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1.
Search for my family’s previously compiled ancestry at the LDS
Church’s web site
(Ancestral File & IGI International Genealogical Index.) http://www.familysearch.org
2.
Download (free) genealogy software for Windows Personal Ancestral File
(PAF)
- LINK 3.
Study the Family History Library Catalog
- http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp
It’s the index to
over 2 million rolls of microfilm and hundreds of thousands of books
and maps from archives, churches, court houses throughout the world.
4.
View & print how-to articles:
*Research Guidance" from the Family History Library
*includes the SourceGuides (each state, province, most countries)
About.com’s
Genealogy - http://genealogy.about.com/mbody.htm
DearMYRTLE’s Daily Genealogy Column – http://www.DearMYRTLE.com
Genealogy.com’s How-To Articles - http://www.genealogy.com/backissu.html
Genealogy Research Associates - http://www.genealogy.com/university.html
Internet How-to (Marthe Arends) - http://www.genealogy.com/university.html
RootsWeb’s Guide to Tracing Family Trees - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rwguide
5.
Subscribe to these free e-mail genealogy newsletters:
Ancestry Daily News
- http://www.ancestry.com
DearMYRTLE’s Daily Genealogy Column – http://www.DearMyrtle.com
Dick Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter - http://www.eogn.com
RootsWeb Reviews & Articles -
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~review/
6.
Search the Social Security Death Index (free):
Ancestry.com - http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
RootsWeb - https://sites.rootsweb.com
7.
Visit these sites indexing topics on other genealogy sites:
Cyndi List http://www.cyndislist.com
Genealogy
Resources on the Internet by John Fuller
Genealogy.com. – www.genealogy.com
RootsWeb – https://sites.rootsweb.com
8.
Check out suppliers of charts & forms
listed by Cyndi: http://www.cyndislist.com/supplies.htm
9.
Study PERSI Periodical Source Index for references to my ancestors,
their ethnic background and places they lived in genealogical magazines
published since 1847. www.heritagequestonline.com
Then mail away for a
copy of each article if the local public library doesn’t have that
issue. (This database is part of the "paid" service portion of
Ancestry.com, perhaps $5 per month, and definitely worth it!)
10.
Visit USGENWEB sites to discover more about the states and counties
where my ancestors once lived:
http://www.usgenweb.org
11.
Join SURNAME or LOCALITY Mail Lists (free)
by subscribing at Roots Web:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~maillist/
12.
Search genealogy databases
(some requiring a membership fee) on the web at:
Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy.com. – www.genealogy.com
Everton's http://www.everton.com
Genealogy Gateway – http://www.gengateway.com/
GenConnect - http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/
GenSearcher – http://www.gensearcher.com/
GenServe – http://www.genserv.com/
Note: Ancestry.com
allows folks to see the number of hits BEFORE typing in (fee-based)
user name and password required to see the full document.
13.
Order genealogy books & CDs through:
Ancestry –
http://www.ancestry.com
*Amazon.com – http://www.amazon.com
Avotaynu - http://www.avotaynu.com/
Family Tree Maker – http://www.familytreemaker.com
FamilySearch – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogical Publishing Company – http://www.genealogybookshop.com
Hearthstone Books - http://www.hearthstonebooks.com
Heritage Books – http://www.heritagebooks.com
PRO Bookstore (Great Britain) - http://www.pro.gov.uk/bookshop/default.htm
D & W Rare Books - LINK
Willow Bend Books - http://www.willowbend.net/
14.
Visit historical sites such as:
George Washington's
Letters Online – Library of Congress Web Site – http://www.loc.gov
History Channel – http://www.historychannel.com/
Tower of London Tour - http://www.itw.com/~dravyk/toltour/
Valley Forge Home Page – http://www.libertynet.org/iha/valleyforge/
WPA Life Histories--Home Page – http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/
15.
Visit nationally-ranked genealogy web sites:
Canadian National
Archives – http://www.archives.ca/www/Genealogy.html
General Registry Office - Scotland –
LINK
National Archives Electronic Access Project –
http://www.archives.gov/era/
National Archives of Ireland –
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
16.
Check out dictionaries and translation services:
Marriam Webster
Dictionaries – LINK
Dictionnaire des Communes de la France – http://www.es-conseil.fr/pramona/p1gen.htm
Various Languages to English –
LINK
Middle English Dictionary – http://www.hti.umich.edu/dict/med/
Your Dictionary.com (includes Bucknell University’s list) – http://www.yourdictionary.com
17.
View scanned images of original records:
Bureau of Land
Management - http://www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm
Hillsborough County, Florida Marriage Records - Index --
LINK
USGenWeb Census Project – LINK
18.
Visit online card catalogs and state library web pages to prepare for a
research trip, or borrow a book through interlibrary loan.
Family History
Library Catalog -
LINK
Library of Congress – http://www.loc.gov
Library of Virginia – LINK
NGS Online Catalog – LINK
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) - http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc
State Library of North Carolina –
LINK
WebCats – LINK
19.
Find maps and use town locator services:
1895 US Atlas Map –
LINK
Historical/Ancient Map Site –
LINK
Color Land Form Maps – http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
Canadian Maps -
LINK
Cyndi Howell, Gazetteers & Geographical Information –
LINK
German Town Locator Site –
LINK
MapQuest – http://www.mapquest.com/
US Gazetteer Searchable Index -
LINK
Eastern Europe -
LINK
20.
Favorite Search Engines – to find live people or surf the web, when
all else fails:
AskJeeves – http://www.aj.com
Dog Pile – http://www.dogpile.com/
Four11 - http://www.four11.com
Google - http://www.google.com/
Hot Bot – http://www.hotbot.com
International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR) - http://www.plumsite.com/isrr
Military Viet Nam - http://www.vietvet.org/
Newspapers – http://sunsite.unc.edu/slanews/internet/archives.html
Reverse Directory - http://www.pc411.com/search.asp
Switchboard - http://www.switchboard.com
Ultimate White Pages - http://www.theultimates.com/white/
Yahoo – http://www.yahoo.com
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