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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]
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*[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]
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
 
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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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://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]
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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://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
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*[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 links database, organised by state
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
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*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
 
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
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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.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] Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia
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*[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://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
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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]
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*[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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==Archives==
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]  
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death indexes and records]
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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]
 
*[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]  
 
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
*[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://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
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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]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage 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://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
*[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.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://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
 
*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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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]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
 
*[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/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records 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]
 
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
*[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://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
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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]
  
'''Native American Genealogy'''
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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://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]
  
*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
 
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy Articles and Links]
 
*[http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy]
 
 
*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
 
*[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]
 
*[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://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
 
*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
 
*[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]
  
'''African American Genealogy''' 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]
  
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 
 
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
 
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
 
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
  
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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==Family and Social History==
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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]
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
 
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
*[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.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
 
*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
 
*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
 
*[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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== Maps and Photographs==
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
 
 
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
 
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]
  
'''Military History'''
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
  
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
 
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War] with links to other related sites.
 
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund] Includes a searchable database of names
 
  
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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]
  
'''Religion'''
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
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== Religion ==
  
 
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
 
*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
 
*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
 
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
 
*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
 
*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
  
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
  
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
'''Cemetery Records and Obituaries'''
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
 
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/index2.html Mennonite Obituaries]
 
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
 
*[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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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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