Family History Internet Sites

 

Compiled by Kip Sperry

 

 

Abbreviations Found in Genealogy

www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html

 

Abbreviations Used in Genealogy

www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/abbrevs.html

 

About.com Genealogy

http://genealogy.about.com

 

About Genealogy Free Genealogy Charts and Forms

http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts

 

Access Genealogy (Free Genealogy Resource)

www.accessgenealogy.com

 

Accredited Genealogists

International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists

www.icapgen.org

 

African-American Ancestors

www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Guide=36367_AfricanAmer2.asp

 

AfriGeneas (African Ancestored Genealogy)

http://afrigeneas.com

 

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Washington, DC

www.aahgs.org

 

AGES-online (Advanced Genealogical Exploration Services)

www.ages-online.com

 

AlanMann.com

www.alanmann.com

Alan Mann Conference Presentations

www.alanmann.com/articles

 

Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer

http://middleware.alexandria.ucsb.edu/client/gaz/adl/index.jsp

 

All Genealogy Sites: Genealogy Directory

www.all-genealogysites.com

 

All.The.Web.com

http://alltheweb.com

 

Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Center (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

www.genealogycenter.info

www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy

http://mt-spurr.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy

 

Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Center (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Orientation Video

www.genealogycenter.info/video

 

AltaVista (Search Engine)

www.altavist.com

 

American-French Genealogical Society

www.afgs.org

 

American Indian Ancestry

www.doi.gov/ancestry.html

 

American Society of Genealogists

www.fasg.org

 

Ancestor Hunt (Free Genealogy Search Engines)

www.ancestorhunt.com

 

Ancestor Search (Free Genealogy Search)

www.searchforancestors.com

 

Ancestors (BYU Broadcasting)

www.ancestors.com

 

Ancestors Lost and Found

www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/ancestors

 

Ancestors on Board

www.ancestorsonboard.com

 

Ancestorville: Antiques & Genealogy

www.ancestorarchives.com

 

AncestralSpace (A Social Network for Genealogists)

www.ancestralspace.com

 

Ancestrally Challenged

www.ancestrallychallenged.com

 

ANCESTRY.COM

Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com

Ancestry Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=34

Ancestry Database Card Catalog

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/alldblist.aspx

Ancestry Forms www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm

Ancestry Historical Newspaper Collection

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/periodicals/news/default.aspx

Ancestry Immigration and Emigration Records

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40

Ancestry New Databases

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/recent.aspx

Ancestry Obituary Collection www.ancestry.com/search/obit

Ancestry OneWorldTree

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt

Ancestry Store, New Products

www.theancestrystore.com/Theme_AncestryStore/Default.aspx

Ancestry U.S. Census Records

www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/usfedcen/default.aspx

Ancestry World Tree

www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.aspx

 

Ancient Faces: Family Treasures

www.ancientfaces.com

 

ArchiveGrid

http://archivegrid.org

 

Ask.com

www.ask.com

 

Association for Gravestone Studies

www.gravestonestudies.org

 

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)

www.apgen.org

 

Behind the Name: Etymology and History of First Names

www.behindthename.com

 

Bible Records Online

www.biblerecords.com

 

BirthDatabase.com

www.birthdatabase.com

 

BlackSheepAncestors.com

www.blacksheepancestors.com

 

Black Studies Center (Pro Quest)

http://bsc.chadwyck.com/home/home.do

 

BLOGS

About.com: Genealogy (Kimberly Powell) http://genealogy.about.com/

The Ancestry Insider http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com

Chart Chick http://thechartchick.blogspot.com

Arlene H. Eakle Genealogy Blog www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress

Cyndi's List Blog http://cyndislist.blogspot.com/index.html

Dear Myrtle http://blog.dearmyrtle.com

DavidLambertBlog.com www.davidlambertblog.com

Digital Pioneering http://digitalpioneering.blogspot.com

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter http://blog.eogn.com

Eats Like A Human: Taking Genealogy to the Common Person http://eatslikeahuman.blogspot.com

Everton Publishers Genealogy Blog http://genealogyblog.com

Family History Circle http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle

