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'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
 
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In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower, and what we now know as the USA came into being. The country is divided into 50 states and also includes Alaska and Hawaii, Washington DC being the capital of the whole country. The USA provided significant help to the allies in World War II, after declaring war when the Japanese Empire attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. A rich nation, the USA has made great strides into space exploration although has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.
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In 1620, the Mayflower was one of many ships to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, and what we now know as the USA came into being. The country is divided into 50 states (the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska and Hawaii) and Washington DC is the capital of the whole country. The USA provided significant help to the allies in World War II, after declaring war when the Japanese Empire attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. A rich nation, the USA has made great strides into space exploration although it has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.
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==The States==
 
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== General USA Links ==
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
  
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
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==General USA Links==
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*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]
  
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
  
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
  
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*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors] A guide to genealogical research in The USA with many useful addresses and links
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site] Claims to have 5,851,043 links
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] -A huge resource
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StatesGen site]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American history and genealogy project]
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
  
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy]
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*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
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*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
  
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
  
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*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]  
  
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American local history project]
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
  
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*[http://www.alhn.org/ American Local History Network]
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
  
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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'''Native American Genealogy'''
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==Archives==
  
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Native American Genealogy pages from Acces Genealogy]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/marriagerecords.smr US Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
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'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact infomation for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
  
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs collecion of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
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*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures. Links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records]
  
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
 
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
 
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
  
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
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==Native American Genealogy==
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/ftaccess.cgi?galileo_server=www.galileo.usg.edu&galileo_server_port=80&galileo_server_id=2&instcode=publ&instname=Guest&helpuserid=galileo&style=default&_id=182c5b82-1171785385-6233&dbs=ZLNA South Eastern Native American Documents 1730-1842]
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== African American Genealogy ==
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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==Family and Social History==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death Index and records]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy Section] Has some on-line databases, maps and directories
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
  
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
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*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
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*[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/default.aspEllis Island Records]
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ America's First Immigrants] Castle garden was America's first official immigration center
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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*[http://www.immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
  
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*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ Find complete and accurate official U.S.A Death Records and Obituary Records]
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
  
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State map of USA; Wikipedia image


Capital Washington DC
Currency US dollar
Language English


In 1620, the Mayflower was one of many ships to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, and what we now know as the USA came into being. The country is divided into 50 states (the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska and Hawaii) and Washington DC is the capital of the whole country. The USA provided significant help to the allies in World War II, after declaring war when the Japanese Empire attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. A rich nation, the USA has made great strides into space exploration although it has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.

The States

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming





General USA Links



Archives




Native American Genealogy



African American Genealogy

see also section on- Slavery



Family and Social History



Maps and Photographs



Military History

Religion



Cemetery Records and Obituaries



Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists





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