Search billions of records on Ancestry.com

Favorite search engines:

http://www.altavista.digital.com/   (Alta Vista)

http://www.aol.com/netfind/   (AOL searcher)

http://www.excite.com/  (Excite)

http://galaxy.tradewave.com/galaxy.html   (Galaxy)

http://www.hotbot.com/  (Hot Bot)

http://www.infoseek.com/   (InfoSeek)

http://lycospro.lycos.com/   (Lycos)

People searchers:

http://www.anywho.com/resq.html

http://www.555-1212.com/whte_us.htm

http://www.four11.com/

http://in-114.infospace.com/_1_196816106__yp.ch/reverse.htm   (reverse)

http://www.switchboard.com/

http://www.whowhere.com/


Geographic information:

http://www.mit.edu/geo/  (finds county for known place and state)

http://www.ahip.getty.edu/tgn_browser/   (geographic thesaurus)

http://www1.proximus.com/lycos/   (Lycos road map)

http://www.mapquest.com/   (Mapquest)

http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html   (geographic name locater)

http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp   (Microsoft worldwide)

http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html   (township & range system)

http://www.multimap.com/  (United Kingdom)

http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/gnis/   (Yale geo name locater)


Vital record sources:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm   (center for health stats)

http://www.medaccess.com/address/vital_toc.htm   (where to write)

http://www.inlink.com/~nomi/vitalrec/   (Naomi's list)

http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html#top   (online census)

http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/census.html   (alternate, census)

http://members.tripod.com/~rosters/   http://members.tripod.com/~rosters/   (searchable South) "discussion lists" that undercut the work of rootsweb.

http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html   (barrel of links)

http://www.CyndisList.com   (Cyndi's list)

http://www.wwnet.com/~krugman1/fgc/   (Ford genealogy club)

http://www.genforum.com/   (genealogy discussions)

http://www.polaris.net/~legend/genalogy.htm   (genealogy gateway)

http://posom.com/hl/  (genealogy helplist)

http://members.aol.com/gresinet/gen_mail.html   (gen mailing lists)

http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/   (genealogy's most wanted)

http://emcee.com/  (genealogy online)

http://genealogy.tbox.com/   (genealogy toolbox)

http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/   (genealogy search engine)

http://www.genhomepage.com/societies.html   (genealogical societies)

http://www.lds.org/Family_History/How_Do_I_Begin.html   (Mormon FHCs)

http://www.genealogy.org/~ngs/   (National Genealogical Society)

http://www.nehgs.org/  (New England Historic Genealogical Society)

http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/   (Rand genealogy club)

http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/   (Roots Web Searches)

http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/html/usa.htm   (searchable gen links)

http://genealogy.traveller.com/genealogy/   (Traveller southern families)

http://www.ukans.edu/heritage/research/dbd.html   (UofKS sourcelist)

http://www.usgenweb.com/  (US Genealogy web)

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.vital-mo  
(genealogical and historical societies of Missouri; to change states, delete "mo" and
substitute the postal abbreviation of another state)


Church history:

http://www.ncccusa.org/  (National Council of Churches)

http://www.rrlc.org/guide/arc02.shtml   (American Baptist)

http://www.cob-net.org/  (Church of the Brethren)

http://www.catholic.net/  (Roman Catholic Church)

http://www.cin.org/  (Catholic information network)

http://www.catholic.org/colweb/direct.html   (Catholic web directory)

http://www.disciples.org/historc.htm   (Disciples of Christ)

http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/   (Episcopal Church, USA)

http://www.elca.org/  (Evangelical Lutheran)

http://www.fum.org/  (Friends United/Quaker)

http://www.mercer.edu/mainlib/SpColl.html   (Georgia Baptist)

http://www.depauw.edu/lib/services/Desc/dept.htm#archives   (Indiana UMC)

http://www.lcms.org/  (Lutheran, Missouri Synod)

http://www.jewell.edu/academia/currylibrary/partee/partee.html   (MO Bapt)

http://cmc2.cmc.edu/arc.html   (Missouri United Methodist)

http://cc.owu.edu/~librweb/spuma.htm   (Ohio United Methodist)

http://www.libertynet.org/~pacscl/phs/index.html   (Presbyterian)

http://www.rca.org/  (Reformed Church in America)

http://carolus.furman.edu/library/welcome/specpage.htm   (SC Baptist)

http://www.ucc.org/  (United Church of Christ)

http://www.gcah.org/center.htm   (United Methodist archives) 

http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm    (UMC state archives)


Ethnics

http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/emigr.html   (emigration from Germany)

http://genealogy.org/~palam/#iareg   (Palatines to America)

http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~tbrass/AMST/Amst.html   (Dutch in New Amsterdam)

http://www.familyworkings.com/genealogy1.htm   (German genealogy)

http://www.kst.dit.ie/nat-arch/index.html   (Ireland's national archives)

http://www.anywhere.co.uk/news.html   (Scots birth, death, marriage indices)

http://www.tartans.com/genalogy.htm   (Scots genealogy)

http://www.origins.net/GRO/   (Scotland General Register Office)

http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/story/story.htm   (tartans & clans)