Footnote http://blog.footnote.com

The Genealogue http://www.genealogue.com

Genealogy and How www.genealogyandhow.com

Genealogy Blog Finder http://blogfinder.genealogue.com

Genealogy Guys Podcase http://genealogyguys.com

Genealogy Insider (Family Tree Magazine) www.familytreemagazine.com/insider

Genea-Musings www.geneamusings.com

Renee's Genealogy Blog http://rzamor1.blogspot.com

Roots Television www.rootstelevision.com

Roots Television (Og Blog) http://rootstelevision.com/blogs/ogblog.php

Steve's Genealogy Blog http://stephendanko.com/blog

Tracing the Tribe: Jewish Genealogy Blog http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com

 

Board for Certification of Genealogists

www.bcgcertification.org

 

Brigham Young University. See BYU

 

British: Gazetteer of British Place Names

www.gazetteer.co.uk

 

British: UK Placename Finder

www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi/placename.htm

 

British: A Vision of Britain through Time

www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp

 

BritishOrigins.com

www.britishorigins.com

 

Bureau of Land Management

General Land Office Records

www.glorecords.blm.gov

 

BYU

www.byu.edu

 

BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy

http://familyhistory.byu.edu

 

BYU Digital Collections

www.lib.byu.edu/online.html

 

BYU Family Historian (Academic Online Journal)

www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/spc/famhistorian

 

BYU Family History Lab

http://familyhistorylab.byu.edu

 

BYU Family History Library (Family History Center)

www.lib.byu.edu/fslab

 

BYU Harold B. Lee Library

www.lib.byu.edu

 

BYU Harold B. Lee Library Catalog

www.lib.byu.edu

 

BYU Historical Photographs

www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/historic_photos

 

BYU Independent Study--Family History

http://ce.byu.edu/is/genealogy

 

BYU Independent Study (Free Online Lessons)

http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/freecourses.cfm

 

BYU Idaho Pioneer Histories

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/srSearch.cfm

 

BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/index.cfm

 

CalendarHome.com

www.calendarhome.com

 

CalendarHome.com: 10,000 Year Calendar

http://calendarhome.com/tyc

 

Calendars

www.timeanddate.com/calendar

 

California Birth Index, 1905-1995

www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5247

 

Canada: Library and Archives Canada

Canadian Genealogy Centre

www.genealogie.gc.ca

www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy

 

Canada: inGeneas Database

www.ingeneas.com

 

Capturing the Past (oral history interviewing)

www.byub.org/capturingpast

 

Castle Garden: America's First Immigration Center

www.castlegarden.org

 

Cemeteries

www.findagrave.com

 

Census Bureau (U.S.)

www.census.gov

 

Census Bureau (1940 U.S. Census)

www.1930census.com/1940_census.php

 

Census Bureau (Application for Census Search)

www.census.gov/genealogy/www/bc-600.pdf

 

Census Finder: Links to Free Online Census Records

www.censusfinder.com

 

Census Links

http://censuslinks.com

 

Census Online

www.census-online.com

 

Census Tutorial

http://census.byu.edu

 

Center for Family History and Genealogy

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

http://familyhistory.byu.edu

 

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica

 

City Directories

www.olddirectorysearch.com

 

Civil War Research Database

www.civilwardata.com

 

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

www.itd.nps.gov/cwss

www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm

 

Clusty

http://clusty.com

 

Computer and Internet Genealogy Sites

http://all-genealogysites.com/Computer_and_Internet

 

Computer Genealogy Specialists

www.cgslink.com

 

Council of State Archivists

www.statearchivists.org/states.htm

 

CousinConnect.com

www.cousinconnect.com

 

Counties (United States)

National Association of Counties

www.naco.org

 

Counties (Ghost Counties, United States)

http://barusa.tripod.com/ghostcounties

 

County and Community Profiles

www.ePodunk.com

 

CourthouseDirect.com

www.courthousedirect.com

 

Court Records: United States

www.blacksheepancestors.com/usa/courts.shtml

 

Cuil ("Cool" Search Engine)

www.cuil.com

 

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

www.cyndislist.com

 

