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Genealogy Blogs and Wikis

• Ancestry.com - channel on YouTube; how-to advice (video format).
• Ancestry.com wiki - a great place to learn more about family history.
• Better GEDCOM - a dynamic, open forum for the exchange of ideas about different aspects of technology and standardization.
• Calendar of Genealogy Events - sponsored by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. Links to individual American states and Canadian provinces.
• Cyndi's List blog - Cyndi's random thoughts, advice, tips, wishes, and periodic rants.
• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - daily genealogy newsletter hosted by Dick Eastman.
• Family History Show - channel on YouTube; how-to advice (video format).
• Familypedia - a site where you can create articles about your ancestors, and easily link them to other articles about where and when they lived.
• Familysearch.org wiki - advice on research.
• Genealogy Blog - the free daily online newsmagazine.
• Genealogy Blog Finder - search and find a specific blog.
• Genealogy Gems - information blog hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke.
• Genealogy Media - genealogy book and software reviews, news, commentary, and notes.
• Roots Television | Megan's Roots World - informational site hosted by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.
• WeRelate - world's largest genealogy wiki.

DNA Genealogy

• 23andMe - a retail DNA testing service providing information and tools for consumers to learn about and explore their DNA.
• DNA and Family History - companion website to the book by Chris Pomery.
• D-I-Y Submission File Maker for GenBank, by Ian Logan; a rather complicated process otherwise.
• Family Tree DNA - provides testing for genealogists; pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy.
• Genealogical DNA Test - understanding the difference in DNA tests (Y-DNA vs. mtDNA) and their results (Wikipedia).
• Genebase - by testing your Y-DNA, you can trace your paternal lineage.
• Genetic Genealogy - the application of genetics to traditional genealogy. Genetic genealogy involves the use of genealogical DNA testing to determine the level of genetic relationship between individuals (Wikipedia).
• Genetree - DNA consulting; helping the genealogist know which DNA test is appropriate for their use.
• International Society of Genetic Genealogy - first society to promote the use of DNA testing in genealogy.
• List of DNA testing companies - provided by the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG).
• MitoSearch - a free public service that allows individuals that have had their mtDNA tested to make their results available for comparison.
• Your Genetic Genealogist - unbiased information on DNA testing, written for the non-scientist.

