Here are some links to genealogical spots on the Web.
Dubuque Area
Dubuque County Genealogy (American History and Genealogy Project)
Looking to spots to do some research in Dubuque County. Try right here.
IGS Dubuque County Research Guide
National Register of Historic Places for Dubuque
Sisters of St. Francis - Dubuque, Iowa
Tri-State Area
State Historical Society of Iowa
State Library of Iowa
"The State Data Center of Iowa is your source for population, housing, business
and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau,
Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources."
Illinois State Archives
Includes index of more than 250,000 soldiers who belonged to the 175 Illinois military
units during the civil war.
United States
Pension Search
Lists the names and last known addresses of missing people, the companies where
they earned their pensions from and the dates their pension plans ended.
US Census Bureau and US Census Bureau FactFinder
Office of Social and Economic Trend Analysis (SETA)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (Currently down as of 1 Aug 2004)
Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Cemetery Administration
US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
How To Read A Graveyard (From DoHistory.org)
The Cemetery Column - Interment.net
Standards for Transcribing Cemetery Headstones
Computers in Genealogy Home Page
Why U Can't Find Your Ancestors
American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith
Here are a few pages that may help you transcribe and read the early handwriting more accurately.
Examples of Letters of the 17th Center Found in Parish Registers
Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada
Name Variations in United States Indexes and Records
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
A place to find most all the genealogy info in the internet.
This is the home of the best known genealogical publishing company.
Genealogy Unlimited, Inc.
This company sells genealogical supplies, maps and books.
Home of Ancestry's Red Book and Ancestry Magazine.
Published by Wholly Genes Software. (Windows)
Published by Broderbund. (Windows)
Last Updated: 1 Aug 2004