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/   (UK genealogy)


Wars

http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/   (Canada war timeline)

http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/unit1.html   (Civil War units)

http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm   (Civil War, Dakota State)

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/   (Civil War, UofKY)

http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm   (Civil War, LSU)

http://www.usgenweb.com/military/index.htm   (military history for genealogy)

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/   (Military History Institute)

http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/millib/index.html   (military libraries)

http://www.toast.net/~beau/gs1812.htm   (Society of the War of 1812)


Book sources

http://www.clark.net/pub/rmharris/netdlrs.html   (antiquarian books)

http://www.appletons.com/homepage.html   (Appleton's)

http://www.glbco.com/  (Blair's)

http://www.esva.net/ghotes/biblio/bkdealer.htm#dealer   (dealers & publishers)

http://www.hearthstonebooks.com/   (Hearthstone)

http://www.midcoast.com/~picton/   (Picton Press)

http://server.mediasoft.net/Scott/C/   (Willow Bend)

http://www.yogs.com/  (Ye Olde Gen Shop, Indianapolis)


Lookup Offers

http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/#States   (books we own)

http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/dar.html   (DAR patriot index)

http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml   (genealogy helplist)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2154/springin.htm   (surname springboard)


States

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/index.html   (midwest gen society)

http://www.asc.edu/archives/genealog.html   (Alabama genealogy)

http://www.cogensoc.org/cgs/cgs-home.htm   (Colorado genealogical society)

http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/   (Connecticut library)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/   (Florida genealogical society)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9829/Ga.html   (Georgia helplist)

http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html   (Illinois archives)

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/   (Indiana library)

http://www.uiowa.edu/~shsi/index.htm   (Iowa historical society)

http://home.att.net/~ladylake10/ipl/ipl_main.htm   (Iowa pioneers)

http://www.kumc.edu/kansas/KSL/Ref/ksl_ref.html   (Kansas library)

http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/kdlaindx/kdlaindx.htm   (Kentucky library & archives)

http://mlin.lib.ma.us/   (Massachusetts Library and Information Network)

http://www.mnhs.org/  (Minnesota historical society)

http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/arch.html   (Missouri archives)

http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/   (Missouri historical society)

http://www.nehgs.org/  (New England Historic Genealogical Society)

http://www.state.nj.us/statelibrary/libgene.htm   (New Jersey library)

http://www.sara.nysed.gov/  (New York archives)

http://unix2.nysed.gov/  (New York library)

http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm   (New York vital records)

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/   (North Carolina archives)

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NCSLHOME.HTM#information   (NC library)

http://www.ohiohistory.org/   (Ohio historical society)

http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/   (Oklahoma museum of history)

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/   (Oregon archives)

http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/overview.htm (Pennsylvania archive)

http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/pde/LIBSTATE.HTML   (Pennsylvania commonwealth Library)

http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/respol.htm   (South Carolina archives)

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/escn_database_reports/   (old SC papers)

http://www.historic.com/schs/   (South Carolina historical society)

http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/index.html   (USC's South Carolinia lib)

http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm   (Tennessee library & archives)

http://www.vsla.edu/index.html   (Virginia library)

http://www.wisc.edu/shs-archives/   (Wisconsin historical society)

http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/www/wis_lib.html   (online Wisconsin libraries)


Surnames

http://www.one-name.org/top.htm   (Guild of One-Name Studies)

http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html   (surname mailing lists)

http://www.gendex.com:/   (surname search engine)

http://surnameweb.org/registry/   (surname web's registry)


Lands

http://www.avana.net/~lhaasdav/Patentlocations.html   (all states)

http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/   (BLM eastern states land records)

http://image.vtls.com/collections/LO.html   (Virginia land office records)


Newspapers

http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/uspapers.html   (Kidon US dailies)

http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/usweek.html   (Kidon US weeklies)

http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/capapers.html   (Kidon Canada)

http://caroline.eastlib.ufl.edu/flnews/projects.html   (state newspaper projects)

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/cataloging/vnp/contacts.html   (state projects)

http://www.naa.org/hotlinks/index.asp   (state associations, dailies by state)


When they're gone

http://www.funeral.com/cemeterystates/   (cemetery listings)

http://www.funeralnet.com/cgi-local/notfound.pl?/   (funeral home listings)

http://www.dreamscape.com/goldlinks/cemetery.htm

http://we.got.net/docent/cem/uscem.htm   (US cemeteries)

http://www.inwd.com/death/usa.htm   (worldwide cemeteries)


Other related sites

http://www.ala.org/alonline/   (American Library Association)

http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/   (Board for Certification of Genealogists)

http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html   (deciphering old handwriting)

http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html   (fed personnel records center)

http://OfficialCitySites.com   (index of local government sites)

http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/moa_search.html   (UMich literature search)

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us   (Mid-Continent Public Library)

http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm   (libraries everywhere)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8088/philly.html   (Philadelphia)

http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/  (Zip Codes)

 

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