Cyward Internet Search Engines & Specialized Directories

www.cyward.com/speciali.htm

 

DADDEZIO.com (Italian Genealogy Home Page)

www.daddezio.com

 

DAR Library Genealogy (Washington, DC)

www.dar.org/library

 

DAR Library: GRC National Index

http://members.dar.org/dar/darnet/grc/grc.cfm

 

Daughters of Utah Pioneers, International Society

www.dupinternational.org

 

Daughters of Utah Pioneers Index

www.dupinternational.org/Pioneers/search.php

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

www.davidrumsey.com

 

Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive

www.deadfred.com

 

Dear Myrtle

http://dearmyrtle.com

 

Death Indexes and Records

www.deathindexes.com

 

Deciphering Old Handwriting (Sabina J. Murray)

http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html

 

Digital Genealogist (online periodical)

www.digitalgenealogist.com

 

Digital Map Library USGen Web Project

www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps

 

Digital Roots, Relationship Finder, Ancestral File Data

http://roots.cs.byu.edu

http://roots.cs.byu.edu/digroots

 

DistantCousin.com

http://distantcousin.com

 

dMarie Time Capsule

www.dmarie.com/timecap/step1.asp

 

DNA

Cyndi's List: Genetics, DNA & Family Health  www.cyndislist.com/dna.htm

DNA Ancestry Project: Genetic Genealogy  www.dnaancestryproject.com

DNA Family Trees http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/dna_tests.htm

EarthOrigins: DNA Ancestry Testing https://www.gtldna.net/earth_origins_dna_ancestry.html?source=google&gclid=COn0vIaA248CFQkkhgod-SMY2g

FamilyTree DNA  www.familytreedna.com

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation  www.smgf.org

 

Dogpile

www.dogpile.com

 

Early Latter day Saints

www.earlylds.com

 

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

http://blog.eogn.com

 

Eastmans List of Upcoming Events

www.trumba.com/calendars/eogns_calendar

 

Ellis Island

www.ellisisland.org

 

Ellis Island Peopling of America

www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_4_3.asp

 

Ellis Island Timeline

www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_timeline.asp

 

Encyclopedia of Genealogy

www.eogen.com

 

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

www.lib.byu.edu/Macmillan

 

Everton Publishers Genealogy Blog

http://genealogyblog.com

 

Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah

www.everton.com

 

Excite

www.excite.com

 

Family Atlas (RootsMagic)

www.familyatlas.com

 

Familybuilder (genealogy applications for social networks)

www.familybuilder.com

 

Family Chronicle

www.familychronicle.com

 

Family Finder Search (Genealogy.com)

www.genealogy.com/ifftop.html

 

Family History Archives (Digital Genealogies)

www.lib.byu.edu/fhc

 

Family History Circle

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle

 

FamilyHistory.com

www.familyhistory.com

 

Family History Consultants (FamilySearch)

www.consultant.familysearch.org

 

Family History Consultants (Ohana Software)

www.ohanasoftware.com/?sec=ldswc

 

Family History Expo (My Ancestors Found)

www.myancestorsfound.com

 

Family History Expo, St. George, Utah (video)

http://rootstelevision.com/players/player_conferences.php?bctid=1379193721

 

Family History Genealogy Resources at

Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library

http://www.lib.byu.edu/fslab/

 

Family History Lab (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah)

http://familyhistorylab.byu.edu

 

Family History Library, Salt Lake City

www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp

 

Family History 101

www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html

 

Family History Technology Workshop, Brigham Young University

www.fht.byu.edu

 

FamilyInsight (OhanaSoftware.com)

www.ohanasoftware.com

 

Family Learn

www.familylearn.com

 

FamilyLink.com

www.familylink.com

 

Family Pursuit

www.familypursuit.com

 

FAMILYSEARCH

FamilySearch www.familysearch.org

FamilySearch (new FamilySearch) https://new.familysearch.org

FamilySearch Indexing www.familysearchindexing.org

FamilySearch Labs (Record Search) http://labs.familysearch.org

FamilySearch Pilot (Record Search) http://pilot.familysearch.org

FamilySearch Wiki (community website) https://wiki.familysearch.org

 

