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Memberships, etc
Goodhue County Historical Society	Minnesota Historical Society
Goodhue Area Historical Society
American Swedish Institute (Turnblad's Castle - Swan Turnblad was a cousin)
I was a Goodhue County volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness for several years
I maintain RootsWeb surname boards for Betterley, Bohmbach, and Dahling.

 

Cyndi's List	Thousands and thousands of genealogical links, and that's an understatement.
Soundex	Find the Soundex code for your surname.
Calendar	View a calendar for any year.
German-English	A lexicon for looking up German words.
Swedish-English	A lexicon for looking up Swedish words.
Latin-English	A lexicon for looking up Latin words.
Minnesota Local History and Genealogy	You can find all kinds of Minnesota stuff here.
Minnesota Deaths	Search Minnesota death certificates at the Minnesota Historical Society.
FamilyReunion.com	Need help planning a family reunion?
RootsWeb	The oldest genealogy web site on the Internet. They host many of the web sites used by millions of genealogists.
RootsWeb Message Boards	Message bulletin boards for surnames, states, and countries. I've made many connections here and highly recommend this site. Now associated with Ancestry.com.
GenForum	More message boards at Genealogy.com, and just as helpful. Associated with the Family Tree Maker folks.
USGenWeb	Within this project are sites hosted by volunteers for states and counties all over the USA. See what is available for your county, contribute to the archives, or post a query for everyone to see. As with all websites, these are only as good as their administrator. Most do a great job and are genuinely happy to hear from you. I've only run across one who wasn't. I very politely volunteered to take over that site if help was needed, since it hadn't been changed in several years and had meager content. Of course, I didn't tell him how I or others felt, just that I would help. The fellow, who jealously lords over several such sites, attacked me mercilessly and accused me of intending copyright infringement and of wanting to turn it into my private genealogy page. Others have since shared with me their own experiences. Unfortunately, those he answers to have chosen to ignore all requests to solve the problem. Such a pity.
WorldGenWeb	The same as USGenWeb, but for countries around the world.
USGS Mapping	The USGS Geographic Names Information System allows you to query the location of physical features all over the USA. You can even view a list of cemeteries for the county of your choice.
National Archives and Records Administration	This is the place to go if you don't live close to a repository of census records, or if the hours at your FHC are too restrictive for your needs. You can also request forms for ordering copies of the pension and military records of your ancestors. Go to Veteran Service Records area and click on the links to order NATF Form 85 or 86 (or another form). The forms are mailed to you free of charge. You need one form for each name. Fill it out and mail it in. If they find something, they'll send it to you. It was $37 the last time I ordered a full pension file. If they don't find anything, you don't pay. It will take several weeks, but the wait is well worth it. Pension claimants may be the soldier himself, or his surviving spouse or parents. Genealogical info is often included. There is usually a physical by a doctor. Sizes of files vary, but I received one an inch thick due to a nationwide investigation to prove that the claimant was the legal widow of the soldier.
Family Tree Maker	My family tree software of choice. I've use a couple, and I like this one the best.
Genealogy.com	A place to subscribe to online collections of census records and more.
Genealogy.com Search	Search their Family Finder, site list, or Social Security Death Index.
Ancestry.com	Another place to subscribe to online collections of census records, etc.
Social Security Death Index	The searchable SSDI at Ancestry.com.
familysearch.org	The LDS site. Search the IGI, Ancestry File, and more.
Historical Research Services	Jens Müller-Koppe, a genealogist I have used in Germany. He'll do a nice job.
Vermont Family History Research	Melissa Perkins maintains this resource center for Vermont research. You can leave a query for find a professional researcher.
Crandall Family Association	They say that every Crandall in the USA is a descendant of Elder John of Rhode Island. Alfred Betterely married two Crandall sisters.
Eddy Family Association	Another ancestral family of my kids' Betterley line, which goes back to William Eddye, Vicar of Cranbrook in County Kent.
Whipple Web Site	Where I first learned that George Betterley married Dimmis Whipple. Weldon Whipple and his Web of Whipple Descendants was very helpful. Dimmis was descended from Captain John of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
National Genealogical Society	This service organization has been educating genealogists and assisting its members to trace their family trees since 1903.
	Surname Search Search our current magazine for your name! (They asked for this link for accepting my URL in their database. They've been around for a long time and have helped a lot of people.)

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