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Archives, Libraries, and Internet

Internet

Database Searches

1600s Ancestor's Data Base
Ancestry World Tree
Ancestry.com Birth, Death, Marriage, Census Search
Cyndi's List - Search It!
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Databases - Lineage-Linked - Cyndi's List
Databases, Search Sites, Surname Lists - Cyndi's List
Free Genealogy Searches - Genealogy.com
GenCircles Ancestor Search
GENDEX - Genealogical Index
GeneaNet
GenSource I Found It
Google Advanced Search
HeritageQuest Online Index
Kindred Konnections - MyTrees.com
MultiGen - Search Multiple Genealogy Databases
RootsWeb Metasearch
Surname Navigator
USGenWeb Archives Search
USGenWeb Links to States

FAMILYSEARCH (Internet)

Search for Ancestors

All Resources
Ancestral File
International Genealogical Index
Pedigree Resource File
Vital Records Index (Scandinavia and Mexico)
Web Sites

Family History Centers
Family History Library Catalog (Internet)
FamilySearch Home Page
Request for Photocopies - IGI and Sources
Request for Photocopies-Census, Books, Film, Fiche
Research Guidance
Research Helps (FHL Publications)
Statewide Indexes and Collections

RootsWeb

Canada
RootsWeb Home Page
United States States

America Online AOL - Cyndi's List
Ancestry.com
Canadian Genealogy and History Links
Family History Library Catalog (Webview)
LibDex - Worldwide index of library catalogs, web sites
Marie's List of Genealogy Internet sites
MyTrees.com
USGenWeb Project - Home Page
Volunteer Online Regional Projects - Cyndi's List
Web Rings for Genealogy - Cyndi's List

LDS & Family History Centers - Cyndi's List
Libraries, Archives & Museums - Cyndi's List
Microfilm and Microfiche - Cyndi's List
Repositories A-M Primary Sources Eastern US-Canada
Repositories A-Z Primary Sources Western US-Canada
Repositories N-Z Primary Sources Eastern US-Canada

BASIC SEARCH STRATEGIES

Correspondence, Mailing Lists, Newsgroups

Chat & IRC - Cyndi's List
Correspondence - Cyndi's List
FHL Letter-Writing Guides (Czech, Finland, French, etc.)
How to Write a Successful Query
Mailing Lists - Cyndi's List
Newsgroups - Cyndi's List

Databases

CDs at FHL

1600s Ancestor's Data Base
Ancestry World Tree
Ancestry.com Birth, Death, Marriage, Census Search
Cyndi's List - Search It!
Databases - Lineage-Linked - Cyndi's List
Databases, Search Sites, Surname Lists - Cyndi's List
Free Genealogy Searches - Genealogy.com
GenCircles Ancestor Search
GENDEX - Genealogical Index
GeneaNet
GenSource I Found It
Google Advanced Search
HeritageQuest Online Index
Kindred Konnections - MyTrees.com
MultiGen - Search Multiple Genealogy Databases
MyTrees.com
RootsWeb Metasearch
Surname Navigator
USGenWeb Archives Search
USGenWeb Links to States

Finding People (see also Genealogy)

Find People searchenginez.com
Finding People - Cyndi's List
Public Records Finder.com People Finder
SearchBug PeopleFinder
Ultimate White Pages

Handbook, Guides, and Manuals

A Guide to Research (FHL Publication)
Beginner's Guide to Using the Internet for Family History Research
Beginners Guides on Internet (Cyndi's)
Discovering Your Family Tree Guide
Family History Library Publications
Finding Your Ancestors on the Web
French Letter-Writing Guide
Jewish Genealogy Research Outline
Online Starting Points (Cyndi's)
Organizing Your Stuff
Research Guidance v2.0
Research Kits (Libraries & Cemeteries)
Temple Submission Instructions
University and Home-Study Courses
Where to Begin RootsWeb.com

Queries

How to Write a Successful Query
Queries & Message Boards - Cyndi's List
Queries - Cyndi's List

Surnames, Personal Homepages

Personal Home Pages Index - Cyndi's List
Surname Navigator
Surname Search - RootsWeb
Surnames, Family Associations & Family Newsletters Index - Cyndi's List

Adoption - Cyndi's List
Reunions - Cyndi's List
Timelines - Cyndi's List
Travel & Research - Cyndi's List
Web Rings for Genealogy - Cyndi's List
Writing Your Family's History - Cyndi's List

Bible Records

Bible Records Online
Family Bibles - Cyndi's List

Biography (see also History)

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (A.G.B.I.)
Ancestry.com Biography & History databases index
Biographies - Cyndi's List
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Biography Resource Center (GaleNet)
Diaries & Letters - Cyndi's List

