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'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
 
'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
 
'''Currency'''  US dollar<br>
 
'''Currency'''  US dollar<br>
 
'''Language''' English <br>
 
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In 1620, the 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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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 ==
  
==General USA Links==
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
  
====General====
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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]
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy] - a huge resource
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html StateGen site] a database of links, organised by state
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
*[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://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[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]
  
*[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]  
  
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
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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]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
====Native American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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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]  
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
*[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.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]
  
====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]
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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.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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]
  
====Family and Social History====
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
*[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.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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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]
  
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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]
  
====Religion==== 
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
(See also "Archives" below)
 
  
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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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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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
  
====Archives====
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
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==Family and Social History==
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[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.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/  Online death index and records]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html A searchable index of Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[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://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth 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://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/archives/index.htm The Mid-West Jesuit Archives] Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
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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 ==
  
====Cemetery Records and Obituaries====
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite Obituaries]
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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 ==
  
====Immigration & Emigration====
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*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
*[http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island Records]
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
  
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/ellis_island_photos.html Ellis Island Photo Gallery]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quarantine/ The Forgotten of Ellis Island] Deaths in Quarantine 1909-1911]
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ America's First Immigrants] Castle garden was America's first official immigration center
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
*[http://www.theshipslist.com/pictures/castlegarden1855.htm The Arrival of Immigrants at Castle Garden]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
*[http://immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
*[http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/LIFE/704090351/1005 Database traces indentured immigrants]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml Olive Tree Genealogy] includes many shipping lists
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ Ancestors from Norway]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Database of Irish Immigrants to North America]
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
*[http://www.welshamericanindex.com/ The Welsh American Index]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
  
*[http://www.francogene.com/migrants/ French Immigrants in North America]
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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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*[http://www.omii.org/tng/index.php The Swiss Anabaptic Genealogical Association]
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== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
  
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/Japan/index.asp Japanese Immigrants to the USA  1874-1924]
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*[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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