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Links for Genealogy and Local History

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Organizations & Search Engines Vital Records & Social Security Information Land Records & Maps American History Links Military Records & Information

Ohio History  & Bicentennial Links

 
Organizations and Search Engines
National Genealogical Society www.ngsgenealogy.org
New England History and Genealogical Society www.nehgs.org
National Archives (US) - Genealogy Page www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/
National Archives (US) - Main Page www.archives.gov/
NARA - Access to Archival Databases www.archives.gov/aad
History of the Census http://www.census.gov/history/
Canadian National Archives - Genealogy Page www.archives.ca/02/0201_e.html 
 National Archives - UK www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
links to 1861,1871, 1881 & 1891 UK census  indices (actual census records avail by subscription thru Ancestry.Com) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census
Freedmen's Bureau www.freedmensbureau.com/
Cyndi's List www.CyndisList.com
Ancestry - magazine articles www.ancestry.com or www.familyhistory.com
Family Search - LDS site (International Genealogical Index) www.familysearch.org
Genealogy.com - ProQuest / HeritageQuest's databases for home use www.genealogy.com
Allen County Public Library - Genealogy Division - Ft. Wayne IN www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ 
OPLIN - Ohio Public Library Information Network www.oplin.lib.oh.us
Ohio Historical Society www.ohiohistory.org
Ohio Memory Project www.ohiomemory.org
Ohio Genealogical Society www.ogs.org
Cleveland Public Library & Cuyahoga County Genealogy Resources (bibliography) http://www.cpl.org/?q=node/241#guide 
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
Daughters of the American Revolution www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html
Veterans' Administration Cemeteries gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1
Roots Web www.rootsweb.com
Ellis Island Records (requires free registration) www.ellisislandrecords.org/default.asp
Castle Garden (first official immigration port of entry NYC 1830-1892) www.castlegarden.org/index.html
Morse Index to Census  stevemorse.org
CBP (customs & border protection) - history of immigration & Ellis Island http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/about/history/ins_history.xml  
Links to Immigration Records - from Family Tree Magazine www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/dec02/ellisonline.html
Family Tree Magazine www.familytreemagazine.com
The Ships List - info about immigrant ships and the shipping lines www.theshipslist.com
World Gen Web - the parent organization for the US Gen Web project www.worldgenweb.org/index.html
Political Graveyard politicalgraveyard.com/index.html
Aladdin Homes (kit homes) clarke.cmich.edu/aladdin/Aladdin.htm
Clarke Historical Library - Central Michigan University clarke.cmich.edu/
Annals of Cleveland: A Depression-Era Project of the WPA (index to early Cleveland newspapers 1818 through 1876) www.clevelandmemory.org/wpa/
Genealogical.com www.genealogical.com
   

Death records & Social Security Indexes: online

University of Kentucky - Vital Records for Kentucky ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/
Ohio - Death Records Index www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm
Social Security Death Benefits Index - Family Tree Legends www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi
Ancestry's Social Security Death Benefits Index www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Sandusky County Ohio obituaries - sponsored by the Hayes Center (Fremont, Ohio) index.rbhayes.org
Cleveland (Newspaper) Necrology File - under genealogy www.cpl.org
   
   

Land Records and Maps

   
The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site www.glorecords.blm.gov
Using Maps & Gazetteers in your Research www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/compass/2189.asp
Using Maps in Genealogy erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs09902.html
US Census Bureau - Map resources tiger.census.gov
Historic USGS Maps (not all states) http://historical.maptech.com/
Historic USGS Maps of New England and NY docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
Online Ordinance Survey Maps of England, Scotland and Wales 1846-1899 www.old-maps.co.uk/
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
Reading Topographical Maps - Ohio Department of Natural Resources (offline 1/31/2008) www.ohiodnr.com/
Transportation History Sources including maps (use 300dpi option) www.railsandtrails.com
Illinois Federal Township plats (3478 total) http://landplats.ilsos.net/  
David Rumsey Map Collection www.davidrumsey.com/
Visual Collections - digital image collections (art & artifacts) www.davidrumsey.com/collections/
History of National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/history/history/hisnps/NPSHistory.htm
Virtual maps of NYC www.skyscraper.org/home.htm
Virtual St Louis Project http://www.umsl.edu/technology/videosupport/VRtour/ 
   

Military Records and Information
Official records of the Union and Confederate armies cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html
Genealogy and the American Civil War - Research Guide www.illinoiscivilwar.org/cwgeneal.html
Military Web Sites - from Family Tree Magazine www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/apr02/milsites.html
Soldier Quest -information and resources on the military in America www.soldierquest.org/index.htm
Military Wars (American military actions, large and small, throughout history) from Family Tree Magazine www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/apr02/wartimeline.html
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Military Information www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
Military Service War 1812-WWI Cards Database - Missouri only www.sos.mo.gov/ww1/Default.asp 
American Civil War sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler
The Wall (Vietnam War Veterans Memorial) (website down 6/21/2008) http://www.thewall-usa.com/
American Battle Monuments Commission (WWI to Vietnam) www.abmc.gov/
   
American History Sources
Avalon Project (Yale) - Documents in Law History & Diplomacy www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
A Chronology of Conflict (Family History Magazine) www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/apr02/wartimeline.html
Core American Documents http://usinfo.state.gov/dd/democracy_dialogues/keydocs.html
Our Documents (100 documents in American history) www.ourdocuments.gov
George Washington Writings & Manuscripts etext.virginia.edu/washington/fitzpatrick
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
Lewis & Clark Expedition - from National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark
The Crisis of the Union - Electronic Archives of Documents of the Civil War - U of Pennsylvania dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/abolitionism
African American History in the National Parks www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory
Detroit Publishing Company Pictures of America early 20th Century www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/dpc/default.asp
Mayflower History www.mayflowerhistory.com/index.php
On this day - NY Times Learning Center www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/
Utah digital newspapers www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews
Early Americas Digital Archives (Historical and Literary Documents 1492-1820) http://www.mith2.umd.edu/eada/
 
Other history projects

Documenting Our Democracy - National Archives of Australia  http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/

Jewish Life in the American West - Museum Exhibit http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/jewish_life/
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
UK National Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Ancestors - (UK Genealogy Magazine)  http://www.ancestorsmagazine.co.uk/ 
Virtual Museum of Canada www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/index_flash.html
NYPL Online Exhibits of American History & other topics www.nypl.org/research/calendar/oelist.cfm
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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