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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]  
 
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]  
  
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy project]
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
  
 
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
 
*[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]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
  
 
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
 
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers online]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
 
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today] a links database, organised by state
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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://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
 
*[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.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://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
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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://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]
  
 
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
 
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
  
http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html ibiblio]
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
  
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
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==Archives==
  
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
==Archives==
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
 
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
 
*[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]
  
 
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
 
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
 
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
 
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
 
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
 
*[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]
  
 
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
 
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
  
*[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://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
 
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
 
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
 
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures] -
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
Includes links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records
 
  
*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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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://www.jesuits-mis.org/archives/index.htm The Mid-West Jesuit Archives] Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
 
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
 
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
 
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
 
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
 
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
 
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
*[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://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]  
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
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==Native American Genealogy==
 
==Native American Genealogy==
  
*[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.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
  
 
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
 
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
 
*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
 
*[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]
  
 
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
 
*[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]
 
*[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 ==  
 
== African American Genealogy ==  
  
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
 
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
 
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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==Family and Social History==
 
==Family and Social History==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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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]
  
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[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.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
  
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
 
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
 
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
 
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
 
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
 
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
 
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
 
== Maps and Photographs==
  
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
 
*[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]
  
== Military History ==
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War] with links to other related sites.
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[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.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://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
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== Religion ==
 
== Religion ==
  
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
 
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
 
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
 
== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite Obituaries]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
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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]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
 
*[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 ==
 
== 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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Latest revision as of 11:00, 10 September 2022

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.

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