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'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
 
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'''Currency'''  US dollar<br>
 
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'''Language''' English <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==
 
==The States==
 
  
 
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== General USA Links ==
  
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
  
==General USA Links==
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
  
====General====
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]  
  
*[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://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
  
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
  
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site] Claims to have 5,851,043 links
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] -A huge resource
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StateGen site] A Database of links, organised by State
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network] genealogy, history and culture  of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[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]
  
*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Centre for Columbia River History] History of  Columbia River basin which comprises land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
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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]
  
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A digital library of American History]
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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]
  
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American local history project]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers on-line]
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
  
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]
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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]
  
*[http://www.alhn.org/ American Local History Network]
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
  
====Native American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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==Archives==
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact infomation for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
  
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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]
  
====African American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
  
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
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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]
  
====Family and Social History====
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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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]
  
====Maps and Photographs====
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs collecion of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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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]
  
====Archives====
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
 
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
 
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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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.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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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.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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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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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.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records -searchable
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death Index and records]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures] - Includes links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Will, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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== Military History ==
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
*[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://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index] Marriages from Arizona, California, western Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington and Wyoming.
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
====Cemetery Records and Obituaries====
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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== Religion ==
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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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]
  
====Immigration & Emigration====
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island Records]
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ellis_island_photos.html Ellis Island Photo Gallery]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ America's First Immigrants] Castle garden was America's first official immigration center
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
*[http://www.theshipslist.com/pictures/castlegarden1855.htm The Arrival of Immigrants at Castle Garden]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
*[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
*[http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/LIFE/704090351/1005 Database traces indentured immigrants]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml Olive Tree Genealogy] includes many shipping lists
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
  
*[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Database of Irish Immigrants to North America]
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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.francogene.com/migrants/ French Immigrants in North America]
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== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
  
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/Japan/index.asp Japanese Immigrants to the USA  1874-1924]
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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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