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Twig Tree and Treasure A Genealogical
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The Links on this page are a small sample of the thousands
of Genealogy related links on the Internet.
These may help the novice to get started on their own research project. The more experienced researcher may find one they forgot about. We strongly recommend looking through a resource site
such as Cyndi's List or Roots Web or a Search Engine such as Google or Yahoo for other links and helpful information. This list is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be comprehensive. |
Standards For Sharing Information With Others
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Maps and Place Name LocatorsThe National MapAs one of the cornerstones of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program, The National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation. USGS: Maps, Imagery, and Publications U.S. Board on Geographic Names U.S. Geographic Names Information System Find out where a city or other feature such as a mountain or lake is in the United States. GEOnet Names Server Searchable database of place names and features outside the U.S., developed by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Find place and feature names worldwide with the Getty Thesaurus of Place Names. Results include coordinates as well as contextual information such as state and province. Canadian Geographical Names Server queries can be made by name or point coordinates for current, historical and undersea places and geographical features. Land Records and
Maps - Kansas State Historical Society
Images Of Early Maps On The Web Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection National Register of Historical Places Oddens' Bookmarks The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping The TopoZone
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Immigration, Emigration, and Ship ListsEllis IslandImmigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Sites
with Genealogical Source Material - Emigrants Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages The most complete Mayflower related site on the WWW |
Myths, Hoaxes, and Scams
We suggest you look through the links in
False and Faked Mayflower Genealogy (an archived site) They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island by Donna Przecha RootsWeb's
Guide to Tracing Family Trees ---
Battle Of The Burned Courthouse Beginning Genealogy - ScamsNot everyone who sells things on the Internet is honest. There are several legitimate subscription-based web sites for genealogy. This is a list of illegitimate ones. Charlatans and Thieves Steal the Fun from Genealogy An article by Bob Brooke published in the June 2002 issue of Everyday Genealogy Genealogical Hoax--The Horn Papers A brief summary of the still-controversial HORN PAPERS hoax involving the history of western Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio, western Maryland and northern West Virginia, from 1765 to 1795 Long Island Surname Myths Myths and Realities About the 1960 Census No 1960 Census data that were scheduled to be preserved as having long-term value were lost because of technological obsolescence. An article by By Margaret O. Adams and Thomas E. Brown published in Prologue, Winter 2000, Vol. 32, No. 4. Watch Out for Fake Family Trees An article by James Pylant |
Database Searches and Surname ListsThe Databases below are designed to help you with genealogical research. Some are more specific than others, some may charge a fee depending on services requested. Several will also provide space to post your tree and compare it with others. Try several and find one or more that suits your needs. Remember there are many independantly posted trees on the internet that can be found using a search engine.Cyndi’s List Of Genealogy Sites On The Internet An excellent resource center for genealogical research Roots Web Family Tree Maker Online Search TribalPages.comfindmypast.co.uk Ancestry Search At Ancestry.Com Genealogy Gateway Ancestral Findings National Society Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Free Dictionary of Surname Origins & Last Name Meanings Surname Directory Index of Independent Surname Websites and other surname resources GenWebQuebec, noms anglicisés Surnames French-Canadian : Variants, Dit, Anglicization, etc. The USGen Web Project |
Native AmericansManatakaIndian and Northern Affairs in Canada Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Confederated Tribes Of Siletz Burials CherokeeIndians.comHistory Of The Keetoowah Cherokees - Oct Issue 97 The Tri-Racial Isolate Communities of Delaware & So. New Jersey NaitiveWeb Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World Hawaii: Mexicans and Natives - Migration News International
Arbitration
Kohanaiki 'Ohana
starbulletin.com
The Alaska Native Heritage Center Alaska Native Knowledge Network Resources for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. |
Church or Religious RelatedBible Records OnlineFamily Records From Family Bibles JewishGen The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - LDS |
Death, Obits, Cemeteries, TombstonesRoots Web Social Security Death Index Genealogy.Com Social Security Death Index Newspaper Obituaries and Obits at Headlinespot.Com Find A GraveInternment.Net Cemetery Transcription Library Tombstone Rubbings
in the Information Age
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Photographs and Lost ItemsDead Fred The Original Genealogy Photo ArchiveAncestor Genealogy Photo Archive Ancestors Lost and Found Family Artifacts Ford & Nagle Preserving America's Heritage for Future Generations Historians and Genealogists / Collectors of Antique Family Photos, Family Bibles, and Family Documents / Authors of Genealogical Research Books Found Photos & Family Memorabilia I Dream of Genealogy Lost Family Treasures Listings of family heirlooms found in flea markets, attics & sales. Michigan's Orphan Artifacts Family Photos On-Line Your Past Connections - Family History Search and Genealogy - Documents, Certificates, Photos This is the site that, since 1996, has been helping people around the world locate lost original items and memorabilia from their family's past. Ancestorville Lost Family Photos & Genealogy Antiques For Sale |
History and TimelinesRepositories of Primary Sources Western United States and CanadaA Treasury
Of Primary Documents
American
Memory Historical Collections for the National Digital Library World
History – HyperHistory Online Time lines and more U.S.
