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State Capitol Building, Washington D.C. submitted by Nana Anna

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

Access Genealogy

American History and Genealogy project

American Local History Project

Ancestors A guide to genealogical research in the USA with many useful addresses and links

Cyndi's List USA

A Digital Library of American History

Historical Newspapers online

Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site

USA Resources at Rootsweb

Genealogy Today a links database, organised by state

Genealogy Trails

The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia

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.

The Olive Tree Genealogy Site

US Family Group Sheet Project

USGenWeb Project Organised by State and County

United States News Archives Arranged by State

Native American Genealogy

Contact information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada

Native American Genealogy Articles and Links

Native American Genealogy pages from Access Genealogy

Marilee's Native Americans Resource

Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more

Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage

Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy

African American Genealogy

Family and Social History

America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions

Black Sheep Ancestors

Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophie Smith Collection

Glossary of Colonial Occupations

[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations

The Mariners' Museum

The Poorhouse Story

The Whalers' Heritage Project

Maps and Photographs

1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb

American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress

Historic Mapworks

Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library

Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress

Military History

America in World War One

The Civil War

Women in the American Civil War with links to other related sites.

The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund Includes a searchable database of names

Religion

American Jewish History

Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide

The Lutheran Heritage Society

The Society of Friends Historical Society

The National Huguenot Society

Cemetery Records and Obituaries

Cemetery Records Guide

The International Jewish Cemetery Project

Internment.net

Mennonite Obituaries

Newspaper Obituaries

Obituaries Search

Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists

See Separate Page

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-==General USA Links==
+== General USA Links ==
 *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
 *[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy 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
 *[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
 *[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
 *[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers online]
 *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]
 *[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
 *[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
 *[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 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.
-*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy site]
+*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
 *[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project] Organised by State and County
 *[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
-'''Archives'''
+<br><br><br>
+==Archives==
 *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
 *[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
 *[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
 *[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
-*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death indexes and records]
+*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
 *[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
 *[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
 *[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails] Has links to many on line records - searchable
 *[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
 *[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
 *[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
+*[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
 *[http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ The Mennonite Library and Archives]
 *[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/archives/index.htm The Mid-West Jesuit Archives] Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin
 *[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
 *[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
 *[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
 *[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
 *[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
 *[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
 *[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
+<br><br><br>
+==Native American Genealogy==
-'''Native American Genealogy'''
+*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
-*[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://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
 *[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
 *[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
+<br><br><br>
+== African American Genealogy ==
-'''African American Genealogy''' see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
+see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
 *[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 *[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
 *[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
 *[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
+<br><br><br>
+==Family and Social History==
-'''Family and Social History'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and other Institutions]
 *[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]
 *[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
 *[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations
 *[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
 *[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
 *[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
+<br><br><br>
+== Maps and Photographs==
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[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://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
 *[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]
+<br><br><br>
+== Military History ==
-'''Military History'''
+*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
-*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
 *[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
+<br><br><br>
+== Religion ==
-'''Religion'''
+*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
-*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
 *[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
 *[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
 *[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
 *[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
+<br><br><br>
+== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
-'''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.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.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
+<br><br><br>
-'''Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists'''
+== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
 *[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
+<br><br><br>
-<br>
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