Genealogy Links
Here are a few links on the Net which I have found useful or enjoyable. Browse the list or look at general categories.
1. Genealogy Databases
- WWW Genealogical Index (GENDEX)
- Free searchable surname index and databases. Also megabytes of storage space for your WEB genealogy GED2HTML data (Minimal yearly rent; they will convert to HTML, if you wish).
- WorldConnect
- New Rootsweb searchable GEDCOM project.
- GenServ
- International database of GEDCOM files with several million names. You must send a GEDCOM file to join and pay minimal yearly fee. Uses e-mail for searching and reports. Free to all: unlimited requests for counts of any surname in database.
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Roots Surname List Interactive Search
- Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
- From RootsWeb, I think it is the best SSDI database
- Social Security Death Index--Online Search
- Provided by Ancestry.com Search--SSDI is free as are several other large databases.
- Genealogy Online
- Link to the searchable 1% 1880 U.S. Census. Also genealogy resources, Microfilm Catalogs and FTP.
- DAR Patriot Index Lookup
- They will do free look-ups from several sources.
- Genealogy WFT CD List
- Free CD lookups-WFT & FTM
- Genealogy CD List
- Free CD lookups--Census/Vitals!
- Computerized Ancestor
- Family group sheets--search by husband's or wife's name.
- Cyndi's Surname Listings
- Surname Springboard
- Genforum
- GenConnect
- Surname Springboard
- Both have searchable surname queries
2. Genealogy General Resources
- USGenWeb Project
- One of THE most helpful resources especially for state and county level information.
- USGenWeb Archives Search Page
- Great for searching surnames and subjects in primary sources archived on-line.
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WorldGenWeb
- FEEFHS Homepage
- Very helpful in searching for German ancestors.
- Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
- Good resource links, and also a searchable database.
- Genealogy's Most Wanted
- Helped me break through a brick wall.
- Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Internet FamilyFinder
- Index of surnames on-line
- Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: FamilyFinder Index
- Index of millions of names and on which CDs you can find them.
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Don't miss this site with thousands of categorized genealogy links.
- Genealogy Homepage
- Links to many resources.
- Best Genealogy Links on the WWW
- More links!
- Mayflower WEB Page
- Well-done and interesting: descendants, databases, articles, presidents, royalty.
- Genealogy of U.S. Presidents
- Olive Tree
- Has searchable passenger ship lists to New York (during 1600-1699) and many other databases.
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- Ship descriptions and photos.
- The Library of Congress Experimental Search System
- Find published books by author, title, keyword.
- Everton Publishers
- Free access area for search of limited databases. Other resources.
- General Land Office
- Wonderful resource for land contracts in Eastern (really mid-western) states.
- German Study Group Page
- Check out our own German resources and tools site.
3. Genealogy Tools
- Genealogy Software Springboard
- Best impartial discussion of Genealogy Software I can find.
- Genealogy Resources on the Internet
- Contains index of most surname or regional Mailing Lists, USENET Newsgroups, and more...
- Rootsweb Mailing Lists
- Index of the rootsweb surname and mailing lists.
- Deja News - The Source for Internet Newsgroups!
- Search the archives for messages or surnames in most newgroups.
- Dogpile-meta search
- Ask Jeeves Search Engine
- Helpful multi-media search engines.
- Treasure Maps How-to on the WEB
- Excellent tutorials for genealogy research.
- Numbering System in Genealogy
- Richard Pence gives clear instructions and examples for several numbering systems.
- Soundex Code Generator
- Much easier and more accurate than figuring it out for yourself.
- Mapblast
- I use this mapmaker to find sites even within my own city--and it's fast.
- U.S. Gazetteer
- Locate U.S. cities, towns, and villages; U.S. Census summary information attached.
- AltaVista Translations
- Language translation tool--will translate a whole web page or sentences you type to/from many languages. Certainly not perfect, but does help when you are trying to read that site in German.
4. Potpourri
up to categories
- Frequency of Names in 1990 Census
- Can search for ranking of surnames OR first names (male/female).
- Frequency of Surnames in 1850 Census
- Lynn's Mayflower Passenger List
- From "Saints and Strangers"
- Distribution of Surnames
- See maps of where folks with your surnames lived in the U.S. in 1850, 1890, 1920, 1990.
- International Internet Genealogical Society
- Volunteer to help get free genealogy data on-line.
- Making of America
- Great searchable site of digital library of primary sources in American social history. One can spend many pleasant hours here.
- Tartan Finder
- for my Scottish cousins.
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Updated: August 2001
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