Useful Links for Genealogical Resarch and Study
as a service to genealogists researching subjects in the Delaware area. Note: Some of the links below were put in several years ago and are no longer functional. We are working to fix or eliminate them. |
www.obituarieshelp.org |
Links to Online Data for:
National | International | Basic Genealogy | General Searches | Specific Searches Maps, Gazeteers, Calendars | Miscellaneous Items |
Genealogical Data for States
Illinois:
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National DatabasesGovernment Records Federal Land Sales
Social Security Death Index
NARA: Irish Famine, etc
Death Indexes/Records by State
Where to Order Vital Records Inflation
Federal Census Clues
1890 Census
Revolutionary War: Pensioners
Making of America [Cornell]
Civil War: LSU: battles, soldiers, maps, diaries
Rosters
Immigration: Ellis Island Records
Germans through New York City
Audiotapes
Genealogical Items on eBay
Newspapers online Ecola Newsstand -
USA Today
Other Records Old Photos
Biographies by State
Distribution of Surname 1850-1990
Distribution of Names 1990 [U.S. Census]
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Libraries Library of Congress:
Catalog -
almost like searching for any book ever published
State Libraries
- searching the state libraries of the U.S.; e.g.
DE
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MD
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ME
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NJ
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PA
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VA
National Union Catalog:
where to find hard-to-find books,
Latter-day Saints' Family History Library Catalog
- world's largest genealogical library
Allen Co IN
- 2nd biggest U.S. genealogical library
Swarthmore Quaker
Chicago Newberry
Other Libraries
- on-line full text of classic books and magazines;
DAR Library in Washington D.C.
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Maps, Gazeteers and CalendarsMaps of Delaware:Mason-Dixon Line Library of Congress - old original maps, digitized; Illinois maps Gazetteers U.S. Geological Survey USGS2: - topographic features from place names on very detailed maps Old New England maps U. S.: Detailed topographical maps Census/County Maps Global Positioning System (GPS): Calendars: |
Places to start your search ...Cyndi's List- Exceptional! over 236,000 links in 150 categories to all that's genealogicalAncestry Church of the Latter-Day Saints Genealogy SiteFinder Genealogical Gateway GenSource - genealogy specific RAND Corp. Genealogy.org both free and fee-based (e.g. PERSI) Rootsweb: Search all U.S. USGenWeb U.S. National Archives (Microfilms, holdings, hours) Major Search EnginesGoogle | AltaVista | Teoma | Lycos | Dogpile | Bing | Ask | Yahoo |
Specific Topic SearchesSearch by Location Phone numbers and E-mail addresses |
International SitesWorld GenWeb - goal is USGenWeb-like coverage of world; e.g.English Wills Ireland German Script |
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