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Links for USA
There has been no attempt to make this complete. Many other sites do that. Here are gathered the unique, the unusual, the outstanding in some special way - sites you might not run across otherwise. And a few just because they interest us! ;).gif)
Some Email Newsletters of Interest
- Adding to the existing
County and Surname Resources, RootsWeb now has U.S. State
Resource pages online. You can visit any U.S. state at:
<http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/XX/>
where you replace the "XX" with the two letter postal code, like "CA" for California, for the state you wish to visit. At the resource page, you can search many databases, subscribe to the state mailing list, and take advantage of many other genealogical resources.
- The Inside Story on the Colonists! Don't miss it!
- Our Genealogy - Our Heritage Lots of unusual and good stuff
- USA - Vital Records Information by State
- Vital Records and more from NCHS (US)
- Library of Congress Catalog
- The Library of Congress Experimental Search
- US Bureau of Land Management
- Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Virginia State Library Electronic Card Indexes
- A good source of maps
- National Park Service Links to the Past Searchable related databases.
- National Archive and Record Administration
Order microfilm for the National Archives through your local library The cost is $3.25 each for 1-4 rolls, 5-9 rolls at $2.75. Rental period is 30 days. Shipping and handling is $4.00. Service is reasonably fast and you can use the film in the library for a month.
AGLL charges $3.25 per roll, 10 or more at $2.75 each. Shipping and handling $3.00. REntal period 30 days. Annual membership is $20.00. First time $47.50 which includes a lot of discount coupons.
- Making of America
has scanned images of pages from 1,600 books and
50,000 journal articles from the 19th century...and they're searchable.
- Political Graveyard - a Database of Historic Cemetaries
- Making of America- online Library - U of Michigan
This is an extraordinary Resource, take time to browse!
also check out Making of America - Cornell University
- Library of Virginia
- Photos to 1920!
- Sampubco - Probate materials for some US counties ($2-$5 USD for each record copy ordered)
- USA - Vital Records Information by State
- Vital Records and more from NCHS (US)
- Connecticut State University System
- Kansas and the Oregon Trail
- The Illinois State Archives
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Index to Maine Marriages 1892-1966
- Ohio USGenWeb Project
- Ohio Genealogical Society
- Western Reserve Historical Society
- Ohio Historical Society
- Ohio Death Certificates 20 Dec 1908-31 Dec 1944
- Ohio Historical Society, Vital Records
(Includes access to OhioOnline Death Certificate Index database for the years 1913-1927, and 1933-1937)
- Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Records Information
- Ohio in the Civil War
- Ohio Swiss Mennonite Index
- Sharyn's Genealogy Homepage - Full of Ohio Links!
- Tennessee State Library - List of WWI soldiers
- Library of Virginia Online Catalogs and Image Databases - INCLUDES CIVIL WAR
- Locations of Graves of Famous Folk
- Emigrant Savings Bank These transcribed
accounts contain many surnames, and many of them not in New York City, helping to
find elusive ancestors who were thrifty :)
- Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
Center for Immigrant Research
18 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3794
TOP FIFTEEN ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE U.S. (1990 U.S. CENSUS)
German--23.3%
Irish--15.6%
English--13.1%
African American--9.6%
Hispanic--7.0%
Italian--5.9%
Franco-American--5.3%
Polish--3.8%
Native American--3.5%
Dutch--2.5%
Scots-Irish--2.3%
Scottish--2.2%
Swedish--1.9%
Norwegian--1.6%
Russian--1.2%
- It may be helpful to understand your ancestor if you know something
of the kind of lodges to which they might have belonged.
Hereditary, Fraternal, & Patriotic Organizations
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Descendents of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
Founders of the New Haven Colony
General Society of Mayflower Descendents
General Society of the War of 1812
General Society Sons of the Revolution
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.)
Male descendents and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
The Women's Relief Corps (for Female descendents of Union soldiers of the Civil War)
Huguenot Society
International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Military Order of the World Wars
Order of Daedalians
Order of Indian Wars of the United States
Society of the Cincinnati
Sons of the American Legion
Sons of the American Revolution
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Follow link
Fraternal/Social/Service Organizations
Kiwanis Club
Knights of Columbus Web Page
The Order of Knights of Pythias
Lion's Club International
Masonic Service Association of North America
The Grand Lodges of the United States of America
Optimists International
Rotary International
Woodmen of the World
Patriotic and Military Organizations
The American Legion
Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Legion of Valor of the United States
Marine Corps League
Military Order of the Purple Heart
National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers
The Navy League
Retired Officers Association (TROA)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
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- SOME NEWSGROUPS AND EMAIL LISTS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW
Most of these contain some advertisements, as they are services provided by commercial enterprises. But they are indeed SERVICES, usually FREE, with many good hints and often some great information.
- Ancestry HomeTown Daily (each weekday)
"A Daily Dose of Genealogy"
This newsletter from Ancestry arrives in your email daily, with details of the latest additions to the databases and map collection on the Ancestry web site. Their policy is that new additions remain available for free for the first ten days, and then (most of them) are moved to the subscriber's area. This can be a great money saver! The newsletter also has general items of interest to genealogists, and special sales available only to those who receive the newsletter. FREE! :)
To subscribe to this newsletter, visit www.ancestry.com and type your E-mail address in the box provided, or send your E-mail address to support@ancestry.com
- another service of Ancestry is:
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
A Weekly Summary of Events and
Topics of Interest to Online Genealogists
In-depth articles about various aspects of genealogy, new products on the market (not just Broderbund's), interesting links, announcements of upcoming genealogical events- and it all comes to you FREE. Send an e-mail message to the following address:
listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com
The message title is unimportant.
The first line of text in the message must have the words SUBSCRIBE ROOTSCOMPUTING followed by your first and last names. For instance, if your name is Jane Doe, you would write a message of:
subscribe rootscomputing Jane Doe
That is the entire message; nothing else should be in the message text. (Turn off your sig!)
- Genealogical Records Service (Monthly)
This newsletter is a service of Genealogical Records, who, in addition to the wellthought out and very informative newsletter have free downloadable forms to help you with maintaining records of your genealogical research.
To subscribe to this newsletter, please send an email to info@genrecords.com and in the subject write:
SUBSCRIBE GRS
- Genealogy Information Center
Home of the LDS Genealogy Mail List
A FREE Mailing list for those interested in genealogy, particularly for those interested in the software and databases maintained by the LDS Church that are genealogically significant. These databases include the IGI, the Ancestral File, and also include the entire FamilySearch system, and also Personal Ancestral File, a popular genealogy software program produced by the LDS Church. Also, any questions about the LDS Church's role in genealogy and family history are welcome.
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