Alphabetized Web Sites

Alphabetized Web Sites

Courtesy of Joyce Svob Ragels - [email protected]

Please notify me of any bad links

Some may have expired or changed addresses, but it is just as important to know what is out there and how to find

it. If a link will not load, try another browser. Some browsers just work better for some links. You can have and use more than one browser at the same time and probably should.

Land Records

http://www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm - copies of images on land grant

http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ - check out the Visitor's Center link if first time to BLM

http://www.rootdig.com/abraham_wickiser_articles.html - using land and other records by Michael John Neill

http://www.rootdig.com/adn/getwild.html - using BLM site

http://www.rootdig.com/deed/ - Land Record Articles by Michael John Neill

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson29.htm - ideas for researching land records in the USA

Language

http://www.musesrealm.net/celtic/language.html - pronunciation guide

Language Translation

http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn

http://www.e-transcriptum.nt/ - etranscribtum - French

http://www.freetranslation.com/ - easy-to-use site for rapid translations

http://www.systranet.com/systran/net - Systran - translates to/from 15 different languages

http://www.translate.ru/eng/other.asp

http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/Translate - many languages including Dutch

Language Tutorial

http://studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm

LDS Family History Centers

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp - find one closest to you

Libraries

http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/

http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html - history and culture of the United States

http://www.brunswicklibrary.org/internet-genealogy.html

http://www.dar.org/library/default.html - Daughter’s of the American Revolution

http://www.findlay.lib.oh.us/ - Findlay, Ohio Library

http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us - Clayton Genealogical Library

http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/

http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm

http://www.loc.gov/ - among other things “click on "Search our Catalogs"

http://www.publiclibraries.com/ - links to public libraries

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us - Texas State Library

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html - Genealogy resources in their collection

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/index.html - Confederate military resources

Lookups

http://www.genlookups.com/

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~bwo/ - books we own

Louisana

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/la_0.html - Atlas of the United States

http://www.genealinks.com/states/la.htm - Louisiana Genealogy

http://www.idreamof.com/marriage/la.html

http://www.immortelle.net/page_metairie.html

http://www.neworleansgenealogy.com/links.html

http://www.segenealogy.com/louisiana

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/la.html

http://www.segenealogy.com/louisiana/

http://www.segenealogy.com/louisiana/la_maps.htm - County Formation and Census Maps

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/la.html

Magazine

http://petuniapress.com/ - Missing Links

http://www.ancestry.com/ - ancestry magazine

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ - Family Tree, Heritage, and Memories magazines or call 1-888-403-9002

http://www.heritagequest.com/ - Family Chronicle or call 1-800-760-2455

Maine

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/

http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/death/search.cgi - Death Records

Maps

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ - atlas of the United States

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form

http://informer2.cis.mcmaster.ca/library/maps/rcmaps.htm - rare maps

http://informer2.cis.mcmaster.ca/library/maps/mapinfo.htm#index - Lloyd Reeds Map Collection

http://main.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm - globe gallery

http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm - topographical map

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cityhome.html

http://monarch.tamu.edu/~maps2/ - drawing state maps and color code counties - many uses

http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html

http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com - aerial photo and topographical map

http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapsurfer

http://usgenmap.rootsweb.com/usgenmap.htm - State, County, Territory Maps

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/terr_hp.html - U. S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920

http://www.animatedatlas.com/ - animated atlas

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.gif - watch the states change over the years

http://www.census-online.com/links/ - county maps of US and Canada - nice site

http://www.davidrumsey.com - great historical map web site

http://www.dogears.com/coo/topos-1.htm - topographical map

http://www.esg.montana.edu/gl/ - plat, township, range geographical location

http://www.euratlas.com/time2.htm - Europe historical atlas

http://www.gens-us.net/ - US Surname map

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/SLI/ - County Sligo

http://www.getamap.co.uk/ - free mapping service but limited to number per day

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/ - The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

http://www.goldbug.com/AniMap.html

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/maps/wardmaps.htm

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/sanborn.html

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html - historical maps of the United States