General Research Links

• Abbreviations and Character Codes - courtesy of RootsWeb's helpdesk.
• Access to Archival Databases (AAD) - search the NARA's holdings of electronic documents.
• ACPL Genealogy Center - at the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN. One of the largest research collections available.
• ADAH - Alabama Department of Archives and History.
• Alabama Family Group Sheet Project - search or submit your own.
• American Ancestors - website sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), the first genealogical society founded in America.
• Ancestry.com Wiki - offers free access to some of the best genealogical resources online, and allows users to add/update content.
• Ancestry.com on YouTube - assortment of genealogy how-to videos, provided by Ancestry.com.
• Arcalife - one place to preserve family history, scrapbook memories, and securely share rich life content.
• Archives.com - trace your roots, use our family history database of vital records, newspaper images, and census data to discover your ancestors' world.
• Association of Graveyard Rabbits - dedicated to the academic promotion of the historical importance of cemeteries, grave markers, and the family history to be learned from a study of burial customs, burying grounds, and tombstones.
• Atlas of Canada - provides the most interesting, dynamic and comprehensive collection of maps and related information about Canada available anywhere on the Internet (English and French versions).
• Billion Graves - help make family history available to everyone. Collect cemetery photos, transcribe headstones, add GPS coordinates (with downloadable app), search for ancestors' graves already added.
• Bureau of Land Management, USA - General Land Office (GLO) records kept since the 1780's.
• Calendar of Genealogy Events - sponsored by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. Links to individual American states and Canadian provinces.
• Calendar, Perpetual - determine a day of the week for a date from any year in the Gregorian calendar.
• Canebrake Genealogical and Historical Society - researching genealogy and history of Conecuh County, Alabama. Also has a Yahoo group.
• Castle Garden - America's first official immigration center; site has a searchable database.
• Cemetery Junction listing of over 13,000 cemeteries, some with online surveys.
• Cemetery Photos - an unusual hobby, but potentially useful to the genealogist.
• Census Records - FactFinder: tips on using the U.S. Census Records for genealogy research.
• Chronicling America - national newspaper digitization program of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment of the Humanities, including a searchable database.
• Civil War Records - in the NARA archives.
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) - searchable record database, hosted by the U.S. National Park Service.
• Colonial Ancestors - genealogy records and information about ancestors in the 13 original colonies
• Conecuh County, AL site at RootsWeb. Part of the ALGenWeb project.
• Copyright and Public Domain - information published by Cornell University.
• Copyrighted Material on the Internet. An easy to understand explanation of what is and isn't protected by law.
• County Locator - just enter the town name and state, and the search engine finds the county for that town.
• Cyndi's List is a great starting point for the beginning genealogist.
• Danish Demographic Database - digitised population censuses and other online resources for Denmark.
• Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) - web site of the national organization.
• Death Indexes and Records - directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county.
• Deceased Online - the first central database of statutory burial and cremation registers for the UK and Republic of Ireland.
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) - occupational titles and job descriptions, from the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
• Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) - an ambitious project to realize the great promise of the Internet for the advancement of sharing information and of using technology to enable new knowledge and discoveries in the United States.
• East Texas Genealogical Society - meets in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.
• Ellis Island American Family Immigration History Center. Look for your immigrant ancestors here.
• Encyclopedia of Genealogy - a free-content encyclopedia created by its readers, available to everyone, free of charge.
• Family History Daily - bringing together family historians from many backgrounds to showcase genealogical stories, research, help and resources on a wide range of topics.
• Family Search, maintained by the LDS church; many useful features, including database search.
• Family Tree Maker - general genealogy information and online help.
• Family Tree University - online learning for all levels of genealogists.
• Fate of the 1890 U.S. Population Census - at the U.S. National Archives.
• Find a Grave - find the cemeteries and graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave.
• Find My Past - discover how your UK ancestors lived, worked, and played.
• GenDex - free, searchable genealogical index network, involving multiple databases linked to family history websites across the Internet.
• GenDisasters - events that touched our ancestors' lives; searchable database.
• GenealoGee.com - a genealogy bookmarking site for genealogists and hobbyists to share blog posts, articles, news and other information with each other.
• Genealogy Book Links - simplies searching for our ancestors by identifying and linking to the freely available digitized American biographies, genealogies and history books.
• GenealogyBuff.com - searchable site includes county marriages, county deaths, state and federal census records, birth records, immigration records, obituaries, etc.
• Genealogy in the Classroom - enter our school for an introduction to the tools and techniques; provided by the Victoria Genealogical Society (BC, Canada)
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• Genealogy Karma - built to empower the Mocavo community and connect researchers around the country. Modeled after Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, hosted by Mocavo.
• GenealogyToday - publishing unique information and offering innovative services since 1999. Our goal is to help everyone that visits, and hope to become one of your favorite providers of genealogy and family history resources.
• GeneaQuilts - a new visualization technique for representing large genealogies of up to several thousand individuals; free downloadable application for all platforms.
• Gen Gathering - a gathering of researchers and genealogists that "give and take" (substitute for RAOGK; see note below)
• German-English Genealogy Symbols and Abbreviations - alphabetical list.
• Heite Consulting - information regarding isolate ethnic communities in and around Kent County, Delaware.
• Hiring a Professional Genealogist - when you think it's time to get professional assistance, start here.
• Historic Map Works - an internet company formed to create a historic digital map database of North America and the world.
• Historical Marker Society of America - operated by many like-minded folk who appreciate American History and the reflection of that history along our streets and highways.
• Illnesses - terminology and modern translation of the various diseases experienced by our ancestors.
• Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - ship information and passenger lists online.
• Inflation Calculator - calculate equivalent values for any year between 1800 and 2005 (in US dollars).
• Internet Archive - a non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library (including a section on genealogy). Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.
• Land Patents at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
• Land Survey Information System at the US Bureau of Land Management.
• Military Service and Pension Records - access to copies at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the official repository for records of military personnel.
• Mocavo.com - providing genealogists access to the best free genealogy content on the web including billions of names, dates and places worldwide.
• Moors & Nanticokes - history and genealogy in Delaware; research by Lynn Jackson.
• My Genealogy Hound - completely free site, view thousands of family biographies from early and rare history and genealogy references.
• MyHeritage - share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love.
• Nanticoke Lenni-Lanape Indians of Delaware and New Jersey; official site authorized by the tribal council.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - site that provides searchable databases of U.S. government archives.
• National Archives of Australia - site that provides searchable databases of Australian government archives.
• National Archives of the United Kingdom - site that provides searchable databases of government archives of the United Kingdom.
• National Cemetery Administration - Veterans Administration site with a nationwide gravesite locator that includes some service information.
• OpenGen.net - free sources and tools for genealogy researchers.
• Orphan Train Complex - created to help educate the public about this chapter in American history.
• Ozarks Civil War - life in the Ozarks before, diring, and after the War; searchable online database. Hosted by the Springfield-Greene County Library District.
• PERSI - Periodical Source Index; a comprehensive subject index of local history and genealogy periodicals.
• PhotoTree - dedicated to research, dating, and preservation of 19th century photographs; a comprehensive resource for genealogists, collectors, and historians.
• Postage Rates, U.S. Postal Service - list of rates for mailing a first-class letter since 1863.
• Potential pitfalls of internet genealogy research -- read this article from the Wall Street Journal archives.
• PRONI: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - aims to identify, preserve and make available Northern Ireland's unique archival heritage and community memory.
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) - new workaround site (wiki) for RAOGK.
• Relationship Chart - for use in determining family relationships for genealogical purposes (About.com).
• Research Wiki - free family history research advice for the community, by the community. Hosted by FamilySearch.
• Roots2Leaves - family history products and archival supplies.
• RootsWeb - the oldest and largest genealogy site on the internet. And my favorite.
• Rootsy - private and simple family sharing.
• Smith County, TX site at RootsWeb. Great site. Great county.
• Smith County Historical Society - dedicated to discovering, collecting and preserving data, records and other items relating to the history of Smith County, Texas.
• Social Security Death Index (SSDI) search engine at RootsWeb. Now includes over 85 million persons.
• Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) - web site of the national organization.
• Sort Your Story - the organizing tool you need to store all of your important genealogy data in one place.
• Soundex Converter - courtesy of RootsWeb.
• Southern Claims Commission Records - research individuals in the South who were loyal to the Union during the American Civil War.
• Staten Island History - part of the New York Public Library web site.
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
• Transatlantic Slave Trade - online database offers researchers, students and the general public a chance to rediscover the reality of one of the largest forced movements of peoples in world history.
• Troup Municipal Library - Troup, Smith County, TX. Meeting place of the Troup Genealogical/Historical Society.
• USGenWeb - Project sites, listed by state and county.
• USGS National Map - The U.S. Geological Survey was entrusted with the responsibility for mapping the country in 1879 and has been the primary civilian mapping agency of the United States ever since.
• Veterans History Project - a project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
• Vietnam Casualty Search Page -- search for records of relatives killed in action in Vietnam.
• Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants - download and view images of the original documents in the Library of Virginia.
• Vital Records Information - shows you how and where to obtain birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the U.S. government.
• Wayback Machine - can't locate a website? Try the Wayback Machine to find an archived copy of any website (since 1996).
• WeRelate - a free public-service wiki for genealogy, sponsored by the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy in partnership with the Allen County Public Library.
• What Was There - ties historical photos to Google Maps, allows you to tour familiar streets to see how they appeared in the past.
• WikiTree - a free and collaborative online family tree project for anyone from newbies to seasoned researchers.
• WorldConnect Project - online, searchable family trees and downloadable GEDCOM files.
• World Memory Project - you can help make the Holocaust victims' records searchable online and restore the identities of people the Nazis tried to erase from history, one person at a time.
• World Wide Web Library Directory lists over 6,000 libraries in 102 countries.

