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==General USA 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]
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
  
 
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
 
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors] A guide to genealogical research in the USA with many useful addresses and links
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*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]
  
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
  
 
*[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://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers online]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site] claims to have 5,851,043 links
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
 
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
 
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today] a database of links, organised by state
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
  
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
  
*[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://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://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
  
*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History] Covers the Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina. (Includes the Ashe, Alleghany, Watagua and Wilkes Counties of  North Carolina : Grayson County, Virginia : some other areas of  North East Tennessee  and South West Virginia)
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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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]
  
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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==Archives==
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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]
  
'''Native American Genealogy'''
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
  
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
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*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
  
*[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.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]
  
'''African American Genealogy'''
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
see section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
*[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ African-Native American History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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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://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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]
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
*[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.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
  
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
  
*[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 United States News Archives Arranged by State]
  
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
  
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
 
  
*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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==Native American Genealogy==
  
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
  
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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]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
  
'''Military History'''
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
  
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
  
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War] with links to other related sites.
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
  
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund] Includes a searchable database of names
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*[http://www.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]
  
'''Religion'''
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
  
(See also "Archives" below)
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
  
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
  
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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==Family and Social History==
  
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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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.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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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.archives.gov/ National Archives]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide] Organised by State
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
  
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm USA Census Finder]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
  
*[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.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death index and records]
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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 ==
  
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html A searchable index of Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
  
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
  
*[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://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ How to order copies of Vital Records]
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters] Arranged by State
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War 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://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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== Religion ==
  
*[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.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
  
*[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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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://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
  
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
  
'''Cemetery Records and Obituaries'''
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
  
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
 
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Cemetery Records]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
  
*[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]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite 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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== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
  
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
  
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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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