FamilyTreeDNA

www.familytreedna.com

 

FamilyTree Legends

www.familytreelegends.com

 

Family Tree Magazine

www.familytreemagazine.com

 

Family Tree Magazine Forms

www.familytreemagazine.com/forms/download.html

 

FamilyTreeMaker

www.familytreemaker.com

 

Federal Land Patent Records

www.glorecords.blm.gov

 

Federation of East European Family History Societies

www.feefhs.org

 

Federation of Family History Societies (British)

www.ffhs.org.uk

 

Federation of Genealogical Societies

www.fgs.org

 

Find A Grave

www.findagrave.com

 

Find County Records

www.findcountyrecords.com

 

Finding Your Ancestors: BYU Independent Study

http://ce.byu.edu/is/genealogy

 

FindMyPast.com

www.findmypast.com

 

Footnote.com

www.footnote.com

 

Ford & Nagle: Preserving America’s Heritage

www.fordnagle.com

 

Freedman's Bank (1865-1874)

www.heritagequestonline.com

 

French Protestant Database

http://frenchprotestants.byu.edu

 

GenCircles

www.gencircles.com

 

Genebase.com (DNA Ancestry Project)

www.genebase.com

 

GenFair

www.genfair.com/shop/pages/index.html

 

GenServ

www.genserv.com

 

Genealogical.com

www.genealogical.com

 

Genealogical and Historical Societies

www.usigs.org/library/gensoc

 

Genealogical Journeys in Time

www.genealogicaljourneys.com

 

GenealogyBank

www.genealogybank.com

 

Genealogy.com

www.genealogy.com

 

Genealogy Gateway

www.gengateway.com

 

Genealogy Gems TV

www.genealogygems.tv

 

Genealogy Glossary

www.genealogy.com/Glossary/glossary.html

 

Genealogy Home Page

www.genhomepage.com

 

Genealogy Hosting.com

www.genealogyhosting.com

 

Genealogy Library (Genealogy.com)

www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/odl_browse.cgi?SUBDB=GLC

 

Genealogy Links.net

www.genealogylinks.net

 

Genealogy.org

www.genealogy.org

 

GenealogyPortal.com

www.genealogyportal.com

 

Genealogy Resources on the Internet

www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html

 

Genealogy Resources Web Page

www.ldskc.org/genealogy

 

Genealogy Store

www.genealogystore.com

 

Genealogy Today

www.genealogytoday.com

 

Genealogy Web Sites

www.genealogy.com/links

 

GeneaNet

www.geneanet.org

 

General Land Office Records

www.glorecords.blm.gov

 

Generations Network

www.thegenerationsnetwork.com

 

GeneaSofts

http://geneasofts.geneanet.org/en

 

Genetic Genealogist (Adding DNA to the Genealogist's Toolbox)

www.thegeneticgenealogist.com

 

Genetic Genealogy (MSNBC)

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3038411

 

GeneWeb

www.geneweb.org

 

GENFORUM (Genealogy.com)

http://genforum.genealogy.com

 

Geni.com

www.geni.com

 

Genograms

www.genopro.com/genogram

 

Genogram Symbols

www.genopro.com/genogram/symbols

 

GenoPro

www.genopro.com

 

GenSmarts: Automated Genealogy Research

http://gensmarts.com

 

GENUKI (UK & Ireland Genealogy)

www.genuki.org.uk

 

GENUKI Church Database

www.genuki.org.uk/big/churchdb/search.html

 

GenWeb Projects

www.usgenweb.org

www.worldgenweb.org

 

Geographic Names Database

http://gnswww.nga.mil/geonames/GNS/index.jsp

 

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

http://geonames.usgs.gov

 

German Script Tutorial

http://script.byu.edu/german/en/welcome.aspx

 

GigaBlast.com (Search Engine)

www.gigablast.com

 

Godfrey Memorial Library

www.godfrey.org

 

Gold Bug SiteFinder

www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html

 

Google.com

www.google.com

 

Google Book Search

http://books.google.com

 

Google Earth

http://earth.google.com

 

Google Maps

http://maps.google.com

 