News Archives on the Web
United States Newspaper Abstracts OurTimelines.com Personalized
Timelines dMarie Time Capsule Headlines from the day you were born (or any other date) The 10,000 Year CalendarWelcome to our 10,000-Year calendar. With this calendar you can view a month or year calendar for any year 1 to 10000 A.D. Heraldry Links The Society for Creative Anachronism,Inc.-The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating pre-17th-century European history.
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Just For Fun And Helpful Tutorials:Wit & Wisdom - Genealogy Humor and PoetrySkywalker Family Tree from the Star Wars films Carl Barks's Duck Family Tree Dirk brings his family tree to class GeneToons.com Joe Dewald's World of Genealogy Cartoons Buy An Ancestor Online (humor) International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists STATE SYMBOLS USA Official Symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures dMarie Time Capsule Headlines from the day you were born (or any other date) The 10,000 Year Calendar Tombstone Inscriptions Standards For Sharing Information With Others
Treasure Maps - The How-to Genealogy Site Cyndi’s Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit 10 Big Myths
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Genealogical And General Resources |
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| Repositories
of Primary Sources Western United States and Canada |
Unusual, Creative And Genealogy Sites |
| The American Colonist's Library A Treasury Of Primary Documents Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History |
Sites with Genealogical Source Material Home page |
| The American Colonist's Library |
Roots Web Home Page and Roots Web Genealogy Resources On The Internet Mailing Lists |
| International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists | The
Olive Tree Genealogy |
| Diaries, Memoirs, Letters and Reports Along The Trails West | Notable Women Ancestors outlawwomen.com Articles and history of women in the old west and military |
| Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site. We provide live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States. We also provide image access to more than three million Federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908. |
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy
Foundation
Mission Statement - To collect DNA samples within a genealogical context for the purpose of creating the world's most omprehensive correlated genetic and genealogical database. |
| The Genealogy Register | Genealogy
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| Free Internet Access
to Public Records
Listed are over 1,400 county, state and federal (court) URL's where you can access public record information for free. |
Reference Desk |
| Vital Records
This page contains information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States |
The Library Of Congress |
| PublicData. Com - Pay site to look up Criminal and Driver information | The U.S. Patent Office |
| Making of America (MOA) A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the ntebellum period through reconstruction |
FreeTranslation.com |
| STATE SYMBOLS USA Official Symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures |
Genealogy Books |
Military - The Spanish American War and The Mexican War |
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| The Spanish American War |
The Mexican American War |
| The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. |
The Mexican–American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution |
| The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War Home Page An online presentation with sections on Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Spain, from the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. |
Mexican War Officer
Information
Presented on the Aztec Club's web site is a database consisting of the most complete record of Mexican War service by American officers ever presented. |
| Spanish American War |
The Mexican War |
| The Spanish-American War Detailed account of the sinking of the Maine, the press reaction in the US and the war which followed. |
The Mexican War Extensive free resources on the Mexican War, for the serious student of the War with Mexico. |
| Mexican War Comprehensive site by Prof. De la Cova that includes maps, artwork, articles, and many links. |
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Military - United States Civil War |
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| The American Revolution | The United States Civil War |
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American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of
Independence began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen former British colonies in North America, and concluded in a global war between several European powers |
The
American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the
States, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven
Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed theConfederate States of America, also known as "the Confederacy". Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all the free states and the five border slave states |
| The American Revolution, also known as the Revolutionary War Spy Letters of the American Revolution History.com Videos about the American Revolution Timeline of the Revolutionary War American Revolution Historic facts, figures, battles, people, places, and events that occurred in the war. American Revolution HistoryCentral.com America's Wars Revolutionary War The Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence. The text, different drafts, signers, Thomas Jefferson's account, and more. |
Dakota State University Madison, SD, USA The American Civil War The United States Civil War Center [LSU] Selected Civil War Photographs The Civil War Digital Library - Academic Info Women
Soldiers of the Civil War Women Soldiers of the Civil War Transcription and scanned image of original documents FEMALE CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS & SPIES - Footnote Story, pictures and information Like most historic battles, the U.S. Civil War had its spies men and women--on both sides. It was a hazardous occupation with few rewards. Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet Transcription and scanned image of original documents Civil War Resources from the VMI Archives American Civil War Research Database Civil War Soldiers And Sailors System The Civil
