Contains general resource web sites for genealogy, including guides, family pages, newsletters, mailing lists, and more.
Recommended Resources
American History & Genealogy Project
The AHGP is an unincorporated, not-for-profit, network of independent sites that share a focus on the subjects of history and genealogy, covering North American countries and territories.
http://www.ahgp.org/
Provides a range of tools to make it easy to learn more about your roots. You can search for birth certificates, death records and use census surveys to learn more about your family's past. The website also makes it easy to create your family tree once you assemble your facts.
http://www.ancestry.com
Axtell Genealogy Numbering System
Overview of the Axtell Genealogy system and how to use it.
http://www.axtellfamily.org/axgenea/axnumber.html
Baltimore & Anne Arundel County Last Will and Testaments
Consists of transcripts of wills fro the 17th, 18th, and part of the 19th centuries for those researching ancestors in Anne Arundel and Baltimore County.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdbaltim/wills/xxwills.htm
Provides a searchable database of thousands of online biographies, browsable by category, alphabetically, and from most to least popular.
http://www.biography-center.com/
The internet's most comprehensive genealogical directory providing more than a quarter of a million links.
http://www.cyndislist.com/
Provides Italian heritage and genealogy resource and information. Includes databases of coat of arms, passenger lists, and family cemeteries.
http://www.daddezio.com
Holds a collection of genealogical data and document images. Trace family history/background and search for distant relatives using city directories, links, and on- and off-line resources.
http://www.distantcousin.com
Provides an in-depth explanation about the history of family crests coat of arms surname. Offers authentic full color family crests coat of arms gifts.
http://www.crests.com
Holds an array of DNA records and offers products for genetic testing. Includes product information, current project index, customer testimonials and FAQs.
http://www.familytreedna.com
Provides a genealogy software to discover and share family stories. Includes tutorials, web-based seminars, product features and software updates.
http://www.familytreemaker.com
Family Search is a genealogy research website that makes it easy to find out more about your family history. You can search online birth, death, census, and church records using this website. The website has the most data on America, Canada and the United Kingdom. You can also access maps here to better understand where your ancestors came from.
http://www.familysearch.org
A free genealogy biography database with links to other biography websites helps you to find ancestors and family names. Visitors can also post their own biographies for others to browse.
http://www.geneabios.com/
Genealogy Today is a research and information service that makes it easy to research the history of your family. The website also provides access to new and unconventional sources such as funeral cards, railroad employees, criminal records, ration books and others. The website also has advice on how to start your family history.
http://www.genealogytoday.com
Provides free genealogical and historical data for all researchers. Includes state data, maps, newspaper gleanings, research aids, and volunteer information.
http://www.genealogytrails.com
Allows users to track their past and learn more about their present and future using personal genomics. Includes articles and essays, tutorials, a learning center, an online store and applications information.
http://www.genebase.com
Provides a collaborative tool for families researching their family history. You can create digital memorials to deceased loved ones, store your family data and more. The website also stores family photos and videos to augment the family tree you can build.
http://www.Geni.com
Provides free genealogical research database for marriage records and an online directory of marriage records. Includes census search, charts and forms, and genealogy resource links.
http://www.genwed.com
This research resource that helps users find burial records for cemeteries in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, the United States and other countries. The website is completely free to use and will be of great use to genealogists in particular.
http://www.interment.net
Research your heritage on the Jewish Genealogy website plus learn about Jewish genealogy. Join in on the discussion groups and learn about ongoing projects and activities.
http://www.jewishgen.org
Organization helps people plan and hold a family reunion in Kissimmee.
http://www.reunionsinkissimmee.com/
Social networking meets genealogy is the best way to describe this website. You can create a private, free network to document your ancestors and keep your research on track. The website is available in many languages including French, Spanish, German and Italian.
http://www.myheritage.com
North American Slave Narratives
Compilation of information by Documenting the American South chronicling the lives of fugitive and freed slaves which were published before 1920.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/
Numbering Systems in Genealogy
Richard Pence's extensive explanation of a presentation he made to the National Genealogical Society's Computer Interest Group in July, 1986.
http://www.saintclair.org/numbers/
Provides an online genealogical service that allows users to share knowledge and data in order to build a shared database. Includes a family tree directory, genealogy tools, free trial and user testimonials.
http://www.onegreatfamily.com
A genealogy directory that helps you research and manage the history of your family. The site has tools where you can enter the first and last name of your ancestors to find information about them. You can also find message boards to discuss your research with other family historians.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Provides government-issued vital documents such as birth and death certificates as well as marriage and divorce records. Includes order information and order tracker.
https://www.vitalchek.com/
The World Gen Web Project is a non-profit volunteer project that provides free genealogical information. The site has family history resources for most countries including the United States, Canada, Britain, most of South America and elsewhere.
http://www.worldgenweb.org/
