WEBSITE RESEARCH

Sometime people have no idea where to start. Below are a list of sites that I've used or know of that can give you some great information.  Some are paid sites. I strongly encourage you to pay for a site until you used up your free sites and get stuck. Even then, the PAID sites will always have special times for free trials. Give it a try before you pay!  Not every site is for everyone's personal search.  I personally use Ancestry and tribalpages.  I have for many many years.


Websites you can search:

—  Rootsweb.com (free)

—  Ancestry.com (not free but has trial offers a lot)

—  Tribalpages.com (free to search)

—  Ellisisland.org (free / pay)

—  Cyndislist.com (free)

—  Familysearch.org  (LDS)

—  Genealogy.com (pt. free)

—  Newenglandancestors.org (free search, then pay if you find something)

—  Footnote.com (images of documents) – (part free)

—  Islandnet.com (Canada search)

—  Theshiplist.com (ship manifest/wreck info – a lot of different search engines too)

—  Genealogylinks.net  (search engine to other links)

—  Genealogysearch.org (50,000 links)

—  Loc.gov/rr/genealogy   (library of congress)

—  Usgenweb.org (by state and then some narrow you down to county/cities)

—  Accessgenealogy.com (Native American links)

—  Obitsarchive.org (obits and not free)

—  Wikipedia.com (Free)

—  Britannia.com/history (free)

—  Timeref.com  (England’s timeline)

—  Search parish records in England by name of parish

—  genealogienetz.de/misc/emig/gta-holdings (list of Germans to America)

— —  http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.htm  (census bureau 1790 census)

— —  Newspaperarchive.com (not free - searches old newspaper articles)

—  Archives.gov (National Archives)

—  afrigeneas.com (African Ancestors)

—  worldgenweb.org  (global)

—  Facebook.com (global)
 Google

    Military Sites:

 www.itd.nps.gov/cwss (civil war soldiers)

 http://go.footnote.com/thewall/  (footnote has interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial)
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/genealogy.html
http://www.barbsnow.net/Military.htm
http://www.nmarchive.com/
http://www.searcher-na.co.uk/

        Map Sites:

—  Bing.com

—  http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/  (map reading room)

—  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html (panoramic maps)

—  http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/printmaps.html (US Census bureau maps)

—  Digitalglobe.com (similar to bing)

—  Nationalgeographic.com