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== General USA Links ==
  
==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]
  
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
*[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]
  
*[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]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] - a huge resource
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StateGen site] a database of links, organised by state
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
*[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://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]
  
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American history and genealogy project]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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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 Center for Columbia River History] History of the 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://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History] Covers the Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina. (Includes the Ashe, Alleghany, Watagua and Wilkes Counties of  North Carolina : Grayson County, Virginia : some other areas of North East Tennessee  and South West Virginia)
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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://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A digital library of American History]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American local history project]
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
  
*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers online]
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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==
  
'''Native American Genealogy'''
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
  
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/marriagerecords.smr US Marriage Records]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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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]
  
'''African American Genealogy'''
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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]
  
see section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
  
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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]
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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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]
  
*[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.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
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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]
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]  
  
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
 
  
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
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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]
  
'''Military History'''
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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]
  
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War] with links to other related sites.
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund] Includes a searchable database of names
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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 ==
  
'''Religion'''
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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]
  
(See also "Archives" below)
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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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]
  
'''Archives'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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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.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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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://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://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death index and records]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html A searchable index of Quaker Deaths]
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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://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures] - Includes links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters] Arranged by State
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy Section] Has some online databases, maps and directories
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/archives/index.htm The Mid-West Jesuit Archives] Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin
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== Religion ==
  
*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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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]
  
'''Cemetery Records and Obituaries'''
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
 
  
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite Obituaries]
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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]
  
'''Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists'''
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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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== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
  
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
 
*[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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