Genealogy Resources selected by our reference staff

Genealogy Resources Selected by Library's Reference Staff

For Starters

Search indexes or abstracts of vital records

Find Locality Information

Search other library catalogs

Search collections of other people's data

Networking - Join Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

Order goodies

For Starters

FamilySearch is what you've been waiting for!
http://www.familysearch.org/

The US Gen Web site contains links to all the states
http://www.usgenweb.org/

Social Security Index is at
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Tom's Genealogy World contains links to over 20,000 web resources
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tmsgen/

One of those links recommended by a patron is Tom & Sharon's Family Surnames
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1008/index.html

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Search indexes or abstracts of vital records

http://www.ancestry.com
Ancestry HomeTown contains some free information and some databases available only by subscription. Library patrons may access the free information. Ancestry's intent is to add one database each working day which is then available free for 10 days. Some examples of databases available are the Social Security Death Index, Encyclopedia of American
Quaker Genealogy, Wuerttemberg Emigration Indes, and the Periodical Source Indes (also known as PERSI).

http://www.CyndisList.com
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Links on the Internet includes over 27,650 links all categorized and cross-referenced.

http://www.odessa3.org/
Odessa is a German-Russian digital library which contains full text documents such as cemetery records, census records, church records, family histories and gedcom files.

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Find Locality Information

http://www.mapquest.com/
Check Map Quest for current detailed maps, driving directions or even to plan a trip. International locations are also included.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/
The Nebraska Gen-Web site specializes in Nebraska genealogy. Check out the archives and the resource center before you choose the county where your ancestors lived.

http://hall.ancestralwhispers.com/contacts.html
is the address for the Hall County, Nebraska Gen-Web Project site.

http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/
is the address for the Andreas History of the State of Nebraska Online. This book, first published in 1882 is available here in full text.

http://feefhs.org/
Click here to go the Federation of East European Family History Societies. This site begins with German and Swiss information and reaches 11 time zones east to the Pacific shores of Siberia.

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Search other library catalogs

http://www.nara.gov/
Access the National Archives to locate records such as naturalization records, ship passenger lists, military records and more.

http://www.loc.gov/index.html
The Library of Congress is a wonderful place to search for genealogical information.

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Search collections of other people's data

GENDEX is located at
http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Gendex

Family Treemaker is at
http://www.familytreemaker.com/

Gentree family history is at
http://www.gentree.net/

RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative home page contains the Roots Surname List at
http://www.rootsweb.com

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Networking - Join Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

The main difference between a mailing list and a newsgroup is that mailing lists send the e-mail messages directly to your in-box, while messages for a newsgroup are posted at a central location where you must log in to read the messages.

RootsWeb mailing lists are located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/. They are divided into
Surname/Family Lists, Regional Lists, Ethnic Groups Lists, General Interest Lists, Software Lists and Miscellaneous Lists. The surname/family lists are valuable for finding people who are researching the same family you are working on. Regional lists help you find valuable resources in the area you are researching, and may connect you with others from your extended family who are searching the same geographic area.

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Order good sites:

http://www.genealogical.com/
Genealogical Publishing Company is one of the larger publishers of genealogy books. Check out their site to see what you may want to buy.

http://www.everton.com
Everton Publishers is a one stop shop for genealogical information. Their stock includes books, software, forms, etc.

http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island

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