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National Archives (US) - Genealogy Page |
www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/
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National Archives - NARA (US) - Main Page |
www.archives.gov/ |
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Canadian National Archives - Genealogy Page |
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-300-e.html |
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National Archives - UK |
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Freedmen's Bureau |
www.freedmensbureau.com/ |
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Allen County Public Library - Genealogy Division - Ft.
Wayne IN |
www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ |
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Ohio Historical Society |
www.ohiohistory.org |
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Ohio Genealogical Society |
www.ogs.org |
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Daughters of the American Revolution |
www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html |
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National Genealogical Society |
www.ngsgenealogy.org |
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New England History and Genealogical Society |
www.nehgs.org |
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Library of Congress |
www.loc.gov |
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US Daughters of 1812 |
http://www.usdaughters1812.org/ |
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Friends in British India Society (transcriptions of
passenger records, census records, etc) |
http://www.fibis.org/ |
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Newsletters |
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Ancestry - magazine articles |
www.ancestry.com or
www.familyhistory.com |
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Ancestry Magazine - all 16 years full text
(as of 5 April 2010) - on GoogleBooks |
http://books.google.com/books/serial/FTgEAAAAMBAJ?rview=1&lr=&sa=N&start=0
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Family Tree Magazine |
www.familytreemagazine.com |
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Past Pursuits -Akron Summit County (OH)
Special Collections & Genealogy Newsletter |
http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/sc/pursuits/index.html |
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Genealogy Databases |
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Citing Government Documents - NARA |
http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/17.html |
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NARA - Access to Archival Databases |
www.archives.gov/aad |
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History of the Census |
http://www.census.gov/history/ |
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links to 1861,1871, 1881 & 1891 UK census
indices (actual census records avail by subscription thru
Ancestry.com) |
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census |
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Cyndi's List |
www.CyndisList.com |
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Family Search - LDS site (International Genealogical
Index) |
www.familysearch.org |
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Genealogy.com - ProQuest / HeritageQuest's databases
for home use |
www.genealogy.com |
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Ohio Memory Project |
www.ohiomemory.org |
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Cleveland Public Library & Cuyahoga County Genealogy
Resources (bibliography) |
http://www.cpl.org/?q=node/241#guide |
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Veterans' Administration Cemeteries |
gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 |
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Roots Web |
www.rootsweb.com |
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Genealogical.com |
www.genealogical.com |
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Ellis Island Records (requires free registration) |
www.ellisislandrecords.org/default.asp |
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Castle Garden (first official
immigration port of entry NYC 1830-1892) |
http://www.castlegarden.org/ |
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Morse Index to Census |
stevemorse.org |
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CBP (customs & border protection)
- history of immigration & Ellis Island |
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/about/history/legacy/ins_history.xml |
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Links to Immigration Records - from
Family Tree Magazine |
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/Immigration |
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Naturalization Records |
http://www.naturalizationrecords.com/ |
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US Customs & Immigration |
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/ |
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Olive Tree Genealogy |
http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml |
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The Ships List - info about immigrant ships and the
shipping lines |
www.theshipslist.com |
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World Gen Web - the parent organization
for the US Gen Web project |
http://www.worldgenweb.org/ |
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Political Graveyard |
politicalgraveyard.com/index.html |
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Aladdin Homes (kit homes) |
clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/aladdin/aladdin_home/aladdin_home.html |
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Clarke Historical Library - Central Michigan University |
clarke.cmich.edu/ |
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Annals of Cleveland: A Depression-Era Project of the
WPA (index to early Cleveland newspapers
1818 through 1876) |
www.clevelandmemory.org/wpa/ |
1980 Mariel
boatlift database
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http://www.miamiherald.com/cgi-bin/mariel/index |
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Death records & Social Security Indexes: online |
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University of Kentucky - Vital Records for Kentucky |
ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/ |
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Ohio - Death Records Index |
www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm |
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Ohio Death Records
- through Family Search |
http://labs.familysearch.org |
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Hamilton County, OH Probate Records 1791-late 20th
century - includes birth, death, marriage, estate,
naturalization and other records (See ARCHIVE SEARCH for older
records) |
http://www.probatect.org/case_search/index.htm |
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West Virginia Vital Records online
and
New article on the Vital Research Records Project (pdf) |
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx |
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Social Security Death Benefits Index - Family Tree
Legends (Requires IE) |
www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi |
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Ancestry's Social Security Death Benefits Index |
www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm |
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Social Security Administration |
www.ssa.gov |
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Sandusky County Ohio obituaries - sponsored by the
Hayes Center (Fremont, Ohio) |
index.rbhayes.org |
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Cleveland (Newspaper pre-1975 obits) Necrology File -
under Do Research, then
Cleveland Necrology |
www.cpl.org |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (British) |
http://www.cwgc.org |
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Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Transcription Project |
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ |
