The Best Genealogy Line
Gensource brings us Lines and
Lineages! Search I Found It! to locate genealogy sites on the internet, pages on;
surnames, one name studies, ship passenger lists, genealogical societies and associations,
researchers, software, books, family mailing lists, online records of churches, census
data, and cemeteries, and more. AND..... Search Common Threads to find other genealogists
researching your family name. If you are at a "dead end" finding information on
an ancestor, add an entry to Common Threads so other family members can find you!
GENDEX is an enterprise devoted to advancing
the progress of family history and genealogy research on the World Wide Web. The GENDEX
index currently indexes over 2.5 million names, and is available for online searching.
GeneaNet is a list of surnames dating before
1900 which connect to addresses (Web, e-mail, or real world address) where whole works can
be accessed.
Ship's Passenger Lists,
Indexed by Year. This list is graciously provided by The Olive Tree, who in turn owes much
to several other researchers. This list includes ships sailed from 1492 to 1882 and is
updated regularly, thanks to Lorine McGinnis Schulze.
The FHL has many different types
of "Research Outlines" available. They are so inexpensive that they seem almost
too good to be true. You might be able to get some of these publications at a FHC, but you
will probably have to order some of the ones that interest you. Order the "Family
History Publications List" for these and many other outlines and guides. This page is
provided by Treasure Maps.
Native American Genealogy
offers us pages up on Cherokee, Choctaw, Lakota with lots more coming for Native American
Genealogy. General Native American Links is an area not to be missed at this site. They
are hoping to build sites for all the different Indian Nations as time progresses.
USGS The Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on
Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural
geographic features in the United States.
The
Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library The early maps in this collection are of the
New World. Early maps of America begin with those of Colonial America, and continue with
Revolutionary America. Maps of the state of Georgia begin with Revolutionary Georgia. The
first century of America's existance as a nation is reflected in maps from the period of
Union and Expansion. The American Civil War is represented by a series of maps depicting
historic sites and battles. The next phase in Georgia's history are from the nineteenth
century, reflecting the period from Yazoo to the New South.
"Find People From the Past: A Genealogy Resource Guide for Kids"
Genealogy's Most Wanted is a site
which shows the surnames and all known and available information on a person that is
"MOST WANTED". The information displayed on these individuals has been submitted
by a researcher who is requesting your help in obtaining any additional information
regarding their submission. The researcher's e-mail address and/or snail mail address has
been provided should you have any information or leads to assist them in their search for
their "MOST WANTED".
The Roots-L LISTSERV mailing list is
a mailing list devoted to genealogical discussion. It is currently the largest
genealogical mailing list: They had over 6000 subscribers in early 1996 and circulated
well over 100 messages per day.
The Genealogical Publishing Company has
just put up a new Web page offering titles like: GENEALOGICAL & LOCAL HISTORY BOOKS IN
PRINT, GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN ENGLAND'S PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, MUSTER AND PAY ROLLS OF
THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, 1775-1783, THE CENTER, A Guide to Genealogical Research in the
National Capital Area. PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY COLONISTS. THE SURNAMES
OF WALES and SETTLERS OF MARYLAND, 1751-176
The Journal of Online Genealogy is a
free e-zine which focuses on the use of online resources and techniques in genealogy and
family history. The mission of the Journal of Online Genealogy (JOG) is to aid the
genealogy community in promoting and developing online projects, technologies, and methods
of research
The GNIS Online Data
Base Query Form . This is a slick tool to help you locate a geographical location on a
map. Queries may be formulated based upon any combination of Feature Name, State or State
plus County, and Feature Type.
Welcome to theNATIONAL ARCHIVES and Records
Admisistration. NARA is the government agency responsible for managing the records of the
federal government. NARA ensures, for the Citizen and the Public Servant, for the
President and the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential evidence that
documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials, and the
national experience.
Genealogy &
Family Heritage is a nicely designed site which will assist you in your research in the
U.K., Europe, Austrailia and Pacific countries. Please note the genealogy databases list
and family lines.
The Banner Blue
Division of Broderbund Software offers the World Family Tree Submitter Information Service
as a courtesy to owners of World Family Tree CDs. This is the location which allows you to
locate the addresses of those who have submitted their information to WFT.
Societies & Groups »
Computer Interest Groups (CIGs)
GENEALOGY
RESOURCES
The ADOPTEES RESOURCES
Home Page opens with these words. The law must be consonant with life. It cannot and
should not ignore broad historical currents of history. Mankind is possessed of no greater
urge than to try to understand the age-old question: "Who am I?" "Why am
I?". They are the words of Judge Wade S. Weatherford, Jr., Seventh Judicial Circuit
Court, South Carolina. He was ruling on an adoptee's petition to gain access to adoption
records.
The USGenWeb Project
GENSERV which offers a database of more than 100,000 surnames created from
over 1600 Gedcom databases. (And it's growing daily) I am a member here myself.
EVERTON'S GENEALOGICAL HELPER is just one of many items that Everton offers.
This file lists over 700 West Virginia families surnames
Treasure
Maps Genealogy
Keep your eye on ROOTSWEB Genealogical
Database Cooperative. The RootsWeb project is intended to provide Internet genealogists
with Web access to large volumes of data. They will be bringing assets such as the Social
Security Death Index, census extracts and other records, county histories and published
genealogies. This is a serious major emphasis contribution to WWW for genealogy. This link
will keep you updated!.
The St.
Joseph County Public Library in Indiana offers us histories and genealogical records on
the Carolinas, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia, with emphasis on St. Joseph County and
Indiana..
A good place to start your research tools
"look around" is The GENEALOGY HOME PAGE
Don't miss the Special Reference Materials
section of THE NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Silicon Valley PAF Users
Group is recognized worldwide as a leader in computer genealogy. Over 1500 members strong,
they are a non-profit organization focused on education and development of computer
genealogy methods.
Washington
D.C. Italian Genealogy Club
Southern New Mexico
Genealogical Society An ever expanding Genealogy Home Page about the activities of and the
cemeteries within The Southern New Mexico Genealogical Society
Becky Bonner's
Geneaolgy Sites Genealogy Sites of Interest Geographic Sites Alabama History Online Irish
Genealogy Genealogical Guide to Ireland England Genealogy City.Net.
Page Co., Iowa Genealogy
HomePage
Massac County
Genealogical Society, Friends Page
Genealogy Online - home of several
genealogy sites and resources including Internet lists, the PAF Review and archives, 1%
1880 US census, surname archives, more than 400 GEDCOM files, nearly 700 Tiny Tafels and
much more.
The Scottish Genealogy
Society This is not a very informative web site. In fact, most of it is mindless
advertising for the society. It would be better if it had some information but pop on over
and try to convince them that without having to pay a fee.
Roots Resources Page
- genealogy mailing list by the hundreds. This is a good place to find any listservers
about genealogy that you could subscribe to. I am currently on ROOTS-L and VA-ROOTS.
Brenda's
Guide to Online Pennsylvania Genealogy Another site with a very large collection of
Pennsylvania links maintained by Brenda Uplinger in her spare time. She must have more
spare time than I do, because this site is HUGE.
RootsWeb Genealogical Data
Cooperative
Family History Databases
Ireland: We give you more Free
Resources than anyone else!
LOUISVILLE'S GENEALOGY CONNECTION
The Center for Maine History: Genealogy
York County, Geneaolgy
HomePage
Ancestry's Social Security
Death Records
Genealogy's Most Wanted
HESSEN,
GERMANY
Ellis Island and genealogy
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