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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]
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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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://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]
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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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*[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://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
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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]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]
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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://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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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]
  
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
====Native American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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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]
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*[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://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
*[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.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]
  
====African American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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==Native American Genealogy==
  
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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]
  
====Family and Social History====
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
  
*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers] The Sophie Smith Collection]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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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]
  
====Maps and Photographs====
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs collecion of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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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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====Archives====
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==Family and Social History==
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records -searchable
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[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://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/  Online death Index and records]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[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://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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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://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://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/archives/index.htm The Mid-West Jesuit Archives] Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri, and Wisconsin
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
====Cemetery Records and Obituaries====
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
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== Religion ==
  
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*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
====Immigration & Emigration====
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
  
*[http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island Records]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ellis_island_photos.html Ellis Island Photo Gallery]
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quarantine/ The Forgotten of Ellis Island] Deaths in Quarantine 1909-1911]
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ America's First Immigrants] Castle garden was America's first official immigration center
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.theshipslist.com/pictures/castlegarden1855.htm The Arrival of Immigrants at Castle Garden]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
*[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
*[http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/LIFE/704090351/1005 Database traces indentured immigrants]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml Olive Tree Genealogy] includes many shipping lists
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
*[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Database of Irish Immigrants to North America]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
  
*[http://www.francogene.com/migrants/ French Immigrants in 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.omii.org/tng/index.php The Swiss Anabaptic Genealogical Association]
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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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