Graphic compliments of Cheryl Bell,
St. Clair County coordinator, USGenWeb

Link Yard
A Link to the Past & Present

Resourceful Links For Your Barry County Ancestors

Report Broken Links - Donna Cooper

Finding Help From RootsWeb Resources

• RootsWeb Meta Search - Data Base Index

• RootsWeb - Town and County Identifier

• RootsWeb Review

• RootsWeb - Social Security - Death Index

• RootsWeb - Soundex Converter

• RootsWeb - Surname List Finder

• RootsWeb - World Connect

• RootsWeb - Guide to Tracing Family Trees (Graphic Intensive)

• Rootsweb - Resource Clusters

• RootsWeb Forms

Some Help From Ancestry & Others

• GenSeeker - RootsWeb Site Search: Search all the registered WWW documents on RootsWeb.

• New Data Bases at Ancestry

• Census Images - Ancestry

• US GenWeb Project

Help From LDS Resources

Parish Records, Census & Submitter Data Bases

• FamilySearch.Org - IGI (LDS)

• Familysearch.Org - Data Base (LDS)

National Links & Other Helpful Resources

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

• www.GenealogyToday.com

• Daughter's of the American Revolution (DAR) Library Online

• Ellis Island

• National Archives

• Revolution & the New Nation - 1754- 1820's

• Expansion & Reform - 1801-1868

• Civil War & Reformation - 1850 - 1877

• Understanding Bounty Land Warrants - 1812

• Land Record Sites

• Retracing the Steps of Your Ancestors in Deeds

• Dear Myrtle, Your Friend in Genealogy

• DNA Test - Genealogy

• Quaker Resources on the Web

• Cyndi's Obits

• US Military - Cyndi's List

• Military Indexes and Records

• Heritage Quest - [Check with your local library about membership.] Census, Books & Rev. War Pension Records on Line. Library package may include historical newspapers, too.

Link Me Help

Searching for Quality

• Creating Worthwhile Genealogies - For Our Families & Descendants - RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees

• Using Newspapers for Genealogical Research - State Historical Society of MO

• Analyzing Wills for Useful Clues: By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• The Genealogical Proof Standards - Standards by the Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Analyzing Deeds for Useful Clues: By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Citing Your Sources: By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Producing Quality Research Notes: By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Transcribing Source Materials: By Elizabeth Shown Mills, for Newsletter of Board for Certification of Genealogists

• Deed Books & Deeds

• Land Records Reference

• Mets & Bounds System - Land

• Surveying Units & Terms - Land Records

• Legal Terms in Land Records

• Free Genealogy Classes - For Beginner's

• Common Errors in English

• Help With Latin Listings

• Learn How to Search & Find

• Researching Records - Donna Cooper

BARRY COUNTY'S BACK YARD

Learning About Our Link to the Past

• 1895 Atlas - Barry County

• Barry County, MO News

• Barry County Topo Zone and Aerial Maps - Includes GPS Locators

• National Register of Historical Places

• Barry County Newspapers - State Historical Society

• Barry County - Public Records Directory

• University of MO Extension Office - Barry County

• Butterfield Overland Mail- Some History

• Butterfield Overland Stage

• Barry County, MO - Cousin Connect

• ePodunk - Barry County

• Court House - Barry County

• Missouri Court Houses

• Missouri Land Patents: 1831 - 1910 - Includes Barry

• Missouri Pioneers

• Missouri Century Farms

• Missouri Libraries & Societies

• Mid Continent Library - Independence, MO

• Cassville Community Profile

• Roaring River State Park

• Roaring River - Private Development 1836 -1929 - by Emery Melton

• Roaring River Spring Falls

• Historical Items of Barry & Newton Counties - By Bob Banks

• MO Birth, Stillbirth & Death Database

• MO Death Index

• MO Public Domain State & Private Land Claims State

• MO Genealogy and Historical Societies - Includes Barry County

• MO State Archives - Includes Barry County

• Monett Times - Obits

• Cassville Democrat

• Haddock Family Web Page - Extracts of Barry County Newspapers

• Wheaton News

• Search Social Security Death Index

• MO State Archives - Death Certificates

• Land Records, Deeds & Homesteads

• Heritage Quest - Browse by Records

• MO Time Line

• MO Libraries

• Directions & Names - Funeral Homes, Barry Co., MO - MapQuest Site - 20 Listings

• Directions & Names - Libraries, Barry Co., MO - Yahoo Site - Map

• Barry County Public Libraries

• Census Finder - MO Counties - Including Barry County

• Barry County Newspapers on Microfilm

• Vital Records - Order on Line Service

• Genealogy - Barry County Forum

• Migrations - Barry County, MO

• County Records on Microfilm - Secretary of State

• Barry County Deeds - 1853 - 1903 - Secretary of State

• Barry County Marriages 1837 -1919 - Secretary of State

• Barry County Records - Wills, Marriages, Probate, Inventories, Etc. - Secretary of State

• Barry County - Birth & Death Records - Secretary of State

• Barry County - Collection Catalog - Secretary of State

• Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database - Secretary of State

• Local Records Inventory Database - Barry County - Secretary of State

• Archive & Manuscript Collections - MO

• Civil War Collections at State Archives

• MO Mormon War

• Greene County Library

• MO Naturalization Records

• Taking the Mystery out of Land Records

• Public Domain Land States - MO

• Public Land - Survey System

• State Land States

• Missouri Land Patents

• MO Patents - 1831 - 1969

• Defining Section, Township & Range

• History of the Homestead Act

• MO History Museum

Barry County's Connection to Military Events - Etc.

• Civil War Days in Barry County - by Emery Melton

• Important Events in the Civil War - Barry County

• Stone Prairie Home Guard - by Bob Banks

• MO in WWI

• WW II - NARA - Dead & Missing

• Barry County, Missouri - World War II Casualties Army & Air Force

• Battles of the Civil War

• Battle of Pea Ridge - Elk Horn Tavern - Many Barry County soldiers fought here.

• Pea Ridge National Park

• NARA Archival Data Bases - Battles, Wars & Lots More

• Books on Civil War Soldiers - MO Historical Society

• MO Confederate Units - Rosters

• Heritage Quest Learning Center - MO Civil War

• Barry County Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861 - 1866 - Secretary of State

• Missouri - Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861-1866 - Search Page - Secretary of State

• Soldiers Database: War of 1812 - World War I - Secretary of State

Link Tool Box

TV, Blogs, Forms & Charts

• AccessGenealogy.com - Free Genealogy Charts: Family Tree Charts, Research Calendar, etc.

• Ancestry.com - Free Ancestral Chart, Research Calendar, Research Extract, Census Forms, Correspondence Record, Family Group Sheets, and Source Summary. Some Require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Family Search - LDS - Free research aids

• Cyndi's Blog List

• RootsWeb Forms

Youthful Ideas

"Link Me Up, Ma"

Kids - Join in the Fun

Learning how to search for your family's roots and learning the history of your ancestors, too, is a family adventure that you will never forget.

Below are some links that you may find helpful as you learn something about the proper way to do research:

• USGenWeb Kidz Page

• Genealogy Today - Junior Edition

• Eyewitness to History.com

• Articles about Genealogy - GenealogySpot.com

• "You Asked For It" - Questions about Genealogy - GenealogySpot.com

• Genealogy "To Do" - Activities - GenealogySpot.com

• "Do You Know" - Genealogy Trivia - GenealogySpot.com

• Census Kidz - USGenWeb.com - Census Page

• WorldGenWeb for Kids

• Ask Jeeves for Kids - Search Engine

• Ask For Kids - Jeeves Search Engine