Genealogist’s Favorites
Forums and Lookups
Pay Services
- http://www.newenglandancestors.org (New England Historical & Genealogical Society)
- http://www.ancestry.com
- http://www.genealogy.com
- http://www.heritagequest.com (available free through libraries and archives)
Archives/Libraries/Government
- http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/what_do_we_have/default.htm (GA Archives)
- http://web.archive.org/web/20030618094433/www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/gcc.htm (GA County Creation)
- http://www.archives.gov (NARA – order Rev. War, etc. records.)
- http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/index.htm (Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System)
- http://www.ellisisland.org (Arrivals at Ellis Island)
- http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ (Library of Virginia)
- http://www.cslib.org/ (Connecticut State Library)
- http://augustaarchives.com/ (Augusta Chronicle, pay service archive)
- http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/history.html (18th century history links, some are broken, most good)
- http://www.ctheritage.org/archive/archive.htm (CT Heritage Gateway, online archives primary source information)
- http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ (Cornell Univ. “Making of America” collection, online primary sources, 19th century).
- http://carlisle-www.army.mil/ (US Army War College, many online reference databases)
- http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ (Allen County Public Library, huge genealogy library, PERSI requests)
- http://www.dar.org (DAR, Patriot Lookup)
- http://www.libdex.com/ (Index to Libraries)
- http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm (Civil War Soldiers & Sailors – National Park Service)
- http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 (Social Security Death Index)
Lineage Societies & Fraternal Organizations
- http://www.sar.org (NSSAR)
- http://www.sar.org/hq/application (SAR Application Status)
- http://www.dar.org (NSDAR, Free DAR Patriot Lookup)
- http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/default.htm (Mayflower Society)
- http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Masonry/Questions/grandpa.html (Information on Freemasons)
Free Services
- http://www.familysearch.org (LDS site, some user-submitted information with questionable sources)
- http://wc.rootsweb.com (part of Rootsweb, Worldconnect, user-submitted information)
- http://www.rootsweb.com (Rootsweb is largest and oldest free genealogy site)
- http://www.usgenweb.com (part of Rootsweb, US State/County sites, great assist for researchers looking for records)
- http://www.usgennet.org (similar to above)
- http://southerncampaign.org/pen/index.htm (Southern Campaign Revolutionary War records)
- http://www.ahgp.org (American History & Genealogy Project)
- http://www.biblerecords.com (Online Bible records site)
- http://www.cyndislist.com (Meta-Index of genealogy sites)
- http://www.genhomepage.com/northamerican.html (North American Genealogy Links)
- http://www.us-census.org (online census transcriptions)
- http://www.census-online.com/ (Directory of online transcriptions)
- http://www.daddezio.com/ (Misc. Records, links)
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ (transcribed New England records)
- http://www.immigrantships.net/ (Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild)
- http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ (Index of newspaper obituaries on the web)
- http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/home.html (The American Revolution in North Carolina)
- https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml (Olive Tree Genealogy)
Records Available for Purchase
- http://www.archivepublishing.com/ (Mass. Town Records, etc.)
- http://www.quintinpublications.com/ (Family Genealogies, records, etc.)
- http://dogbert.abebooks.com/ (good source of out of print books and genealogies)
- http://www.genealogical.com (great source for genealogy texts)
- http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/ (Long Island information, some for purchase)
- http://www.americangenealogist.com/ (The American Genealogist, back issues, subscriptions)
- http://www.sampubco.com/ (Index of Wills, US Vitals for purchase)
- http://www.vitalrec.com/ (Contacts for US Vital Records)
Photos and Maps
- http://www.deadfred.com (Submitted photos)
- http://www.ancientfaces.com (Submitted photos)
- http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nypath2.htm (early NY, New England maps – some others)
- http://www.mapquest.com (Mapping)
- http://maps.google.com (Mapping)
- http://www.mycensusmaps.com/ (census maps, county formation maps)
- http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/b2c/start/(xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd)/.do (USGS topographic maps for free download)
Tools, Other Services
- http://censustools.com/ (Census spreadsheets)
- http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forms/download.html (misc forms for download, research worksheets, ancestry charts)
- http://www.progenealogists.com/citations.htm (genealogy citation guide)
- http://genealogy.about.com (general genealogy information)
- http://www.academic-genealogy.com/ (Interesting site with good general information)
- http://www.bcgcertification.org/ (Genealogy certification and best practice)
- http://www.thefamilyhistorystore.com/ (genealogy tools, forms, filing systems)
- http://www.searchforancestors.com/soundex.html (Soundex coder)
- http://www.archivalsuppliers.com/ (Archival storage, etc. supplier)
- http://www.behindthename.com/ (Etymology)
- http://www.ftdna.com (DNA testing)
- http://www.dnaheritage.com (DNA testing)
- http://www.familytreemaker.com (Most popular Genealogy program, good for beginners)
- http://www.legacyfamilytree.com (Free basic Genealogy program, $19.95 download “Deluxe” version)
- http://www.whollygenes.com/ (The premier genealogy program, The Master Genealogist $59 download)
- http://www.gensmarts.com/index.asp (One of the best genealogy add-ons, acts as a research assistant)
- http://www.genealogyblog.com/ (News about genealogy)
- http://www.eogn.com (Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter)
Search Engines
- http://www.genealogy-search-help.com/ (nice Google query builder for genealogy)
- http://www.google.com/
- http://www.msn.com/
- http://www.yahoo.com
- http://www.altavista.com
- http://www.lycos.com
- http://www.dogpile.com (Meta search)
- http://www.copernic.com (Desktop search)
Publishing Your Results on the Web
- http://freepages.rootsweb.com/ (Free Web Space for Genealogy web sites)
- http://www.godaddy.com (Domain names)