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SITES OF THE MONTH: May is New FamilySearch.org Month

Most of us have heard that FamilySearch.org has been working on and testing a new version of their popular site. Here are some sites that might make the transition to the new version easier for the users.

A User's Guide to the New FamilySearch Website https://help.familysearch.org/kb/guides/en/usersguidelds.pdf

Try Family Search Family Tree https://new.familysearch.org/en/action/unsec/welcome

Pruebe el Árbol Familiar de FamilySearch https://new.familysearch.org/es/action/unsec/welcome

Adjusting to the New Version of www.familysearch.org (26 June 2012) http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/Interactive_Guide/Adjusting_to_the_new_version.pdf

FAMILY TREE or What’s new with the “new” New FamilySearch?
http://www.siouxfallsfamilyhistory.com/pdf/NewFamilySearch.pdf

FamilySearch unveils new online tools, resources.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578330/FamilySearch-unveils-new-online-tools-resources.html?pg=all

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SOME RECOMMENDED STARTING SITES:

Family Search ----- One of the largest collections of genealogical source material. Sponsored by the LDS. (FREE)
Rootsweb ----- One of several sites in the Ancestry.com family of genealogy sites. (FREE)
USGenWeb ----- Part of the GenWeb family of sites. Search US sites by state. (FREE)
Find A Grave ----- Search more than 72 million grave sites. (FREE)
Mocavo ----- Easy to use search engine dedicated to searching multiple genealogy sites. (FREE)
Cyndi's List ----- A collection of over 100,000 genealogy related sites, both free and pay, that have been grouped
and catagorized. (FREE)
Castle Garden ----- Contains records of 11 million immigrants entering the U.S. thru the Port of New York between
1820 and 1892. (FREE)
Ellis Island ----- Contains records of 22 million immigrants entering the U.S. thru the Port of New York between
1892 and 1924. (FREE)
Ancestry.com --- Probably the largest subscription site for genealogical research. Subscriptions may be purchased
directly from Ancestry.com on a monthly or yearly rate for either US ONLY access or WORLDWIDE access. (PAY)
Ancestry Library Edition ----- Special version of Ancestry.com made available to libraries and schools. Access is
available in the Genealogy Room of the Beale Memorial Library thru members of the Kern County Genealogical
Association.
One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse ----- Links to many genealogical websites. This site itself is FREE, however some of the linked sites may be PAY sites.

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NARA SITES National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Washington, DC

NARA Regional Offices:
  The National Archives at Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska ----- Covers Alaska records.
  The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia ----- Covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee records.
  The National Archives at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts ----- Covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont records.
  The National Archives at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois ----- Covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio
and Wisconsin records.
  The National Archives at Denver, Denver, Colorado ----- Covers Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming records.
  The National Archives at Ft. Worth, Fort Worth, Texas ----- Covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas records.
  The National Archives at Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri ----- Covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska records.
  The National Archives at Riverside, Riverside, California ----- Covers Arizona, southern California
and Clark County, Nevada records.
  The National Archives at New York, New York, New York ----- Covers New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands records.
  National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ----- Covers Pennsylvania,
Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia records.
  National Archives at San Francisco, San Bruno, California ----- Covers northern and central California,
Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa and the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (i.e.
Marshall, Caroline and Northern Mariana Islands).
  National Archives at Seattle, Seattle, Washington ----- Covers Idaho, Oregon and Washington records.
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