Favorite Websites


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Family Tree Websites:
  These are sometimes called the Big 4 or the Genealogy Giants.  For details see “Family Tree Websites” in the menu on your left.



DNA:   For DNA testing recommendations see “DNA: Tests and Recommendations” in the menu on your left.  For other resources see “DNA:Bibliography” also on your left.


Immigration:
libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger   Ellis Island Passenger Lists from 1892 until 1957
castlegarden.org  Immigration between 1820 and 1892
stevemorse.org  One Step Webpages
immigrantships.net

Census:  All family tree websites have census information.

Cemeteries:

Findagrave.com
billiongraves.com

State/County Research:

USgenweb.org This site has a US map and you click on the state, then county you want information about.  Most counties have a volunteer coordinator.  You will find some local records or cemeteries that have been transcribed.  You can ask for help from a volunteer.

For specific state records google “state archives”, “digital archives”, universities, or Secretary of State.

Education:  

Familytreewebinars.com
Blog.geneawebinars.com
https://familysearch.org/ask/landing   This is the Family Search Help Center.
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page  This is the Family Search Wiki where you can search on place or topic.

Books/Articles:

Worldcat.org
Books.google.com
Scholar.google.com
Hathitrust.org
Search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index  (Abbreviated PERSI)

Newspapers, Obituaries:

Chronicling America
Newspaper Archive
Genealogy Bank (subscription)
Newspapers.com (subscription)

Research Tools:

Cyndislist.com A categorized index of hundreds of thousands of genealogy websites.
Geneabloggers.com  A collection of 3000+ genealogy blogs that you can search.

Tours:

http://www.goaheadtours.com/ancestry

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