War in South Carolina Civil War Records National Archives And Records Administration Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War VeteransHow To Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans from the National Archives Ordering Civil War Pension Records - Union & Confederate |
Military - The War Of 1812 and The World Wars |
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| The War of 1812 |
World Wars One and Two |
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War of 1812 was a war fought between the United States of America and
the British Empire – particularly Great Britain and the provinces of
British North America, the antecedent of Canada. Lasting from 1812 to
1815 |
World War I was also known as the First World War, the Great War, the World
War (prior to the outbreak of World War II), and the War to End All Wars World War II, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 which involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis |
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Of The War Of 1812
The War of 1812 - The Road to Washington British Army Style The Library of Virginia Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls ILLINOIS TRAILS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY Presents ...THE WAR of 1812 Thematic Pathfinders for All Ages The Topic: War of 1812 The War of 1812 On June 18, 1812, the United States stunned the world by declaring war on Great Britain. Supporting its allies in Spain and Portugal Key Events & Causes: War of 1812 Congress declares "Mr. Madison's War", June 18, 1812, War of 1812 The War of 1812 Website offers free articles, Bicentennial news, biographies, reenactment events, events, conferences, and more. War of 1812 - Everything on the War | World War I: First World War.com - A Multimedia History of World War One A collection of source documents detailing origins, treaties, major speeches, personalities, battles, weapons, audio archive, and photographs. World War One A detailed section of work on World War One EyeWitness: World War One Eyewitness accounts of some of the key events in the war. World War I Document Archive This archive of primary documents from World War One has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L). International in focus, the archive intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War. Soldiers of the First World War - CEF Over 600,000 men and women enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War (1914-1918) as soldiers, nurses and chaplains. The CEF database is an index to those service files, which are held by Library and Archives Canada. World War II: Worldwar-2.netA complete World War 2 Timeline, detailing every event, day by day through World War II from 1939 through to 1945. EyeWitness To World War Two World War 2 The top resource for World World 2 information World War Two An encyclopaedia of World War Two (1939 to 1945) or the Second World War, covering a large number of topics linked to World War Two (1939-1945). Full Pearl Harbor Casualty List December 7, 1941 Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War DeadOver 1,159,000 men and women served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War (1939-1945); 44,093 lost their lives. This research tool provides access to references to their service files in the Department of National Defence Fonds The National World War II Memorial The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home. |
Military - Korea and Vietnam and The Gulf War
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The Vietnam War |
The Gulf War or Persian Gulf War: |
| The Korean War (1950–53) A military conflict between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and People's Republic of China, with air support from the Soviet Union. The war began on 25 June 1950 and an armistice was signed 27 July 1953. |
The Vietnam War A Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 when Saigon fell. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations |
The First Gulf War (1980 to 1988), also known as the Iran–Iraq War, in which Iraq and Iran vied for control of territory at the Persian gulf. Also referred to as Desert Storm and as The Mother of all Battles The Second Gulf War (August 1990 - February 1991) Also known as Kuwait War, in which a U.S.-led coalition drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. The Third Gulf War (2003), also known as Iraq War, in which a U.S.-led coalition invaded and occupied Iraq. |
| Korean War Project | The Vietnam War Includes timeline, weapons, pictures and analysis of the conflict. |
Gulf War |
| Facts of the Korean War Hosted by USA People Search, an excellent resource page on the Korean War with an assortment of in-depth and informative links |
The History Place - Vietnam War The Vietnam War. United States in Vietnam 1945-1975 Comprehensive Timelines with Quotes and Analysis. |
The Gulf War A brief history of the Gulf War |
| Korean War introduction and special images, photographs, selection on the Korean War |
Vietnam War - About.com A good selection of basic information, time lines and glossary |
The History Guy: The Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) Feb 19, 2010 ... A brief description of the war between the United Nations and Iraq |
| The Korean War Detailed history of the forces sent by many of the United Nations member states that participated in the conflict in Korea. |
The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall Page | |
| Korean War | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall The Virtual Wall (TM) The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington DC honors the fallen of the Vietnam War. Relatives and friends leave letters, poems, and photographs there and on this web site |
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| Korean War Veterans Memorial National Memorial Official National Park Service site for the Washington memorial. llustrated description and background. |
Berkeley Vietnam Veterans Memorial | |
| Roll of Honour Australia Australian Service Personnel who gave their all in The Vietnam War 1962 - 1973 Site contains other related information. |
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| Roll of Honour New Zeland New Zealand fatal casualties in Vietnam 1964-72 |
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