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History and Genealogy

Genealogy
Adoption Sites
Genealogy Magazines and Organizations
Medical, Military and Vital Records
United States
International
Kentucky
African American

Genealogy

Beginners Guide

GeneaSearch - Learning to utilize new tools that were never available before!
Distant Cousins - A free resource that helps you connect with your distant cousins, both past & present!
Ancestors - The companion web site to the PBS family history and genealogy television series.
Family Tree Maker How to Guide - Learn about collecting information & organizing what you've got GenGateway.com - Complete web site searches of over 50,000 records
Genealogy.com - Here to give you the tools and resources you need to discover your family story
The Genealogy Homepage - Various links to sites with vital information when searching family history

Resources

Cyndi's List - More than 83,950 links!
Ancestry.com - the No. 1 Source for Family History Online
GenSource - Provides the online genealogist with databases to assist them with their research online.
Ancient Faces.com - 100% free online photo genealogy
Family Search - Created by the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter day saints Internet Genealogy service
RootsWeb - The internet's Oldest and Largest Genealogy community
Heritage Quest - Become a member and receive discounts on books, software, & magazines
Family History - This site is an online genealogy community that hosts over 130,000 message boards.
Your Family.com - Find your families web site

Surnames and Lineages

Surname Search - Genealogy and surname search
Surname Web - 114,971 surnames, 3,152 Surname Resource Centers, and 72,238 web page listings

Adoption Sites

Reunite.com - A site exclusive to adoption search and reunion
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse - Gateway to information: Protecting Children, and Strengthening families

Genealogy Magazines and Organizations

Family Tree Magazine - Discover, Preserve, and Celebrate your family history
Federation of Genealogical Society - Founded in 1976. Main priority is serving its members
DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution.
National Genealogical Society - an organization that leads and educates the genealogical community.
Association of Professional Genealogists - Supporting High Standards in the Field of Genealogy
SAR - Sons of the American Revolution.

Medical, Military, and Vital Records

Genealogy Quest, Military Collection - Military Rosters and Service Records
Military Resources Worldwide - Cyndi's list of military resources online
Vital Records Information - Information on where to obtain vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
U.S. Army Center of Military History
Naval Historical Center - To enhance the Navy's effectiveness
U.S. Civil War Center - To promote the study of the Civil War from all perspectives
Cemetery Junction - Helps the genealogy community find information about their ancestors.

United States

Genealogy


Census Online -
The History net - Where history lives on the Web
American Antiquarian Society - A national research library of American history Literature and Culture
U.S. GenWeb Project - A volunteer project whose goal is to create web sites for genealogical research

History


History Channel - The best search in History
Links to the Past - Developed by the Cultural Resources, Recreation and Conservation Web Team
American Jewish Historical Society
AmericasLibrary.gov - Brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library.

International

Genealogy


UK & Ireland Genealogy - Getting started in genealogy and family history from the UK and Ireland
Genealogy Links - This web site consists of 7000 links to online surname searchable records
International Internet Genealogical Society

History


History Center.net
History Wiz - For lovers, students, and teachers of history
The History Place - The past into the Future

Kentucky

Genealogy


Surnames of Kentucky
Henderson County Historical and Genealogical Society
Henderson County American History and Genealogy Project
Kentucky Vital Statistics - Indexes to selected Kentucky Vital Records available for searching
Kentucky Historical Society - Collect and preserve the artifacts, papers and other documentation of Kentucky's history

History


Women in Kentucky - This site celebrates the lives of kentucky women, past and present.
Kentucky - Tourism information and Kentucky history.
Kentuckiana Digital Library - Digitized collections housed in Kentucky archives.

African American

Genealogy

AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy. From Africa to the Americas
Christine's African American History

History


Black Facts - Your Internet Resources for black history information
Afro-American Almanac - Your Internet resource for african-american history
Black Voices - Educating the world about the black community
The encyclopedia Guide to Black History
African American Web Connection - providing a doorway to Afrocentric web resources
Juneteenth.com - World Wide Celebration