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Multi-state Lineage Resources

GENERAL Library Catalogs Commercial Sites Help for Beginnners Lists of Links SPECIFIC DATA: ...Burial Site ...Census ...Counties from Towns ...Immigration ...SocSec Death Index ...Soundex ...State-specific ...Vital Records ...ZIP codes Return to Gene. Comm. Home

On-line Catalogs for Genealogy Libraries  SAR Library (Louisville KY)             DAR Library (Washington DC) Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public Library (Indiana) has an online catalog The National Genealogical Society has pamphlets on standards for doing research and sharing work, and DNA discussions. The NGS Library Book Loan Collection is located at the St. Louis County Library (SLCL) (St. Louis MO) The SLCL catalog lists 20,000 NGS books that may be obtained free (on InterLibrary Loan) through your local public library. Commercial On-line Resources with Multiple Databases  Ancestry.com has many databases on-line, Some databases are open to the public, many are open only to paid subscribers of Ancestry.com. GeneaSearch.com provides free lookups in state archives by volunteers. RootsWeb.com provides free databases and many special features, such as lists of       the major genealogical resources in each state:       Worldconnect allows you to search for names among the millions in family genealogies (not checked for accuracy) already uploaded on RootsWeb. You may also upload your own GEDCOM file into the databasse. The Genealogy Home Page

Help for Beginners  How Do I Begin? -- suggestions from the Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon). The LDS have gathered and made available to the public the best and most comprehensive collection of genealogical information in the world. Everton's Genealogical Helper -- a major source of help, with tutorials, free databases, subscriber services, CDROM's full of data for sale, etc. Slow loading due to extensive decoration, but worth the wait. GEDCOM is the acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication, created by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also called the Mormons). GEDCOM files are text files in a special format that facilitates the exchange of genealogical data among different software programs. Most, but not all, genealogical software programs can accept data from and export data as GEDCOM files. For more information, see http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/wcgedcom1.html

General Genealogy Sites with Lists of Links  Cyndi Howell's links to tens of thousands of genealogy sites Todd Sherman's list of genealogy sites Genealogical Resources in the Special Collections Library of the Univ. of South Florida has a links to sites with genealogical information around the globe and also to sites with tips on doing such research. National Genealogy Society Genealogy Online The Internet Guide to Genealogy Home Pages maps of interest to genealogists GENDEX -- WWW Genealogical Index - indexes World Wide Web databases containing genealogical data - for over one million individuals." Genealogist's Index to the World Wide Web --- an ongoing project to index names in files accessible via the WWW.

Specific Resources for Multiple States Burial Sites:  for veterans may be documented through Burials in National Cemeteries [U.S. Veterans Administration] (3.2 M records) Note: Resources for finding the gravesites of Revolutionary War patriots are given on the Patriotic Service page of the RSAR site. Note: Saving Graves provides a list of State Historic Preservation Officers (by state). These offices can help you find the laws that apply to desecration and destruction of gravesites> due to vandalism, farming activities, roadwork, cemetary maintainance, and home or commercial construction. Census Information  is not limited to the decennial federal census. U.S. Govt. information on the Census Ancestry.com and other commercial sites on the Web provide access to all federal censuses and many state census records. The County  in which a known town is located is provided by this county lookup page [RootsWeb] Each County and State has a research page on USGenWeb. Immigration Records  for the major port cities may be found on microfilm in regional branches of the National Archives. Over 500,000 people entered the U.S through Ellis Island (NY). Ellis Island Immigration Records Some descendants have posted additional information about these families on the American Immigrant Wall of Honor Land Records:  The places an ancestor lived may be documented through U.S. Land Records [U.S. Bureau of Land Management] The  Social Security Deaths Index [Ancestry.com] lists the names, birth and death dates and place) of people who once held Social Security numbers and died after 1951. For anyone on this list you may order a copy of his/her Social Security application, which usually contains the names of parents of the applicant. The Soundex Code helps you find names that sound alike and may be a mis-spelling of your ancestor's name. To find the Soundex code for your ancestor's name go to the Soundex Conversion page [RootsWeb]. Vital records  (birth, marriage, divorce, death information) Copies of records related to your ancestors may be obtained from the Vital Records office in the county or state (archive practice varies) in which the event occurred. Most states specify a certain period after the event when records may not be provided to the public. VitalRec.com tells how to obtain copies of these vital records from each state, territory and county of the United States. Surnames: The geographic distribution of many surnames (based on census data from 1850, 1880, and 1990) are shown by maps on Hamrick.com. ZIP Code:  From the street address or Post Office name find the 9-digit ZIP code. [U.S. Post Office]

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