CDs at FHL

Cemeteries

Cemeteries & Funeral Homes - Cyndi's List
CemSearch Ancestry.com
Find A Grave
Fraternal abbreviations
Gravestone symbol-abbreviation meanings
Public Record Finder.com Obituaries and Cemeteries

Church Records

Record Types

Births & Baptisms - Cyndi's List

Specific Denominations

Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

Encyclopaedic History of the LDS Church
History of the LDS Church, 1830-1930, 7 vols.
Latter-day Saint Internet links
Latter-day Saints - Cyndi's List
LDS Church History Website
LDS Early Church Information File Resource Guide
LDS Immigration to Utah
LDS Overland Pioneer Search, 1847-1868
LDS Periodical Index
LDS Records Research Outline
Membership of the LDS Church 1830-1848 Resource Guide
Tracing Mormon Pioneers Crossing the Plains

Baptists- Cyndi's List
Huguenots - Cyndi's List
Lutheran - Cyndi's List
Mayflower Ancestors Links
Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Cyndi's List
Mennonites - Cyndi's List
Methodists - Cyndi's List
Presbyterians - Cyndi's List
Quakers - Cyndi's List
Roman Catholics - Cyndi's List

Correctional Institutions

Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws - Cyndi's List

Court Records

Adoption (Cyndi's List)
Ancestry.com Court Records databases index

Directories (see also Genealogy - Finding People)

Cyndi's List

City Directories - Cyndi's List
Finding People - Cyndi's List

Selected Directories

Bigfoot - Tools For The Internet
Infospace
Public Records Finder.com People Finder
SearchBug PeopleFinder
Switchboard The Internet Directory - YellowPages - WhitePages - PhoneBook
Ultimate White Pages
White Pages - msn.com
WorldPages.com Home

List of Online Directories

Dwellings

House & Building Histories - Cyndi's List

Emigration and Immigration

Ancestry.com immigration databases index
Ellis Island in One Step
Filby, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index (PILI)
Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934 Resource Guide
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Immigration & Naturalization - Cyndi's List
Irish Famine Immigrants, 1846-1851 Ancestry.com
LDS Immigration to Utah
Mayflower Ancestors Links
Mayflower Passengers with Living Descendants
Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Cyndi's List
Morton Allan Steamship Directory 1890-1930 in 1 Step
Passenger Lists and Information Online
Passenger Ships History Service
Passports - Cyndi's List
Ports of Departure - Cyndi's List
Ships & Passenger Lists - Cyndi's List -
Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline
Wuerttemberg Emigration Index v 1-8 Ancestry.com

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Dictionaries and Glossaries

Abbreviations, Definitions, Glossaries (Genealogy.com)
Dictionaries & Glossaries (Cyndi's List)
Dictionaries - Public Record Finder.com
Diseases and Medical Terms - Cyndi's List
Diseases and Medical Terms
FHL Genealogical Word Lists (Czech, Danish, Dutch, etc.)
FHL Letter-Writing Guides (Czech, Finland, French, etc.)
Fraternal abbreviations
Genealogical Word Lists (Czech, Danish, Dutch, etc.)
Gravestone symbol-abbreviation meanings

Calendar (Universal)
Clothing & Costumes - Cyndi's List
Money - Cyndi's List
Roman Numeral and Date Conversion
Weights & Measures - Cyndi's List

Events and Activities

Events & Activities - Cyndi's List
Family History Library Classes
Genealogical Institutes
National and Local Genealogical Conferences

For Further Reading

Handbooks, Manuals, etc

Beginners - Cyndi's List
Education - Cyndi's List
Family History Library Publications
Finding Your Ancestors on the Web
How to - Cyndi's List
How to Write a Successful Query
How To, Tutorials & Guides - Cyndi's List
Organizing Your Stuff
Research Guidance v2.0
Temple Submission Instructions
University and Home-Study Courses
Where to Begin RootsWeb.com

Publications, Tapes, and Supplies

Books - Cyndi's List
Magazines, Journals, Columns & Newsletters - Cyndi's List
Scrapbooks - Cyndi's List
Supplies, Charts, Forms, Etc. - Cyndi's List
Video & Audio Tapes - Cyndi's List -

Queries and Message Boards

Queries & Message Boards - Cyndi's List
Queries - Cyndi's List

Software, CD-ROMs, Computers, and Scanners

CDs at FHL

CD-ROMS - Cyndi's List
GEDCOM - Cyndi's List
Scanners - Cyndi's List
Software & Computers - Cyndi's List

Adoption - Cyndi's List
Citing Sources - Cyndi's List
Female Ancestors - Cyndi's List
Finding People - Cyndi's List
Humor & Prose - Cyndi's List
Kids & Teens - Cyndi's List
Medieval - Cyndi's List
Myths, Hoaxes & Scams - Cyndi's List
Oral History & Interviews - Cyndi's List
Personal Home Pages Index - Cyndi's List
Reunions - Cyndi's List
Travel & Research - Cyndi's List
Web Rings for Genealogy - Cyndi's List -
Writing Your Family's History - Cyndi's List

