisiana link from the
Civil War Center has links to both the Union and Confederate
databases.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors
System
This National Park Service site
is a computerized database containing very basic facts about
servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War; a
list of regiments in both the Union and Confederate Armies; a
database of more than 230,000 African-American troops who
served in the Civil War.
National
Gravesite Locator
Locates more
than 3 million records of veterans and dependents
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Public Records
Public
Records Online
Portal to
official state web sites and Tax Assessors'
and Recorders' offices
Vital Records Information
This site has addresses for
vital record offices in each state as well as U.S.
territories.
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Miscellaneous
Hamrick Software - U.S. Surname
Distribution
Through this site a
surname can be searched for the years of 1850, 1880, 1920,
and 1990, or all of them in sequence. A map shows the
population concentration by state.
Mayflower History
This page not only has a link
to the Society of the Mayflower, but also has the full-text of
Mayflower documents, historical information, material about
related personages such as Squanto, and addresses for
researchers.
Olive Tree Genealogy
Focus is on
Dutch genealogy, but also includes military records and ship
passenger lists.
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This page last updated
06/26/2008
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