Links

Here are some links to genealogical spots on the Web.

Research

Dubuque Area

Dubuque County Genealogy (American History and Genealogy Project)

Iowa GenWeb - Dubuque County

Looking to spots to do some research in Dubuque County. Try right here.

Carnegie-Stout Public Library

IGS Dubuque County Research Guide

National Register of Historic Places for Dubuque

Dubuque Postcards

Sisters of St. Francis - Dubuque, Iowa

Tri-State Area

Iowa GenWeb

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."

Iowa Ghost Towns

Penny Postcards from Iowa

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)

American Civil War Database

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (Currently down as of 1 Aug 2004)

Civil War Rosters

Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Cemetery Administration

US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

US GenWeb


Interesting Reading

How To Read A Graveyard (From DoHistory.org)

The Cemetery Column - Interment.net

Standards for Transcribing Cemetery Headstones

Computers in Genealogy Home Page

FindAGrave.com

Why U Can't Find Your Ancestors

American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith

Name and word spellings


Transcription Help

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

Deciphering Old Handwriting

Name Variations in United States Indexes and Records


Books/Publishing

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

A place to find most all the genealogy info in the internet.

Everton Publishing

This is the home of the best known genealogical publishing company.

Genealogy Unlimited, Inc.

This company sells genealogical supplies, maps and books.

Ancestry

Home of Ancestry's Red Book and Ancestry Magazine.


Software

The Master Genealogist

Published by Wholly Genes Software. (Windows)

Family Tree Maker

Published by Broderbund. (Windows)

Last Updated: 1 Aug 2004