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Olive Tree Genealogy
This site offers hundreds of free genealogy databases for American and C, including ship passenger lists, family surnames, and church, military, land, and census records. Includes sections for groups such as Palatines, Mennonites, Huguenots and Walloons, and Native Americans, as well as genealogy tips and research articles. From a Canadian author of several genealogy books and articles.
http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies
Last updated Nov 30, 2007
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Oregon State Archives: Genealogy Records
Information from the Oregon State Archives about doing genealogy research. Resources include a guide to Oregon county records (which "contains a comprehensive descriptive inventory of selected records for each of Oregon's 36 counties"), a searchable selection of hundreds of thousands of vital statistics records, a guide to provisional and territorial records, and topical research aids.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/genealogy.htm
Topics: Death & Dying, Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Jul 22, 2004
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AncientFaces
This site for genealogists and others interested in old photographs has thousands of family pictures, many from the nineteenth century. Search or browse by surname through the whole site or in one of the special collections: Military (by branch of service or war), Businesses and Trades, School Days, Family Homes, Transportation, and Weddings and Anniversaries. Anyone may submit photographs. Free registration allows for faster uploading and editing of photo information.
http://www.ancientfaces.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People
Last updated May 5, 2004
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AfriGeneas: African Ancestored Genealogy
A searchable collection of census records, slave data, and other documents. There is a surname database, calendar of reunions and other events, discussion forum and chat section, archived e-mail list, a beginner's genealogical research guide, and more. With its intent to "find and document the last slaveholder and the first African in each family," the site encourages submissions of information and adoption of regions and topics for further research.
http://www.afrigeneas.com/
Topics: Black Resources, Families, History, Hobbies, People, People, Regions of the World
Last updated Jul 27, 2005
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Genealogical Resources of the Washington State Archives and Washington State Library
This site describes the holdings and access to genealogical materials held by the state of Washington. Materials include birth and death registers, marriage and divorce records, military records, territorial censuses, maps and atlases, and telephone directories. Many of the materials are only available by visiting the state archives or library. Washington Secretary of State.
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/History/genealogy.aspx
Topics: Families
Last updated Mar 23, 2006
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State Specific Resources
Browse by state this directory of annotated links for genealogy resources compiled by state archives and state libraries. Includes annotated list of international resources. Maintained by the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Ind.
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/stateres.html
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Aug 12, 2003
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RootsWeb's Guide To Tracing Family Trees
One of the best sites for beginners to genealogy and family history to learn the basics of research. There are guides on sources, record types, using technology, immigration, country and ethnic groups, and much more. Links to appropriate websites are included.
http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Dec 12, 2008
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Afro-American Genealogical Research
Bibliography of resources for researching African American genealogy, including beginner's guides, guidebooks, case studies, and bibliographies. "African American Family Histories and Related Works in the Library of Congress" is also available by navigating up a level on this website to "Bibliographies & Guides." From the Library of Congress, Humanities and Social Sciences Division.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/afro.html
Topics: Black Resources, Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Jul 27, 2005
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Tacoma Area Obituaries
Searchable index to over 360,000 records for obituaries published in the Tacoma (Washington state) News Tribune/Morning News Tribune. Coverage is complete for 1984 to the present; additional names from 1930 to 1983 are gradually being added to the index. Information in search results includes the name of the deceased individual, date of death, and date and page number of the newspaper. From the Tacoma Public Library.
http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/obits/
Topics: Death & Dying, Newspapers, People
Last updated Mar 6, 2007
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Genealogy.com: Genealogy Learning Center
One of the best resources for beginners to genealogy and family history to learn the basics of research. The site offers "how-to articles, genealogy classes and other resources." Includes information on getting started and organized; developing research skills; "Sharing Your Family's Story" (including a Biography Assistant to help write "biographies about your relatives or an autobiography about yourself"); research tips on using federal, state, and local records, and libraries and archives; and a glossary.
http://genealogy.com/genehelp.html
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, Nonfiction by Genre, People
Last updated Mar 20, 2004
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The Genealogy Home Page
A collection of briefly annotated links to information about genealogy, including online catalogs, family and personal pages, maps, genealogy-related discussion lists, and newsgroups.
http://www.genhomepage.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Apr 1, 2004
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Canadian Genealogy Centre
"Includes all physical and online genealogical services of Library and Archives Canada. It offers genealogical content, services, advice, research tools and opportunities to work on joint projects." Also available in French. From the National Library of Canada.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People
Last updated Jul 30, 2008
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FamilySearch: Research Helps
For years the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) has produced excellent pamphlets on various aspects of genealogical research. Hundreds of these are now available on their FamilySearch Web site, browsable by place, title, subject, or document type.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp
Topics: Christianity, Families, History, Hobbies, Nonfiction by Genre, People
Last updated Nov 7, 2004
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Temporary Telephone Directory, San Francisco, May 12, 1906
Images of the complete text of the San Francisco Temporary Telephone Directory, published in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake by the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company. Browsable by page. From the Web site, San Francisco Genealogy.
http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/1906t/may06.htm
Topics: California: History, Ready Reference & Quick Facts
Last updated Mar 16, 2005
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familyrecords.gov.uk: UK Family History Online
"This site, provided by the familyrecords.gov consortium, aims to give you easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web." Records include public, general, archives, libraries, birth, death, marriage, migration, military, adoption, census, wills, and India Office Records. The site also contains useful links on genealogy, passenger lists, the Family Records Centre, and guides to using the Internet for family history.
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Mar 28, 2001
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Family History: Using Family History to Promote Health
Discusses the advantages of using family health histories to predict potential health risks. Includes a FAQ, fact sheets, presentations, and links to news articles and case studies about family health histories. Also offers links to sites related to family health histories and for specific diseases. From the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/public/famhistMain.htm
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Nov 15, 2004
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Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Hundreds of thousands of links related to genealogy, organized and cross-referenced in over 100 categories. This site is one of the richest resources for genealogy studies.
http://www.cyndislist.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Mar 22, 2005
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City Directories of the United States of America
"City Directories, arguably one of the most overlooked resources by genealogists, have been around since the 1700s. This web site will attempt to identify all printed, microfilmed, and online directories, and their repositories, for the United States...[in order to] answer these questions: does a directory exist for a locality? If it does, where can it be found?" Includes examples of directory use and a bibliography.
http://www.uscitydirectories.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People
Last updated Aug 4, 2005
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Ancestry.com
A commercial site with genealogical information, such as how to search for family records and create a family tree, and many message boards and other ways to share information. Most other features require a paid subscription.
http://www.ancestry.com/
Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, People, People
Last updated Feb 1, 2006
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Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies
This site has information about Sephardic communities worldwide. It has essays (some with links) on the history and genealogy of the Sephardim and the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language and literature. There is also has an online exhibit about the Jewish communities of Greece during the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s, biographies of scholars, and information about the foundation and its publications.
http://www.sephardicstudies.org/
Topics: History, Judaism, Languages
Last updated May 17, 2002
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