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Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan
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YourFamily: Bulletin Board
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Making of America: Cornell
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Making of America: UM journals
American Memory Collections
NUCMC Manuscript Collections:
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Family Surname Websites
Guild of One-Name Studies
(UK)
Advice for Effective Searches:
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US Gazetteer
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People Finders
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Area Codes:
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Post Free Queries
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(go to state/co.)
CousinConnect
Family Tree Climbers - Queries
GenForum
YourFamily Message Board
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Ancestral Findings
Books We Own
Free Cemetery Photos
Free Lookups Central
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Obituary Lookup Vols.
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Learn More About Genealogy
AudioTapes.com
AfriGeneas
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Ancestors (PBS)
Ancestry:
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IIGS: Internat. Internet Gen. Soc.
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Treasure Maps
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See also Lessons
Genealogy Assistance
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Family Tree Climbers
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GenCity
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Genealogy Starting Points
Cyndi's List
FHL FamilySearch:
Research Guides,
Links,
FHL Catalog
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Newsgroups |
Email |
Websites
RootsWeb:
Mailing Lists
Canadian Genealogy Centre
Family History Network
(Everton's)
Gengateway
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Genealogy Today Team Roots
USGenWeb |
CanadaGenWeb
WorldGenWeb
National Archives:
Research Room
Ancestor Quest Links
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Online Records Sources
VitalRec Vital Records
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Census Links
Census Links & Records
Obituary Central |
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Obituaries Online
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Early NY Times Obit Index
Cemetery Junction Directory
Find A Grave
Interment Cemetery Transcr.
Tombstone Transcr. Project
City Directories of the U.S.
Immigrant Ships Transcr. Guild
ISTG: Compass Immigrant Links
Olive Tree Genealogy
US/Can. Ship Arrivals
Ellis Island
NYC Immigrant Processing Ctrs
Hamburg Emigration Lists
Search Naturalization Indexes
Female Ancestors
Find Female Ancestors
MaidenName.net
Notable Women Ancestors
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Military Sources
Military Biographical Index
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American Revolution
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Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive
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Genealogy Free Stuff
Behind The Name
Our Timelines
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Surname Registries
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Organizational Sources
NARA: Archival Research Catalog
NARA: Access to Archival Databases
NARA: Research Room
DAR: Daughters of the Amer. Rev.
FEEFHS: Fed.E.Eur. Fam.Hist. Soc.
FGS: Federation of Gen. Soc.
IAJGS: Int. Assoc. of Jewish Gen. Soc.
IIGS: Int. Internet Gen. Soc.
NGS: National Gen. Soc.
NEHGS: New England Ancestors
NYGBS: New York Gen. & Bio. Soc.
SAR: Sons of the Amer. Rev.
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