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'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
 
'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
 
'''Currency'''  US dollar<br>
 
'''Currency'''  US dollar<br>
 
'''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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==General USA Links==
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
  
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====General====
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
  
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History 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://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]
  
 
*[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.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site] Claims to have 5,851,043 links
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] -A huge resource
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[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]  
  
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*[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]
  
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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://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]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American local history project]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
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*[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]  
  
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*[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]
  
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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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==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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====Native American Genealogy====
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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://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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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.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact infomation for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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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://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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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]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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]
  
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
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*[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://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]  
  
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
 
  
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==Native American Genealogy==
  
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====Maps and Photographs====
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
  
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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.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
  
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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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.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
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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/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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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://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
  
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Hugenot Society]
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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://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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==Family and Social History==
  
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records -searchable
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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.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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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://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://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death Index and records]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html A searchable index of Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
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*[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://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
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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://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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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.jesuits-mis.org/archives/index.htm The Mid-West Jesuit Archives] Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri, and Wisconsin
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
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*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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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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== Military History ==
  
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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.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite 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]
  
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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.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island Records]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
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*[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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*[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]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
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*[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Database of Irish Immigrants to North America]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
  
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*[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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*[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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Capital Washington DC
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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.

The States

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California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
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Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
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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





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see also section on- Slavery



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