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html - UT Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - United States

http://www.livgenmi.com/1895 - 1895 US Atlas

http://www.mapquest.com

http://www.mapsonus.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/streets/

http://www.negenealogy.com/ngo03.htm - Shows which states have available country census

http://www.obliquity.com/family/misc/map.html

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

http://www.randmcnally.com/

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlrosco/ - County Roscommon

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlsli/knowsligo.html - County Sligo

http://www.sanbornmap.com

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ - modern street maps if you know street name or town

http://www.sunumi.com/index.htm

http://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk/ - beautiful old maps on line

Maryland

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/md_0.html - Landform Atlas of the United States

http://www.genealinks.com/states/md.htm - Maryland Genealogy

http://www.interment.net/us/md/index.htm

http://www.negenealogy.com/md/

http://www.negenealogy.com/md/md_maps.htm - County Formation and Census Maps

http://www.negenealogy.com/md/https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/md.html

Massachusetts - state know for its good records of birth, death and marriage

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyne/hampshire_ma/1790/ - 1790 Census for several counties

http://www.salemdeeds.com - registry of deeds, Essex County, Salem MA

Mayflower

http://www.mayflower.org - descendants who came to the New World aboard the Mayflower in 1620

Medical

http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/ - learn cpr

http://members.aol.com/AdamCo.9991/medicalterminology.html - old terms

http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/5550.asp - diseases and challenges that children faced

http://www.ancestralfindings.com/cd507.htm - Directory of Deceased American Physicians 1804-1929

http://www.bjhughes.org/epidemic.html - US 1628 to 1918

http://www.cyndislist.com/medical.htm

http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases1.html

http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/epidemics.html

http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/

http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm

Memorial Site for Loved Ones

http://www.legacy.com/LegacyHome.asp

Michigan

http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendisx/search2.htm - Death Indexing System, through 1897

http://www.michiganweb.com/newspaper.html - newspaper listing

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ - counties, sites, projects, and links

Migrations

http://www.migrations.org/

http://www.rootsandroutes.net/index.html

Military Links

http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchhome.html - army nurse

http://www.archives.gov

http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/ - place to request military records of deceased veterans

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-hist.htm - Military History and related info

http://www.buglesacrossamerica.org/welcome.php

http://www.comradesandcolleagues.com/

http://www.globemaster.de/faq/locator.html - locating active duty

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq72-1.htm - Sullivan Brothers

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html - National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Records

http://www.koreanwar.org/index1.html

http://www.legion.org/ - to order blue star banners

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/csa_resc.html - Confederate Research Center

http://www.usmm.org/ - Merchant Marines

http://www.west-point.org/taps/Taps.html - Taps

Minnesota

http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm - death certificate index

http://www.mplib.org/dbtw-wpd/phosrc.htm - Minneapolis Photo Collection Web Database

http://www.netstoreusa.com/maps/index/mpixmn.shtml - Maps collection

http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/research.html

Miscellaneous

http://www.acronymfinder.com

http://www.ghosttowngallery.com/ - ghost towns

http://www.refdesk.com/ - reference desk - a good place for facts on the net - massive site

http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/lookup_ctystzip.html - zip code city/state associations

Mississippi

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ms_0.html - Landform Atlas of the United States

http://www.genealinks.com/states/ms.htm - Mississippi Genealogy

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msgenweb/ - Mississippi Genealogy on the Internet

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/ms.html

http://www.segenealogy.com/mississippi/

http://www.segenealogy.com/mississippi/ms_maps.htm - County Formation and Census Maps

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/ms.html

Missouri

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/mo_0.html - Landform Atlas of the United States

http://theoldentimes.com/old_news_mo.html

http://www.genealinks.com/states/mo.htm - Missouri Genealogy

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/bigmap.htm - Missouri today

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm - Missouri Genealogy on the Internet

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/momaps.htm - Historical Maps

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/motable.htm - MOGenWeb County Links

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/mo.html

http://www.segenealogy.com/missouri/

http://www.segenealogy.com/missouri/mo_maps.htm - County Formation and Census Maps

http://www.vitalrec.com/mo.html - how to obtain death certs in Missouri

Money Medals & Coins

http://catalog.usmint.gov/

http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html

http://www.foreignmoney.com/ - for people in the U.S. who need to send foreign currency

http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/history/coin.html

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ - calculate the inflated value of money

http://www.xe.com/ucc/ - currency converter

Names & Naming Patterns

http://surnames.behindthename.com/

http://www.babynames.com/V5/index.php

http://www.behindthename.com/

http://www.generations.on.ca/genealogy/naming-pattern.htm

http://www.hamrick.com/names/

http://www.kabalarians.com/

http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm

http://www.namenerds.com/

http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

Native American

http://hometown.aol.com/bbbenge/page5.html - Native American Genealogy Osiyo

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/guionmiller/index.htm - Guion Miller Roll plus others