 Surname-specific

• Dean Family information on descendants of Drury Dean, by Cindy Griffin and Sherry Hicks.
• Felton Family Association - descendants of Nathaniel Felton and cousin Richard Felton.
• Hardee Family history and genealogy by Carol Scott.
• Higdon Family Association history and genealogy.
• Mitsawokett - history and genealogy of Native American isolate communities in Kent County, Delaware.
• Mixon extensive family info of Sherry Pierce.
• Mixon Cemetery in Mixon, Cherokee County, Texas. But there are no Mixons buried there!
• Mixon Family website of Mickey Mixon (note: site not working as of May 2009)
• Mixon/Mixson Cousins website of Bushy Hartman.
• The Original Record - surname-indexed ancestry and genealogy historical records, books and documents containing 10 million entries. Scans directly available on-line (UK).
• Shofner Family brief history.
• Sirmon/Sermon Family history and genealogy by Bill and Marilyn.
• Surname Message Boards at RootsWeb. Thousands of surnames, listed alphabetically.
• SurnameRing hundreds of connected sites for surname research.
• Surname Site surname forums and links.
• Swaim Family Genealogy - Jarvis family web site.
• Swaim Family of Indiana and Oklahoma - the research of Jack Stuart Swaim (document download).
• Anthony Swaim House - in historic Springfield, Union County, New Jersey.
• Woodham Family Association history and genealogy by Robert Earl Woodham (note: Robert Earl Woodham passed away in 2009; read his obit at this link).

 Onomastics

• Annotated Name Book List - list of books on onomastics, with recommendations.
• Behind the Name - the etymology and history of first names.
• Names Menu - lists of some ancient names and their meanings.

 General History

• American Memory - online digital archives at the Library of Congress.
• Animated Atlas of the US - a great learning tool.
• Antique Words - definitions of words found in old documents.
• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - published weekly by noted author Dick Eastman.
• Ellis Island Museum online. Visit the Wall of Honor.
• Everton Publishers - creators of Everton's Genealogical Helper, now called Everton's Family History Magazine.
• GraveNet educational site for learning about cemeteries and history, supported by the Massachusetts Dept. of Education.
• Guide to Tracing Family Trees - RootsWeb online instruction for amateur genealogists.
• Heritage Books - online bookstore specializing in genealogy and history.
• History Channel learning history from television and the internet.
• Kidz Page - good learning tool for children interested in genealogy; hosted by USGenWeb.
• Mayflower History - great site for historical and genealogical research, by Caleb Johnson.
• Handbook of Texas online, searchable encyclopedia with over 23,000 entries. Lots of history.
• Our Timelines - generate a personalized history timeline for yourself or a relative or ancestor. Fun site!
• Photograph Preservation - helpful information from the Library of Congress.
• Save Texas Cemeteries - promoting the preservation of historic cemeteries and burial grounds through public education.
• Tombstone Transcription Project recording and registering cemeteries, a USGenWeb project.
• Trails to the Past - contains links to states and counties, plus history projects and photo archives.
• War of the Rebellion Journal courtesy of Cornell University.