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Broad picture:

The sites below can all be searched for names or geographical locations.  They have "how to" areas for both those just getting started with their research, and those with research experience but new to the Internet.  


RootsWeb - a free site (http://www.rootsweb.com)
  • SSDI-Social Security Death Index
  • Mail lists for almost every surname, and county in the United States, as well as some foreign countries and general topics
  • Message Boards for surnames and geographical locations
  • USGenWeb project has a web site for every county in the US
  • WorldGenWeb project for countries other than the US
  • Family Trees of data contributed by other researchers



Ancestry - subscription required for some data (http://www.ancestry.com)
  • Census records require a subscription to access from home, but there is no charge for access from the Library's computers.  You can sign up for free trials, but be sure to cancel before the end or your credit card will be charged..
  • "People You're Looking For" allows you to keep track of searches online
  • Has an online store

LDS-Family Search - a free site (http://www.familysearch.org)
  • FamilySearch Labs - newer site with Ohio Death Certificate imates
  • Some of the data from the IGI, and personal research from LDS contributors
  • Free PAF software can be downloaded with a DSL or cable connection
  • Access to the catalogue of the LDS Library in Salt Lake


USGenWeb - Project Home Page       ( http://www.usgenweb.org)

Databases available at the Library

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Ancestry  is described above. 
Heritage Quest has census records as well as histories and an index to PERSI, the periodical collection of the Allen Co. Public Library.  It also has images of Revolutionary Was Pensions.
Sanborn Maps were originally made for insurance underwriters and cover mainly commercial areas.  They are useful, though, to researchers because they also include some residences, and they have some very early maps of parts of various cities, including Springfield.

Library Databases from home

Heritage Quest
Sanborn Maps

Sample Links

OHIO

County Pages
Ohio Genealogy: A Part of UsGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgenweb/
Clark County Home Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclark/
Greene County Ohio USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgreene/
Logan County, Ohio http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlogan/index.html

General Sites
Ohio Historical Society Online http://www.ohiohistory.org/
Miami Valley Gen Index http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/miami/miami.htm

Virginia
VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb/
Shenandoah Co. Virginia GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html
Loudoun Co., Virginia http://www.rootsweb.com/~valoudou/loudoun.html
Campbell Co, VA, Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacampbe/

Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, PA Genealogy Info http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/
Butler Co., PA USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/
York County, PAGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~payork/index.htm
Erie County, PA USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/

Maps & land
USGS Mapping Information: GNIS http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic.
Oddens's Bookmarks http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html
County Formation and Census:  http://www.negenealogy.com and  http://www.segenealogy.com
Land Record Reference  http://www.directlinesoftware.com/landref.htm
Plotting metes and bounds deeds/surveys  http://www.genealogytools.net/deeds/

Libraries
Clark County Public Library Home Page http://www.ccpl.lib.oh.us/
Friends Historical Library http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/index.html
Library of Virginia Digital Collections http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/
BYU Library online http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php
Google Books   http://books.google.com/
Gutenberg Project    http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
New Jersey State Library's CyberDesk  http://www.njstatelib.org/CyberDesk/
Wittenberg University's Online Catalog http://ezra.wittenberg.edu/
Local Gov't Records-Wright State Univ.. http://www.libraries.wright.edu/staff/dunbar/arch/lgrimm.htm

NORTHERN IRELAND
County Antrim http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/antrim.html
IrelandGenWeb - Table of Contents http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlwgw/
Irish Ancestors http://www.irish-times.com/ancestor/index.html

INDIAN CAPTIVES
Col. Bouquet http://www.rootsweb.com/~indian/bouq.htm
Indian Captives-Surnames http://www.rootsweb.com/~indian/index.htm

PASSENGER LISTS
The OLIVE TREE http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/palalist.htm
On the Trail of Our Ancestors http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy/shipind.htm

Other things you'll need:

Relationship Chart
Common Ancestor Son/Dau Grand son/dau Gr.Grand son/dau GG Grand son/dau 3G Grand son/dau 4G Grand son/dau 5G Grand son/dau
Son/Dau Brother / Sister Nephew  / Niece Grand nephew/ Gr. grand nephew GG grand nephew 3G grand nephew 4G grand nephew
Grand son/dau Nephew  / Niece 1st cousin 1st cousin 1 removed 1st cousin 2 removed 1st cousin 3 removed 1st cousin 4 removed 1st cousin 5 removed
Gr.Grand son/dau Grand nephew/ 1st cousin 1removed 2nd cousin 2nd cousin 1 removed 2nd cousin 2 removed 2nd cousin 3 removed 2nd cousin 4 removed
GG Grand son/dau Gr. grand nephew 1st cousin 2 removed 2nd cousin 1 removed 3rd cousin 3rd cousin 1 removed 3rd cousin 2 removed 3rd cousin 3 removed
3G Grand son/dau GG grand nephew 1st cousin 3 removed 2nd cousin 2 removed 3rd cousin 1 removed 4th cousin 4th cousin 1 removed 4th cousin 2 removed
4G Grand son/dau 3G grand nephew 1st cousin 4 removed 2nd cousin 3 removed 3rd cousin 2 removed 4th cousin 1 removed 5th cousin 5th cousin 1 removed
5G Grand son/dau 4G grand nephew 1st cousin 5 removed 2nd cousin 4 removed 3rd cousin 3 removed 4th cousin 2 removed 5th cousin 1 removed 6th cousin


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http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx?
http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/charts/

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PAF is the software offered by the LDS site.  If you have a high speed connection, you can download it free of charge.  Otherwise order a CD for about $10.
Family Tree Maker is a very popular and easy to use database which costs about $30.  However this software is now owned by Ancestry/My Family, and it has changed considerably from the earlier version.  If you want to try this, look for Version 16, the last version before Ancestry removed most of the useful tools, and re-oriented the software to using the WWW (not the 2008 or 2009 versions.).  Many of the printing options have been removed, as well as some reports, book creations, etc.  They also offer a lot of CDs which you really don't need. 

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