GospeLink.com (at Brigham Young University)

http://religion.byu.edu/tutorials/gospelink.html

 

GRAMPS (free software project for genealogy)

www.gramps-project.org

 

Grave Indexes

www.findagrave.com

www.interment.net

 

Guild of One-Name Studies

www.one-name.org

 

HANDWRITING, READING

www.genealogia.fi/faq/faq031e.htm

www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=796

www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc

www.jaydax.co.uk/genlinks/palaeography.html

www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html

www.scottishhandwriting.com

http://script.byu.edu

 

HeirloomsLost.com

www.heirloomslost.com

 

Helms Genealogy Toolbox

www.genealogytoolbox.com

 

HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest)

www.heritagequestonline.com

 

HotBot

http://hotbot.lycos.com

 

Hugh Wallis Genealogical Web Sites

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis

 

IGI Batch Numbers British Isles and North America

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis

 

Immigrant Ancestors Project, Brigham Young University

http://immigrants.byu.edu

 

Immigrant Servants Database

www.immigrantservants.com

 

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

www.immigrantships.net

 

Immigration Timeline

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/timeline.html

 

InfoSpace

www.infospace.com

 

Interment (Transcriptions of Cemetery Records and Tombstone Inscriptions)

www.interment.net

 

International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists

www.icapgen.org

 

International Genealogical Index

www.familysearch.org

 

International Society for British Genealogy and Family History

www.isbgfh.org/institute.htm

 

Internet Genealogy

www.internet-genealogy.com

 

Internet Tutorials

www.internettutorials.net

 

IrishOrigins.com

www.irishorigins.com/

 

Italian Genealogy.com

http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com

 

Italian Genealogy Home Page (DADDEZIO.com)

www.daddezio.com

 

JewishGen (Jewish Genealogy)

www.jewishgen.org/index.html

 

Jewish Genealogy

www.genhomepage.com/jewish.html

 

KartOO

www.kartoo.com

 

K. G. Saur World Biographical Information System Online

www.saur-wbi.de/english/aboutthe/page01.htm

 

KindredKonnections.com

www.kindredkonnections.com

 

Kip's Tips (online articles by Kip Sperry, hosted at Ancestry.com)

www.ancestry.com/learn/library/category.aspx?category=&type=11&page=1&bydate=1

 

Language Guides

http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html

 

LDS Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

www.lds.org

 

LDS Church History

www.lds.org/churchhistory

 

Legacy News

http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2007/01/upcoming_legacy.html

 

Library of Congress, Washington, DC

www.loc.gov

 

Library of Congress, American Memory

http://memory.loc.gov

 

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica

 

Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room

www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy

 

Library of Congress Online Catalog

http://catalog.loc.gov

 

Library of Congress, Preparing, Protecting, Preserving Family Treasures

http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/index.html

 

LifeLines

http://lifelines.sourceforge.net

 

Link-O-Mania

http://link-o-mania.com/main

 

Linkpendium

www.linkpendium.com

 

LiveSearch

www.live.com

 

LostCousins

www.lostcousins.com

 

Lycos

www.lycos.com

 

MACINTOSH OPERATING SYSTEM

Family History and Genealogy

http://macgenealogy.com

www.macgenealogy.org/personal-ancestral-file-paf-for-mac

www.leisterpro.com

http://myheredis.com

www.ifamilyfortiger.com

www.genealogypro.net

www.onlymac.de/indexe.html

 

MacFamilyTree 5

www.synium.de/products/macfamilytree/index.html

 

Macintosh: Personal Ancestry Writer II

www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27497/pawriter-ii

 

Mamma Search Engine

www.mamma.com

 

Maps: David Rumsey Map Collection

www.davidrumsey.com/index.html

 

Maps: Images of Early Maps on the Web

www.maphistory.info/webimages.html

 

Maps: Historical Maps Collection

www.davidrumsey.com

 

MayflowerHistory.com (Caleb Johnson)

www.mayflowerhistory.com

 

MetaCrawler Search Engine

www.metacrawler.com

 

Migration Routes

www.intl-research.com/images/eastbig.gif

 

