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==Genealogical and Historical 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]
 
*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
  
 
*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]  
 
*[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]
  
*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
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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://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
  
*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
  
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
  
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]  
  
*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/usa.html Resources: United States]
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
  
*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magazine]
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*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
  
*[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.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
  
*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]  
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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]
  
====Archives and Libraries====
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
  
*[http://www.archives.gov/ '''National Archives''']
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
  
*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ Nationwide Public Record databases]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]  
  
*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
  
*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
  
====Newspapers====
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
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==Archives==
  
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
  
====Places====
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
  
*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA County Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Database of Links, State by State]
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails - Genealogy Links by Location]
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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]
  
*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
  
*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
  
*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History - Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
  
====People====
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
  
*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
  
*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
  
*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
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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]
==Vital Records==
 
  
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]  
  
====Birth records====
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
 
  
*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
====Census Records====
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
 
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
  
====Marriage Records====
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*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures. Links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records]
*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
 
  
*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
  
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
  
====Death Records====
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ U.S.A Death Records]
 
  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
  
 
*[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]
  
====Cemetery Records====
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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://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
  
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/ The Tombstone Project]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
  
====Obituaries====
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
  
*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]  
  
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
  
*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
 
  
*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Obituary Records]
 
 
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==Native American Genealogy==
 
==Native American Genealogy==
 
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
 
  
 
*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
 
*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
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== African American Genealogy ==  
 
== African American Genealogy ==  
  
*Also see the section on [[General_History#Slavery|Slavery]]
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
  
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
 
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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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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== Military History ==
 
== Military History ==
  
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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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]
  
 
*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
 
*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
 
*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
 
  
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
 
  
 
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
 
*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]  
 
*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
 
 
*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
 
 
*[http://www.gjenvick.com/ WW1, WW2, U.S. Army and Navy]
 
 
*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - Pearl Harbour and testimonies of Japanese Americans]
 
 
*[http://memories.384thbombgroup.com/ Memories of the 384th Bombardment Group (USA)]
 
  
 
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
 
*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]  
  
*[[War_Memorials#USA|War Memorials: USA]]
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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]
  
 
== Religion ==
 
== Religion ==
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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]
 
*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
 
  
 
*[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.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]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
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*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper 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, 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]

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
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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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