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==Genealogical and Historical Links==
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== General USA Links ==
  
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
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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]  
 
*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]  
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
 
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
 
 
 
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
 
  
 
*[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://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/usa.html Resources: United States]
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magazine]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures. Links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
  
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*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
  
====Archives and Libraries====
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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.archives.gov/ '''National Archives''']
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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://www.searchmyrecords.com/ Nationwide Public Record Databases]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]  
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
  
====Newspapers====
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
  
*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
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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]
  
====Places====
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA County Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Database of Links, State by State]
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails - Genealogy Links by Location]
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*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
  
*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/marriagerecords.smr US Marriage Records]
  
*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
  
*[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/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
====People====
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
  
*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
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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]
==Vital Records==
 
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
  
====Birth records====
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
 
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
====Census Records====
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
 
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
====Marriage 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.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
 
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws USA Divorce Records]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
====Death Records====
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ U.S.A Death Records]
 
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
 
 
*[http://death-records.net/ Death 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://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
 
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
====Cemetery Records====
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/ The Tombstone Project]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
====Obituaries====
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]  
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Obituary Records]
 
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==Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists==
 
  
* See [[Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists]]
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==Native American Genealogy==
  
==Family and Social History==
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
  
*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
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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 ==
  
====African American Genealogy ====
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
 
 
*Also see the section on [[General_History#Slavery|Slavery]]
 
  
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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==
  
====Native American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
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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.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[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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*[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 ==
  
*[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|'''Military and Maritime History''']]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
 
*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
 
*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
 
*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
 
 
*[http://www.emersonkent.com/wars_and_battles_in_history/american_war_of_independence.htm American Revolutionary War]
 
 
*[http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/ The American Revolution]
 
  
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
 
  
 
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
 
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
 
*[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]
 
 
*[http://www.gjenvick.com/ WW1, WW2, U.S. Army and Navy]
 
 
*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - Pearl Harbour and testimonies of Japanese Americans]
 
 
*[http://memories.384thbombgroup.com/ Memories of the 384th Bombardment Group (USA)]
 
  
 
*[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]  
  
*[http://www.militarymuseum.org/Links.html U.S. Military History Links]
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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]
*See also [[War_Memorials#USA|War Memorials: USA]]
 
 
 
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== Religion ==
 
== Religion ==
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
 
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
 
*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
 
  
 
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
 
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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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 ==
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[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]
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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]
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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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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
  
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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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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

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Cemetery Records and Obituaries



Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists





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