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[[Category:The United States of America]]
 
 
[[Image:USA map copy.jpg|250px|thumb|right|State map of USA; Wikipedia image]]
 
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*[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://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
 
*[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.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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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==
 
==Archives==
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[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]
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*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
 
*[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
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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]
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*[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==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
 
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
 
 
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
 
  
 
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
 
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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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]
 
*[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://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
 
*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
 
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==Family and Social History==
 
==Family and Social History==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
*[http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/19thcentury.html American Cultural History]
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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]
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*[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 ==
 
== Military History ==
  
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
 
*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
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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]  
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]
  
*[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.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]
  
 
== 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.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
 
*[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]
  
 
*[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 ==
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*[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.

The States

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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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