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/starrgen/index.htm

http://www.allcensus.com/linksok.html

http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney/cherokeelinks.html

http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney/CheroP.html

http://www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html - American Indian Culture Research Center at Blue Cloud Abbey

http://www.comanchelodge.com/chickamauga-cherokee.html

http://www.healing-arts.org/tribes.htm

http://www.indians.org./Resource/FedTribes99/fedtribes99.html - federally recognized Indian tribes

http://www.nativeamericanindians.com

http://www.richheape.com/naheritage.htm - links to other sites

Naturalization

http://naturalizationrecords.com/

http://naturalizationrecords.com/usa/passports1829-87a.shtml

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson16.htm

Nebraska

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/nebraska.htm

http://www.corrections.state.ne.us/institutions/nsp.html - Nebraska State Penitentiary

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nedodge/ - Dodge county links +

Nevada

http://vitalrec.com/nv.html - marriage records 1968 to present

http://www.co.clark.nv.us/RECORDER/mar_srch.htm - Marriage Clark Co

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nvelko/ - Elko Co

New England

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ - Jane Devlin's website, mostly Connecticut and Massachusetts

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~negenealogy/home.htm

http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl - put in MAFRANKL or CT-RIVER-VALLEY- check mark

the year and put in surname

http://www.rays-place.com/ - Ray Brown's Place for New England Genealogy

http://www.usigs.org/library/books/books.html - New England History and Genealogy Free Books Online

New Hampshire

http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/HollisNH.htm - one of the Best New Hampshire websites

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/usanh/

http://www.cyndislist.com/nh.htm

http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/graves/graves.htm - Cemetery Records of Hampton, NH

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/nh/obitsnh.htm https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/obitsnh.htm- NH Obituaries

http://www.vitalrec.com/nhtowns3.html#Wolfeboro

New Jersey

http://www.fieldtrip.com/nj/97373299.htm - Howell Living History Farm Titusville NJ

http://www.njarchives.org/ - NJ public records and archives

http://www.njarchives.org/links/catalog.html

Newspapers

http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ - Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841-1902

http://theoldentimes.com/newsletterpage.html

http://www.augustaarchives.com/ - Augusta Chronicle (GA)

http://www.historypast.org/cgi-bin/classified/atl.cgi - history search

http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml

http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm - Kansas Historical Society's list of newspapers

http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html

http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm - Newspapers link

http://www.nyt.ulib.org/ - Historical NY Times, Civil War Years

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ - 4100 newspapers on line

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson20.htm - scroll down and archives are listed by state

http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/newstand.htm - Links to Genealogical Columns That Appear In Newspapers

New York

http://www.correctionhistory.org/

http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nymaps.htm - Maps of New York dating from 1556 to 1895

New Zealand

http://downtown.co.nz/genealogy/ - New Zealand genealogy search engine

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/ - comprehensive list with many links - updated often

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/barbgreg/index.html - New Zealand genealogy research made easy

http://www.genealogy.org.nz/index.html - New Zealand Society of Genealogists

http://www.newzealandsites.com/society/history/early-settlers/

http://www.list.jaunay.com/ausnzpassengers/- passenger lists

http://www.wcl.govt.nz/popular/genealogy.html - Wellington city genealogical resources

North Carolina

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/nc_0.html - Landform Atlas of the United States

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ - North Carolina State Library

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/default.htm - North Carolina Office of Archives and History

http://www.martygrant.com/gen/refs/nccounty.htm - Counties Formations

http://www.censusdiggins.com/nc_civilwar.html - North Carolina Civil War Soldiers database

http://www.censusdiggins.com/civil_war_soldiers.html - Civil War Soldier Databases

http://www.censusfinder.com/north_carolina.htm - over 850 free NC links now!