Migrations State Links

www.migrations.org

 

Military.com

www.military.com

 

Military Heritage (Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library)

www.genealogycenter.info/military

 

Military Links (State Index)

www.usigs.org/library/military/links

 

Mormon Family History Sources, by Kip Sperry

http://store.ancestry.com/ProductDetail.aspx?p=mfsku4501(shops)&Shop=All&Terms=mormon

 

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868

www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html

 

Morse, Stephen P. One Step Webpages

www.stevemorse.org

 

MultiGen: Search Multiple Genealogical Databases

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/CACulman/MultiGen.htm

 

My Ancestors Found

www.myancestorsfound.com

http://rootstelevision.com/players/player_conferences.php?bctid=1379193721

 

MyFamily.com

www.myfamily.com

 

My Family Health Portrait (U.S. Surgeon General)

https://familyhistory.hhs.gov

 

MyHeritage.com

www.myheritage.com

 

MyTrees.com

www.kindredkonnections.com

 

Names, Behind the Name

www.behindthename.com

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Washington, DC

www.archives.gov

National Archives: Genealogists/Family Historians

www.archives.gov/genealogy

National Archives Archival Information Locator

www.bowdoin.edu/~samato/IRA/reviews/issues/mar98/nara.html

Footnote.com

www.footnote.com

 

National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, TW9 4DU, UK

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

 

National Digital Newspaper Program

www.loc.gov/ndnp

www.neh.gov/projects/ndnp.html

 

National Burial Index (England and Wales)

www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/nbi/nbi-overview.php

 

National Genealogical Society

www.ngsgenealogy.org

 

National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Toronto, Canada

www.genealogicalstudies.com

 

National Park Service, History and Culture

www.nps.gov/history

 

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections

http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc

 

Native American Indian Genealogy

www.accessgenealogy.com/native

 

New England Ancestors.org

www.newenglandancestors.org

 

New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

www.newenglandancestors.org

 

NewsBank

www.newsbank.com

 

NewsLink

www.newslink.org

 

Newspaper Abstracts

www.newspaperabstracts.com

 

NewspaperArchive.com

www.newspaperarchive.com

 

New York Times before 1981

http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=nyt&&srcht=a&srchr=n

www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/18/business/18times.php

 

New York: Upstate New York Genealogy

www.unyg.com

 

Northern Light

www.northernlight.com

 

Obituary Central

www.obitcentral.com

 

Obituary Lookup Volunteers

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl

 

OCLC Online Computer Library Center

www.oclc.org

 

Ohana Software

www.ohanasoftware.com

 

Olive Tree Genealogy

www.rootsweb.com/~ote

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml

 

OneGreatFamily

www.onegreatfamily.com

 

OneLook Dictionary Search

www.onelook.com

 

OnePage Genealogy

http://roots.cs.byu.edu/pedigree

 

One Step Webpages (Stephen P. Morse)

www.stevemorse.org

 

Onlinenewspapers.com

www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/usatable.htm

 

123 Genealogy, The Studio

www.123genealogy.com

 

Oral History Interviewing (Capturing the Past)

www.byub.org/capturingpast

 

OriginsNetwork.com (British and Irish Genealogy)

www.originsnetwork.com

 

PAF Insight. See FamilyInsight (OhanaSoftware.com)

www.ohanasoftware.com

 

Paleography (reading old records). See Handwriting.

 

PC Magazine Encyclopedia Online

www.pcmag.com

 

Pedigree Resource File

www.familysearch.org

www.findyourfamilytree.com/whatprf.html

 

PeopleFinders

www.peoplefinders.com

 

Periodical Source Index (PERSI)

www.heritagequestonline.com

www.ancestry.com

 

Periodicals (Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library)

www.genealogycenter.info/search_genperiodicals.php

 

Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

www.familysearch.org

 

Personal Ancestral File Companion

www.progenygenealogy.com/paf-companion-details.html

 

Personal Ancestral File Forum (Genealogy.com)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/paf

 

Personal Ancestral File Tutorial (includes audio files—click on Demo)

http://paftutorial.byu.edu

 

Photo Detective (Maureen Taylor)

www.photodetective.com

 