Funeral Homes

Cemeteries & Funeral Homes - Cyndi's List

Gazetteers

1823 World Gazetteer
Gazetteers - Cyndi's List
Geographic Thesaurus (worldwide)
Place Names on the Internet (Planets, World, National, & State)

Genealogy

Collections

CDs at FHL

Connecticut Barbour Collection

Databases

CDs at FHL

1600s Ancestor's Data Base
Ancestry World Tree
Ancestry.com Birth, Death, Marriage, Census Search
Cyndi's List - Search It!
Databases - Lineage-Linked - Cyndi's List
Databases, Search Sites, Surname Lists - Cyndi's List
Free Genealogy Searches - Genealogy.com
GenCircles Ancestor Search
GENDEX - Genealogical Index
GeneaNet
GenSource I Found It
Google Advanced Search
HeritageQuest Online Index
Kindred Konnections - MyTrees.com
MultiGen - Search Multiple Genealogy Databases
MyTrees.com
RootsWeb Metasearch
Surname Navigator
USGenWeb Archives Search
USGenWeb Links to States

Finding People (see also Basic Search Strategies)

Find People searchenginez.com
Finding People - Cyndi's List
Public Records Finder.com People Finder
SearchBug PeopleFinder
Ultimate White Pages
US SEARCH

Handbooks, Manuals, etc

Family History Library Publications

A Guide to Research (FHL Publication)
Discovering Your Family Tree Guide
Family History Library Publications
French Letter-Writing Guide
Jewish Genealogy Research Outline

Adoption - Cyndi's List
Beginner's Guide to Using the Internet for Family History Research
Beginners - Cyndi's List
Citing Sources - Cyndi's List
Education - Cyndi's List
Female Ancestors - Cyndi's List
Finding Your Ancestors on the Web
Handy Online Starting Points - Cyndi's List
How To - Cyndi's List
How to Write a Successful Query
How To, Tutorials & Guides - Cyndi's List
Kids & Teens - Cyndi's List
Marie's List of Genealogy Internet sites
Medieval - Cyndi's List
Oral History & Interviews - Cyndi's List
Organizing Your Research - Cyndi's List
Organizing Your Stuff
Photographs & Memories - Cyndi's List
Preservation & Conservation - Cyndi's List
Research Guidance v2.0
Reunions - Cyndi's List
Temple Submission Instructions
Timelines - Cyndi's List
Travel & Research - Cyndi's List
University and Home-Study Courses
Video & Audio Tapes - Cyndi's List
Where to Begin RootsWeb.com
Writing Your Family's History - Cyndi's List

Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

Mailing Lists - Cyndi's List
Newsgroups - Cyndi's List

Queries and Message Boards

Ancestry.com Message Boards search
How to Write a Successful Query
Queries & Message Boards - Cyndi's List
Queries - Cyndi's List

Surnames, and Personal Home Pages

All Surnames Genealogy Resource
Personal Home Pages Index - Cyndi's List
Surname Navigator
Surname Search - RootsWeb's

Biography Resource Center (GaleNet)
Famous People - Cyndi's List
Genealogy in the Media - Cyndi's List
Web Rings for Genealogy - Cyndi's List

Handwriting

Alphabets (Cyndi's List)
German Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide
Handwriting & Script (Cyndi's List)

Indexes

Alan Mann's Indexes page
Ancestry Home Page
Ancestry Search
CD Lookup List
Everton's Online Search
FamilyFinder Index
GENDEX -- WWW Genealogical Index
GenSearcher, All-in-One Genealogy Search
GenServ - Genealogical Server Informatio
I found it!
Internet FamilyFinder
MultiGen - Search Multiple Genealogy Databases
Roots Surname List Name Finder
Roots-L and GenNAM-L Archive Search
SuperSearch
SurnameSearch
USGenWeb Archives nationwide index

CyndisList
Eastman Newsletter
Harold B. Lee Library
HBLL How to Find
LibDex
Methodist Archives at JRULM
UK Archival Repositories on the Internet
UK Public Libraries on the Web

Land and Property

Ancestry.com Land Records databases index
Land Records, Deeds, & Homesteads - Cyndi's List

Language and Languages

FHL Genealogical Word Lists (Czech, Danish, Dutch, etc.)
FHL Letter-Writing Guides (Czech, Finland, French, etc.)
Languages & Translations (Cyndi's List)

Maps

Ancestry.com - Historical Maps
Find a map Expedia.com
Historical Maps (all kinds)
LC Map Collections Home Page
MapQuest
Maps - Cyndi's List
Topographic Maps online
USGS query and map finder
Yahoo! (MapQuest)