http://www.genealinks.com/states/nc.htm - North Carolina Genealogy

http://www.obcgs.com/book.htm - Buncombe County Townships

http://www.obcgs.com/counties.html - how the counties got their names

http://www.obcgs.com/index.htm#HERITAGE - Heritage of Old Buncombe County

http://www.obcgs.com/landrecords.htm - OBCGS Research information

http://www.obcgs.com/LDS.htm

http://www.obcgs.com/nc.html - history

http://www.obcgs.com/ncarchives.htm

http://www.obcgs.com/ncsocities.htm - Counties and Societies

http://www.obcgs.com/raneylib.htm - Olivia Raney Library, Raleigh

http://www.obcgs.com/research.htm#WNC

http://www.obcgs.com/riverside.htm - Riverside Cemetery

http://www.obcgs.com/twnshps.html - OBCGS Research information

http://www.obcgs.com/wills.htm - OBCGS Research information

http://www.obitlinkspage.com/hs/nc.htm - North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Societies

http://www.ocme.unc.edu/ - Autopsy Reports

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/countyfm.htm - County lines

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/ - North Carolina Genealogy on the Internet

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ncduplin/duplin.htm - Duplin county

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/nc.html

http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/

http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/nc_maps.htm - County Formation and Census Maps

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/nc.html

North Dakota

http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/bio&genealogy/index.html - 1885 census and database for Naturalization

Norway

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/index-eng.htm

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na27.html

https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/legacy/intl/NOR/GEN-NORDIC.html - Gen-Nordic (all areas of Norway)

https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/legacy/intl/NOR/VALDRES.html - Valdres, Oppland area

http://www.genealogytoday.com/names/origins/norwegian.html

http://www.norwayheritage.com/ - Norwegian American Steamship Company

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/tronder-list.htm - Trondelag area's

http://www.uib.no/hi/nameprac.htm - Norwegian naming practices

Nova Scotia

http://nsonline.com/main/nsmap.htm

http://www.fundysights.ca/index2.htm

http://www.gov.ns.ca/

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canns/

Obituary

http://findagrave.com

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/voldc.html - Obituary lookup site

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~socalobituaries/ - obit lookup hints and suggestions - great new site

http://www.americanmemorials.com/default.asp

http://www.cemetery.org/

http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/

http://www.daddezio.com/obituary/ - US, Australia, Canada

http://findagrave.com http://www.funeraldepot.com/obits.htm - link for US Newspapers that have obituaries posted

http://www.genealogy.com/vcem_welcome.html?Welcome=1054143106

http://www.interment.net/

http://www.obitlinkspage.com/

http://www.obits.com/

http://www.rootdig.com/adn/whereistheobit.html - newspapers to utilize - article by Michael John Neil

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/

http://www.worldgardens.com/

Occupations

http://www.fostoria.org/history/Genealogy/Occupations.html

http://www.hazegray.org/faq/acr5.htm

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wiashlan/occupations.html

http://www.tlucretius.net/Sophie/Castle/victorian_slang.html

Ohio

http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Marion/bookl.htm

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohsummit/info/sumcem.htm - Summitt County cemeteries

Oklahoma

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ok_0.html - Landform Atlas of the United States

http://www.genealinks.com/states/ok.htm - Oklahoma Genealogy

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/index.htm - Oklahoma Genealogy on the Internet

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/maps/maps.htm - County Formation and Maps

https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/ok.html

Oregon

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/genlist.htm - Historical Records index

http://bluebook.state.or.us/topic/vital/vital01.htm

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/db/oregon/orarc.htm

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/db/oregon/portlandbirth.htm - Birth Records 1881-1901

http://www.historicaloregon.org/

Organizations

http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ - International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists

http://dar.org/natsociety/default.html - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

http://suvcw.org/home.htm - Sons of Veterans of Civil War

http://www.hqudc.org/ - United Daughters of the Confederacy

Orphan Trains

http://andreawarren.com/orphan.html - one boy’s story

http://iagenweb.org/iaorphans/

http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/701.asp

http://www.orphantrainriders.com/

http://www.orphantrainriders.com/International.html - Australia, Canada, England, and New Zealand

http://www.yale.edu/amstud/inforev/riis/contents.html - Chapter 15