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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==
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== General USA Links ==
  
====General====
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy 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.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
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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]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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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]
  
*[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]
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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]  
  
====Native American Genealogy====
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
*[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.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://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
====African American Genealogy====
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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]
  
see section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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]
  
====Family and Social History====
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
*[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/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]  
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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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====
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
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==Native American Genealogy==
  
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
  
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
  
====Religion==== 
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
(See also "Archives" below)
 
  
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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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]
  
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
  
====Archives====
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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==Family and Social History==
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth 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]
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[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.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death index and records]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html A searchable index of Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[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.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[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://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
*[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.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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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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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

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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