THE TOP 3 Guide to Using the Family History Center and Familysearch.org
* Also Canada GenWeb and World GenWeb
There is actually about this site: . The Official Guide to Rootsweb.com by Myra Vanderpool Gormley. ! (Find in a library).
Cyndi's List is very helpful for finding other sites.
Also try these sites to find useful links:
GenealogyToday Directory * Linkpendium * Genealogy Gateway **Other state county sites similar in structure to US GenWeb, but not as well populated include
ALHN : The American Local History Network AHGP: American History& Genealogy Project Genealogy Trails History GroupGenealogists often help each other. Check these sites to find offers of help or place queries.
- A Directory of genealogy lookup volunteers.
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
- Genealogy.com's GenForums
- Ancestry.com/Rootsweb's Message Boards. (this link takes you to the Rootsweb interface, but both sites link to the same database)
Extras- Find interesting reading at Family History Articles .
- Find genealogical and local history societies online.
- Especially useful is the Rootsweb page to find the county when you know only the town and U.S. state.
- Surname information
- Keep current by reading genealogy blogs (See CyndisList Blogs page for more information)
- Download the standard version of Legacy -- a (good) free genealogy recording program for the PC. (The standard program is free; if you want the deluxe version, you pay.) They even offer a free "Legacy for Beginners" video.
Find what's freely available:
Cemeteries: Cemetery Junction * Interment.net * cemetery lookup forum * ObituaryCentral's cemetery search * U.S. GenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
Census: Census Links * Census Finder * Mortality Schedules * USGenWeb Census Project * Family Search.org offers free search and transcritpion of 1880 US, 1881 Canada and 1881 British Isles -- search together or sepratately. * Online International Census Records and Indexes (includes some references to payment sites)
Maps: U.S. county maps * State maps of the U.S. * 1895 U.S. Atlas Online * US GenWeb Digital Map Library *
Military : Online Military Indexes and Records (includes reference to some payment sites)
Native Americans: Online Native American Genealogy Records and Databases (includes some references to payment sites)
Naturalization: Online Searchable Naturalization Lists and Records (includes some references to payment sites)
Obituaries: Obituary Central * Obituary Look Ups *
Passenger Lists : What passenger lists are online? (includes references to some payment sites)
Social Security Death Indexes Online
Vital Records: Online Searchable Death Indexes * Online Birth and Marriage Records * Online Death Indexes and Records for Canada * (these 3 include some references to payment sites)
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This page last updated October 7, 2007