PhpGedView

www.phpgedview.net

 

PoliticalGraveyard

www.politicalgraveyard.com

 

Poodwaddle.com

www.poodwaddle.com

 

Price and Associates

www.pricegen.com

 

PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS

Accredited Genealogists: International Commission for the Accreditation

of Professional Genealogists

www.icapgen.org

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)

www.apgen.org

Board for Certification of Genealogists

www.bcgcertification.org

 

ProGenealogists (Family History Research Group)

www.progenealogists.com

 

ProQuest

www.proquest.com

 

Public Libraries.com

www.publiclibraries.com

 

Public Pioneer: Utah's Online Library

http://pioneer.utah.gov

 

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

www.raogk.org

 

Random Genealogy.com

www.randomgenealogy.com

 

Real Estate Public Records Online

www.netronline.com

 

Record Search (FamilySearch Labs)

http://familysearchlabs.org

 

Relationship Finder, Ancestral File Data

http://roots.cs.byu.edu/digroots

 

Religion 261 Family History Online Lessons

http://261.byu.edu

 

Renee's Genealogy Blog

http://rzamor1.blogspot.com

 

RootsBooks.com

www.rootsbooks.com

 

RootsChat.com

www.rootschat.com

 

Roots Television

http://rootstelevision.com

 

RootsWeb.com

www.rootsweb.com

 

RootsWeb County Site

http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

 

RootsWeb Free Web Space

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com

 

RootsWeb Mailing Lists

http://lists.rootsweb.com

 

RootsWeb Obituaries

www.rootsweb.com/~obituary

 

RootsWeb Surname List

http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi

 

Rumsey, David, Map Collection

www.davidrumsey.com/index.html

 

Scotland: Association of Scottish Genealogists & Researchers in Archives

www.asgra.co.uk

 

Scotland: Gazetteer of Scottish Places

www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/search/gazetteer_indexnew.asp

 

Scotland: National Library of Scotland

www.nls.uk

 

Scotland: National Library, Maps

www.nls.uk/maps

 

Scottish Handwriting.com

www.scottishhandwriting.com

 

Scottish Origins.com

www.scottishorigins.com

 

Script Tutorials

http://script.byu.edu

 

SEARCH ENGINES

Ask.com www.ask.com

Cuil www.cuil.com

Dogpile www.dogpile.com

Google.com www.google.com

Yahoo http://search.yahoo.com

 

Search Engine Guide

www.searchengineguide.com/searchengines.html

 

Search Engines Internet Tutorials

www.internettutorials.net/engines.html

 

Search Engines, Recommended (UC Berkeley)

www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html

 

SearchForAncestors.com

www.searchforancestors.com

 

SearchSystems.net Public Records Directory

www.searchsystems.net

 

ShoeString Genealogy

www.shoestringgenealogy.com/ssg1.htm

 

Small Town Newspapers.com

www.smalltownnewspapers.com

 

SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX

www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693

http://ssdi.rootsweb.com

www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi

www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true

 

Society Hall

www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/search.asp

 

Society of Genealogists, London, England

www.sog.org.uk

 

Sons of Utah Pioneers

www.sonsofutahpioneers.org

 

SOUNDEX INDEX Surname Converter (Soundex Coding)

www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html

http://census.byu.edu/project_files/xml/page60.xml

http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter

www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3916/soundex.html

www.library.jhu.edu/collections/gpml/statisticalresources/1920census.html

bradandkathy.com www.bradandkathy.com/genealogy/yasc.html

 

SourceForge.net (GenealogyJ viewer and editor)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/genj

 

State Archives Directory

www.statearchivists.org/states.htm

 

State Archives Directory, compiled by Joe Ryan

http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html

 

State Libraries

www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm

www.libraryspot.com/libraries/statelibraries.htm

 

State Library Web Sites

http://dpi.state.wi.us/pld/statelib.html

 

Surname Distribution: United States

http://hamrick.com/names

 

Surname Genealogy Search

www.surnameweb.org

 

Switchboard Digital Directory

www.switchboard.com

 