Medical Records

Genetics, DNA, & Family Health - Cyndi's List
Medical Records - Cyndi's List

Minorities

Ethnic Minorities

1860 Census Slave (Masters) Schedules Ancestry.com
Acadian Genealogy Homepage
Acadian, Cajun & Creole-Cyndi's List
African-American - Cyndi's List
Black Dutch - Cyndi's List
Chinese Immigrants 1882-1955
Germans from Russia - Cyndi's List
Gypsies, Romani, Romany & Travellers - Cyndi's List
Hispanic - Cyndi's List
Melungeons - Cyndi's List
Metis - Cyndi's List
Wends or Sorbs - Cyndi's List

Political Minorities

Loyalists - Cyndi's List

Religious Minorities

Doukhobors - Cyndi's List
Huguenot - Cyndi's List
Jewish - Cyndi's List
Jewish Genealogy Research Outline
Jewish Records in the FHLC
JewishGen The Home of Jewish Genealogy
Latter-day Saints - Cyndi's List
LDS Early Church Information File Resource Guide
Mayflower Ancestors Links
Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Cyndi's List
Mennonites - Cyndi's List
Quakers - Cyndi's List

Names, Personal

Etymology and History of First Names
Names, Personal - Cyndi's List

Native Races

Indians of the United States and Canada Research Outline

Naturalization and Citizenship

Ancestry.com naturalization databases index
Immigration & Naturalization - Cyndi's List

Newspapers (see also Obituaries)

Newspapers - Cyndi's List
Search Newspapers & Periodicals Ancestry.com

Obituaries (see also Newspapers)

Local Obituary Search Engines
Obituaries - Cyndi's List
Public Record Finder.com Obituaries and Cemeteries
Search Newspapers & Periodicals Ancestry.com

Occupations

Miners and Mining - Cyndi's List
Occupations - Cyndi's List
Railroads - Cyndi's List

Orphans and Orphanages

Adoption - Cyndi's List
Finding People - Cyndi's List
Orphans - Cyndi's List

Periodicals (see also Societies)

Everton's Family History Magazine
Heritage Quest Magazine
Magazines, Journals, Columns & Newsletters - Cyndi's List
Periodical Source Index (PERSI) Resource Guide
Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
Surnames, Family Associations & Family Newsletters Index - Cyndi's List

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

Poorhouses & Poverty - Cyndi's List

Probate Records

Ancestry.com Probate Records databases index
Wills & Probate - Cyndi's List

RECORDS SELECTION TABLE

RECORDS SELECTION TABLE

Researchers (see also Societies)

Accredited Genealogists - International pdf
Accredited Genealogists - US and Canada pdf
Association of Professional Genealogists Directory
Board for Certification of Genealogists Roster
Canada Professional Researchers
FHC Angel Lookup Requests
Free Genealogy Look Ups - Ancestry.com
Genealogy Standards & Guidelines - Cyndi's List
Hiring a Professional Genealogist Resource Guide
Look Ups and Free Searches (Cyndi's List)
Pro Researchers, Volunteers - Canada (Cyndi's List)
Pro Researchers, Volunteers - U.S. (Cyndi's List)
So You're Going To Hire A Professional Genealogist

Schools

Schools - Cyndi's List

SEARCH ENGINES (see also Genealogy - Databases)

AltaVista
GenCircles Ancestor Search
Genealogy Search Engines (part of Cyndi's List)
Google
MultiGen - Search Multiple Genealogy Databases
Northern Light
Popular search engines

Social Life and Customs

Clothing & Costumes - Cyndi's List
Recipes, Cookbooks & Family Traditions - Cyndi's List

Societies

America Online AOL - Cyndi's List
Computer Groups - Cyndi's List
Directory of Societies (FGS Society Hall)
Fraternal society abbreviations and slogans
Mailing Lists - Cyndi's List
Newsgroups - Cyndi's List
Queries & Message Boards - Cyndi's List
Queries and Societies - Cyndi's List
Societies & Groups Index - Cyndi's List
Surnames, Family Associations & Family Newsletters Index - Cyndi's List
Volunteer Online Regional Projects - Cyndi's List

Software and Computers

Programs, Utilities, and Tech Support
Software & Computers - Cyndi's List

Taxation

Taxes - Cyndi's List

Utilities (Genealogical)

Biography Assistant
Birthdate Calculator
Calendar (Universal)
Inflation Calculator
Kinship Charts - Cyndi's List
Relationship Chart
Roman Numeral and Date Conversion
Soundex Converter
Timeline Creator

Vital Records

Births & Baptisms - Cyndi's List
Death Records - Cyndi's List
Global vital records indexes Ancestry.com
How to Locate Vital Records - Cyndi's List
Marriages - Cyndi's List