Contents--Genealogy
Web Sites
Genealogy
& Family History Resources
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Ancestors
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KBYU-TV in association with PBS Online
presents
a family history & genealogy television series
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Ancestral
Findings -
Ancestry search, genealogy lessons,
maps
magazines and daily news
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Ancestry.com
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Ancestry search, genealogy lessons,
maps
magazines and daily news
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California Museum of Photography -
Collection of historic photographs of
Ellis Island
sponsored by the University of California,
Riverside Keystone-Mast Collection
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Census Pages Online -
USGENWEB Census Project transcriptions
and other databases
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Center for Life Stories Preservation -
A resource for helping people capture
their family &
life stories. Includes importance of life stories, how
to get started, reunions, self publishing, historical
events and much more!
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Cyndi's
List of Genealogy Sites -
Cyndi Howell's comprehensive Directory
of
annotated genealogical links. Contains over
19,000 links
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Ellis
Island Foundation -
Site of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis
Island
Foundation. Includes immigration museum
family history center & American Immigrant
Wall of Honor
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Family
Tree Maker Online -
Includes family finding tools, online
university,
World Family Tree Project, home pages
Family Archive CD's and more
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Genealogy
Gateway to the Web -
Sponsored by Family Tree Maker Online.
List of
genealogy related sites including help for beginners,
historical maps, international resources, surname
listings, family homepages and much more
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Genealogy's
Most Wanted -
Sponsored by CityNet. Allows you
to post
genealogical queries with a link to your e-mail
address. Includes list of web pages related
to particular families
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Genealogy Resources for K-12
Teachers - Part of the History/Social
Studies web site for grades K-12. Includes
wealth of genealogy resources
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GenServ - Database of Gedcom files
submitted by members. It currently contains
more than 2,000,000 surnames which can be
searched for genealogical information.
($12 annual membership to use this service) |
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Helm's
Genealogy Toolbox -
By Matthew L. Helm. Includes
genealogy help guides,
libraries, files on individual families on-line
information & genealogy software
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Heritage
Quest's Links Center -
Genealogy LinksCenter for connecting
genealogists
& genealogical organizations
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National Archives Genealogy -
The Genealogy Page from the National
Archives
and Records Administration includes publications,
workshops, courses & resources on the Web
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National Genealogical Society -
Organization that leads & educates
the national
genealogical community & assists members in
tracing family histories. Includes news, events
library & education
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Roots-L
Home Page - A mailing list
for people interested in genealogy
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RootsWeb
Genealogical Data
Cooperative - By Steven A. Wood.
The home of the ROOTS-L with access to the
complete Roots-L Surname list; databases.
You can also submit your own surname
listings from this site
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Soundex Machine - Converts
surname to Soundex Code established by
National Archives Records Administration
for indexing U.S. Censuses
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Surname Web - The genealogy
web
project of surname resource centers. Includes
a searchable Registry, consisting of over 12,000
surnames links
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Treasure Maps - The how-to
genealogy
www site. Includes research tips & sources of
genealogical products
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Ultimate Family Tree Software -
By Palladium Interactive. Includes
technical tips,
databases, tutorials,
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USGenWeb
Project -
By volunteers dedicated to free online
information. An ambitious effort to provide
genealogical resources for every county in the
United States
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WorldGenWeb
Project -
Created in 1996 by Dale Schneider.
Connects the
world genealogical community and provides
resources for genealogists who are trying to
research their ancestors
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Yahoo's Listing of Genealogy Sites -
Includes beginners' guides, chat,
regional & ethnic
resources, royal genealogies & web directories
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Magazines -
Family History & Genealogy
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Family
Chronicle - The magazine for
families researching their roots. Free trial
offer. Includes articles on national origins,
societies, research techniques & records
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Heritage
Quest - Genealogy resource
center. Includes feature articles, genealogy
store, news & microfilm collection |
Online Genealogy Classes
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Beginner's
Genealogy Course -
Family Tree Makers Online genealogy class
by Karen Clifford, Genealogy Research Associates.
A Beginner's Course for Discovering Your Family.
Includes mapping the course, vital records, clues &
U.S. Federal Census
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Beginning Genealogy -
USGenWeb Project genealogy class by Diana
Hanson, Iowa Digital Education Association.
Includes getting organized, finding out what you
already know, records, family histories, world-wide
genealogy projects & computerizing your research
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Getting Started with Genealogy -
Ultimate Family Tree's guide to beginning your
genealogy project. Includes beginning your search,
interviewing your relatives, understanding GEDCOM
file format, introduction to vital records, ancestors
nicknames & guide to early medical terms
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Genealogy for Beginners -
Ancestry.com's DearMYRTLE's class.
34 lessons include a variety of topics important
to getting started in genealogy
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Discovering Your Heritage -
Ancestry.com's DearMYRTLE's class.
Includes steps, organizing, ethics, legal
considerations and computers & genealogy
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Capturing
the Past -
How to prepare & conduct an oral history
interview by Ancestors, KBYU-TV in
association with PBS Online
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Designing a Genealogy Web Page -
Branches - The Genealogy Web Site. RootsWeb
genealogy lessons by Martha Arends. Includes
why's & how's, organization, goals, html,
Storyboard design & web page do's and don'ts
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Beginning Internet Genealogy -
Family Tree Makers Online genealogy class
by Martha Arends, Online Pioneers. Includes
Usenet newsgroups, online reference sites &
genealogy data online
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Introduction to GEDCOM -
GEDCOM is an acronym for GE nealogical
D ata COM munication. Its purpose is to foster
the sharing of genealogical information
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Tracing Immigrant Origins -
Family Tree Maker's Online genealogy class
by Karen Clifford, Genealogy Research
Associates. Includes identifying & discovering
the most about your immigrant
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Social Security Death Index
Tutorial - Family Tree Maker's guide to the
Social Security Death Index
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Using LDS Family History Centers -
Ancestry.com's DearMYRTLE's class.
Includes checklist, microfilm,microfiche, card
catalog & other important records opened
to the public at Family History Library in Salt
Lake City, Utah and over 2,000 branches
called Family History Centers
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Finally Get Organized -
Ancestry.com's DearMYRTLE's class. Includes
calendar of activities to get organized to do
genealogy research
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Effective Correspondence -
Ancestry.com's DearMYRTLE's class. Includes
tips on writing genealogy correspondence that
gets results |
Last Updated 05/03/99
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