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
Genealogists 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