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In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower, and what we now know as the USA came into being. The country is divided into 50 states and also includes Alaska and Hawaii, Washington DC being 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 has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.
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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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==The States==
 
==The States==
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== General USA Links ==
  
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
  
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==General USA Links==
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
  
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]  
  
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*[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.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
  
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*[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]
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site] Claims to have 5,851,043 links
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] -A huge resource
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StateGen site] A Database of links, organised by State
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American history and genealogy project]
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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://www.alhn.org/state/ American local history project]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
  
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*[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]
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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]
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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]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]
  
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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]
  
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Native American Genealogy pages from Acces Genealogy]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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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]
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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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://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact infomation for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
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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]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
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*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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==
  
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
  
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*[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]
  
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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]
  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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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 ==
  
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs collecion of the Library of Congress]
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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]
  
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records -searchable
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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.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[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://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/  Online death Index and records]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
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*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/bdm.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures - Births, Deaths,
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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Marriages, Church Records, Divorce, Wills, Probate Records]
 
  
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy Section] Has some on-line databases, maps and directories
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*[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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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
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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 ==
  
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
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*[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]
  
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
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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]
  
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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 ==
  
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*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ America's First Immigrants] Castle garden was America's first official immigration center
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*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
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*[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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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://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/LIFE/704090351/1005 Database traces indentured immigrants]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml Olive Tree Genealogy] includes many shipping lists
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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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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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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