ThinkGenealogy (Genealogy, Software, Ideas, Innovation)

www.thinkgenealogy.com

 

Time Capsule

www.dmarie.com/timecap/step1.asp

 

Top Genealogy Websites (Family Chronicle)

www.familychronicle.com/webpicks.htm

 

TopoZone

www.topozone.com

 

Trails of Hope, Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869

http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu

 

Treasure Maps Genealogy

http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps

 

TreEZy

www.genealogyportal.com

 

Tribal Junction

www.tribaljunction.com

 

TribalPages (Free Family Tree Website)

www.tribalpages.com

 

United States Genealogy Sleuth

www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm

 

United States Internet Genealogical Society

www.usigs.org

 

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

http://geonames.usgs.gov

 

US Census

www.us-census.org

 

U.S. Census Tutorial

http://census.byu.edu

 

USFamilyTree.com

https://usfamilytree.com

 

U.S. Gazetteer

www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

 

USGenNet

www.usgennet.org

 

U.S. GenWeb Archives

www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm

 

USGenWeb Project

www.usgenweb.org

 

USGenWeb Archives National Search Engines

www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm

 

USGenWeb Search

www.usgenweb-search.us

 

U.S. Newspaper Program

www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html

 

US Search

www.ussearch.com

 

U.S. Serial Set

www.heritagequestonline.com

 

US Surname Distribution

www.hamrick.com/names

 

U.S. Vital Records

www.vitalrec.com

 

USA.Gov: Family History and Genealogy

www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/History_Family.shtml

 

USA People Search

www.usa-people-search.com

 

Utah Cemetery Burials Database

http://history.utah.gov/apps/burials/execute/searchburials

http://history.utah.gov/utah_history_research_center/cemetery_burials

 

Utah County Obituary Index

www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/ucoi

 

Utah Digital Newspapers

www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews

 

Utah Genealogical Association

www.infouga.org/site

 

Utah Gravestones

http://utahgravestones.org

 

Utah Pioneers: Daughters of Utah Pioneers Index

www.dupinternational.org/Pioneers/search.php

Utah South Area Family History Training Center

www.familyhistorytraining.org

 

Utah Valley PAF Users Group

www.uvpafug.org

 

Utah's Online Library, Public Pioneer

http://pioneer.utah.gov

 

Vital Records Collection (State Index)

www.usigs.org/library/vitals

 

Vitalsearch Company

www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com

 

WebBiographies.com

www.webbiographies.com

 

WebCrawler

www.webcrawler.com

 

WebTree (Genealogy Fun & Resources)

www.shop-easy.net/WebTree/index.html

 

Welsh Mormon History

http://welshmormonhistory.org

 

WeRelate.org

www.werelate.org

www.werelate.org/wiki

 

Western States Marriage Record Index

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm

 

WhitePages.com

www.whitepages.com

www.theultimates.com

www.infobel.com/teldir

 

Wikipedia (online encyclopedia)

www.wikipedia.org

 

WorldCat.org

www.worldcat.org

 

WorldClock

www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm

 

World Digital Library

www.worlddigitallibrary.org/project/english/index.html

 

WorldGenWeb Project

www.worldgenweb.org

 

World Vital Records

www.worldvitalrecords.com

 

Yahoo!

www.yahoo.com

http://search.yahoo.com

 

Yahoo! People Search

http://people.yahoo.com

 

Yellow Pages (The Ultimate Yellow Pages)

www.theultimates.com/yellow

 

Zaba Search: Free People Search

www.zabasearch.com

 

Zooof: The Family Network

www.zooof.com

 

ZRoots.com (Barbara Renick's home page)

www.zroots.com

 

 

 

Compiler of this Website:

kipsperry@gmail.com

 

www.kipsperry.com

 

 

 

Useful References:

 

Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online. 8th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008.

 

McClure, Rhonda. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy. 2nd ed. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002.

 

Meyerink, Kory L. "50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2008." Online

(www.progenealogists.com/top50genealogy2008.htm)

 

Porter, Pamela Boyer and Amy Johnson Crow. Online Roots: How to Discover Your Family's History and Heritage with the Power of the Internet. Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 2003.