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Land Records and Maps |
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The Official Federal Land Patent
Records Site |
www.glorecords.blm.gov |
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Using Maps & Gazetteers in your Research |
www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/compass/2189.asp |
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Using Maps in Genealogy |
erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs09902.html |
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US Census Bureau - Map resources |
tiger.census.gov |
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Historic USGS Maps (not all states) |
http://historical.mytopo.com/ |
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Historic USGS Maps of New England and NY |
docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm |
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Online Ordinance Survey Maps of England,
Scotland and Wales 1846-1899 |
www.old-maps.co.uk/ |
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Francavilia, Richard V. "Rediscovering Your
County's Historical Atlases" Ohio Historical Society -
Local History Office Local History
Notebook, May / June 1991 |
www.ohiohistory.org/resource/oahsm/notebook/mayjun1991.html |
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Transportation History Sources
including maps (use 300dpi option) |
www.railsandtrails.com |
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Illinois Federal Township plats (3478 total) |
http://landplats.ilsos.net/
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David Rumsey Map Collection |
www.davidrumsey.com/ |
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Visual Collections - digital image collections (art &
artifacts) |
www.davidrumsey.com/collections/ |
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History of National Park Service |
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/hisnps/NPSHistory.htm |
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Virtual maps of NYC |
www.skyscraper.org/home.htm |
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Virtual St Louis Project |
http://www.umsl.edu/technology/videosupport/VRtour/ |
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Military
Records and Information |
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Official records of the Union and Confederate
armies |
cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html |
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Genealogy and the American Civil War -
Research Guide |
www.illinoiscivilwar.org/cwgeneal.html |
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Military Web Sites - from Family Tree Magazine |
www.familytreemagazine.com/article/Military-Web-Sites |
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Soldier Quest -information and
resources on the military in America |
www.soldierquest.org/index.htm |
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NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center |
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/mil-hist.htm |
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Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Military Information
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www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ |
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Military Service War 1812-WWI Cards Database -
Missouri only |
www.sos.mo.gov/ww1/Default.asp |
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American Civil War |
sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ |
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Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties |
digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler |
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The Wall (Vietnam War Veterans Memorial)
(website down 6/21/2008) |
http://www.thewall-usa.com/ |
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American Battle Monuments Commission (WWI to Vietnam) |
www.abmc.gov/
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American History
Sources |
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Avalon Project (Yale) - Documents in Law History &
Diplomacy |
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp |
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Vermont American Indian Ndakinna Cultural
Center |
http://www.ndakinna.org |
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Our Documents (100 documents in
American history) |
www.ourdocuments.gov |
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George Washington Writings & Manuscripts |
etext.virginia.edu/washington/fitzpatrick |
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A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions
The Writing and Publicizing of the Declaration of
Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the
United States - from the National Park Service |
www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/dube/inde1.htm |
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Lewis & Clark Expedition - from
National Geographic |
www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark |
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The Crisis of the Union - Electronic
Archives of Documents of the Civil War - U of Pennsylvania |
dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/abolitionism |
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African American History in the National Parks |
www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory |
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Detroit Publishing Company Pictures of America early
20th Century |
www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/dpc/default.asp |
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Mayflower History |
www.mayflowerhistory.com/index.php |
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On this day - NY Times Learning Center |
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/ |
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Utah digital newspapers |
www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews |
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Early Americas Digital Archives
(Historical and Literary Documents 1492-1820) |
http://www.mith2.umd.edu/eada/ |
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Digital History |
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ |
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Other history projects
Documenting Our Democracy - National Archives of Australia
http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/
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Jewish Life in the American West - Museum Exhibit
http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/jewish_life/ |
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New France / New Horizons: On French Soil in America
(400 years of the French in North America)
http://www.archivescanadafrance.org/english/accueil_en.html |
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UK National Archives
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Ancestors - (UK Genealogy Magazine)
http://www.ancestorsmagazine.co.uk/ |
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Virtual Museum of Canada
www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/index_flash.html |
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NYPL Online Exhibits of American History
& other topics
www.nypl.org/research/calendar/oelist.cfm
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The Morgan
Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796–1850
(catalog of broadsides, pamphlets & books
reflecting the history of printing in Ohio)
http://www.morganohiolibrary.com/ |
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Great Chicago Fire of 1871
http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/intro/ |
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Encyclopedia of Chicago
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/ |
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West Virginia History & Archives
http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx |
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