General Genealogy Resources
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Below you will find useful links for any genealogist. Links will be found in the following categories:
- Metasites
- DNA
- Documents and Libraries
- Education and Keeping up to Date
- History and Timelines
- Immigration
- Land Records, Maps and Gazetteers
- Miscellaneous
- Military records
- Obituaries and Cemeteries
- Pima County and Southern Arizona
- Societies, Association, and Boards
- Vital Records
Metasites (Sites Containing a Wide Variety of Information)
- AncientFaces Family Photo Treasures
- Census Finder: Free census records for the U.S, United Kingdom, Canada, a few for Norway and the Native Americans.
- Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory
- Family Search sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Genealogy and Family History Research: Archive of genealogical data and document images.
- Genealogy Home Page
- Genealogy Links: Over 50,000 Links (world-wide)
- United States Genealogy Sleuth (ProGenealogists: Family History Research Group)
- Genealogy Today
- GenForum
- German Roots: Resources for German Genealogy on the internet.
- Kindred Trails: Worldwide Genealogy and Family History Resources
- Linkpendium: The Definitive (Genealogy) Directory
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse: Tools to streamline research for immigration, census, vital records and a number of other records.
- PeopleSpot
- RootsWeb: The web’s oldest and largest free genealogy site.
- USGenweb Project: Free Genealogy and Family History Online
- Wikipedia: Use for information on family names, individuals and locations.
- WorldConnect Project (from RootsWeb)
- WorldGenWeb Project
DNA
- Family Tree DNA
- Genographic Project
- Mitosearch
- RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: DNA
- SMGF (Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation)
- Ysearch.org
Documents and Libraries
- (Library of Congress) American Memory Project: Free access to the written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
- DAR Library Catalog
- Family History Centers: search for a center.
- Google Books: Search using the name of your ancestor or place names.
- Making of America: Digital Library of American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction; the collection contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
- Mesa, Arizona Regional Family History Center
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
- The Open Library
- Universal Digital Library
- WorldCat: The collections and services of over 10,000 libraries with over 1.2 billion items.
- Family History Archive: A collection of published genealogy and family history books from several major genealogical libraries.
Education and Keeping Up to Date
- About.com: Blog
- Creative Gene: Genealogy blogs.
- Encyclopedia of Genealogy
- How Do I …? A Collection of Research Guides (.pdf files)
- Mesa, Arizona Regional Family History Center Numerous online genealogy guides. Research help.
- Roots Television – Where History Meets Heritage: Free online genealogy and family history videos.
- Videojug: Free online genealogy videos.
History and Timelines
- American Civil War (National Park Service)
- American Local History Network
- Digital History
- Military History Online
- Time and Date Calendars: Calendars for any day in history.
- Timelines of History
- United States History Timelines
Immigration
- Castle Garden: Information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892 (the year Ellis Island opened).
- Ellis Island Records
- Free Ship’s Passenger Lists to USA, Canada, England and Australia
- Passenger Lists on the Internet
Land Records, Maps and Gazetteers
- Bureau of Land Management: General Land Office Records: Two million eastern state records issued between 1820 and 1908.
- Global Gazateer: cities and towns in the world.
- ePodunk: Profiles of 46,000 cities, villages, towns, townships and podunks across America.
- Land Description Diagrams: How to read legal land descriptions.
- Maptech: Historical Topographic Maps
- Oddens’ Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
- TerraServer-USA
- U.S. Board of Geographic Names
Miscellaneous
- Birth Date Calculator
- Charts and Records
- Genealogy Web Creations and Web Design: Website Design for the Genealogist
- Geni: A private way to easily create a family tree and share it with those you select.
- Google Translate
- Wilhelm Imaging Research: The most trusted source of archival ratings for all photographic products.
Military Records
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
- National Archives and Records Administration Pre-World War I (Order Online)
- National Archives and Records Administration: eVitRecs More Recent Records (Order Online)
- Naval-History.Net Complete US Navy and Coast Guard causality lists from WWI; Royal and Dominion causality lists from pre-1914 to 2008 as well as information on British naval battles, actions, convoys, warships, merchant ships and ship losses.
Obituaries and Cemeteries
- Cemetery Transcription Records Online
- Find a Grave
- FuneralNet
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator (US Veterans)
- National Obituary Archive
Societies, Associations and Boards
- Association of Professional Genealogists
- Board for Certification of Genealogists
- Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS)
- Federation of Genealogical Societies
- National Genealogical Society
Vital Records
- Death Records: Online Searchable Death Indexes and Databases
- SearchSystems: Public records online.
- Social Security Death Index
