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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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*[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==
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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]
  
'''Native American Genealogy'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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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]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
  
*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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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]
  
'''African American Genealogy'''
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
see section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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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]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
*[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.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
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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]
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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==Native American Genealogy==
  
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
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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]
  
'''Military History'''
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[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.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
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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 ==
  
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund] Includes a searchable database of names
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
  
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
'''Religion'''
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
(See also "Archives" below)
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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==Family and Social History==
  
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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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]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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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.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[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.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death index and 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.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html A searchable index of Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[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://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters] Arranged by State
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
  
*[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://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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== Religion ==
  
*[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.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
'''Cemetery Records and Obituaries'''
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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]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite Obituaries]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
 
 
  
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*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ Find complete and accurate official U.S.A Death Records and Obituary Records]
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'''Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists'''
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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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