To Lists:
This is a VERY interesting List of Links - so much so that I'm
sending to all the lists to which I belong (In ASCII). We should thank
Bruce Wood and his friend.
I have added only 4 Links, two search engines which in my
experience, are each genealogically more valuable than all the others:
Google and Copernic (see bottom for discussion), and two GenPurpose
sites, NYTimes Navigator (what the Times reporters use) and CEO Express,
an impressive general site.
Barry Wetherington (Witherington-L, etc)
Subject: [Q-R] List of All Lists
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:03:18 -0500 (EST)
From: brwood(a)ix.netcom.com
To: QUAKER-ROOTS(a)rootsweb.com
Hi All,
Just got the following list sent to me by a friend on the net.
I am forwarding it on to all of you because it looks to be useful.
Best Wishes, Bruce Wood <brwood(a)ix.netcom.com>
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LIST OF ALL LISTS, Internet search locations
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FAVORITE SEARCH ENGINES:
http://www.google.com/ (Google) ***(See Bottom of this Email)
http://www.copernic.com/ (Copernic)
http://www.aj.com/ (Ask Jeeves)
http://www.altavista.digital.com/ (Alta Vista)
http://www.aol.com/netfind/ (AOL Searcher)
http://www.excite.com/ (Excite)
http://galaxy.tradewave.com/galaxy.html (Galaxy)
http://www.hotbot.com/ (Hot Bot)
http://www.infoseek.com/ (Info Seek)
http://lycospro.lycos.com/ (Lycos)
ROOTSWEB SEARCH ENGINE - ANY SURNAME OR LISTING
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
http://lists.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/findlist.pl
Trying to find a Rootsweb surname list? Don't know which of 8,000
possible variant spellings it might be listed under? This tool finds
sound-alike matches for a given surname from among RootsWeb's thousands
of surname
lists. Give it a try!
http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ (Find any Rootsweb genealogy mailing
list)
SEARCH FOR PEOPLE - SEARCH ENGINES:
http://www.anywho.com/resq.html
http://www.555-1212.com/whte_us.htm
http://www.four11.com/
http://in-114.infospace.com/_1_196816106__yp.ch/reverse.htm (reverse
finder)
http://www.switchboard.com/
http://www.whowhere.com/
http://www.icq.com/emaildir.html
(Search the ICQ email directory - Millions of users)
REAL-TIME COMPUTER TRANSLATIONS (All European languages)
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
http://www.calle.com/world/index.html (Global Gazatteer - Foreign)
http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html
(United State Geological Service - finds exact location of place
names, cemeteries, churches, streams, etc. Excellent !!)
http://www.indo.com/distance/ (Distance between two locations.
Enter geographic coordinates or placenames)
http://www.mit.edu/geo/ (finds county for known place and state)
http://www.ahip.getty.edu/tgn_browser/ (geographic thesaurus)
http://www1.proximus.com/lycos/ (Lycos road map)
http://www.mapquest.com/ (Mapquest)
http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html (geographic name locator)
http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp (Microsoft worldwide info)
http://members.aol.com/oldmapsne/ (Historical Ink; old maps, NY&NE)
http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html
(township and range system)
http://www.multimap.com/ (United Kingdom)
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm (US Atlas, 1895)
http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/gnis/ (Yale geographic name locator)
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot_coordinate.htm
(One meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA and
select foreign locations. Enter geographic coordinates only)
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot.htm
(One meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA and
select foreign locations. Select location from a map or enter a place
name)
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GENERAL REFERENCE SITE - ALL IN ONE
http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html
sum Atlas & Maps
sum Beginner's Guides
sum Bios & Who's Who
sum Databases
sum Dictionaries
sum Electronic Texts
sum Encyclopedias
sum Genealogy
sum Government
sum Grammar & Style
sum History
sum Internet Resources
sum Law
sum Libraries
sum Miscellaneous
sum Phone Book
sum Population
sum Postal
sum Science
sum Thesaurus
sum Time & Date
sum Weights & Measures
sum World Religions
sum WWW Virtual Library
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VITAL RECORDS:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
(center for health stats)
http://www.medaccess.com/address/vital_toc.htm (where to write)
http://www.inlink.com/~nomi/vitalrec/ (Naomi's list)
http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html#top (online census
materials)
http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/census.html (alternate, census online)
http://members.tripod.com/~rosters/ (searchable south)
CHECK AND CLEAN VIRUSES FROM YOU COMPUTER - free !
http://housecall.antivirus.com/explorer.html (Trend Microsystems)
Excellent - highly recommended on-line service - no charge)
GIANT GENEALOGY SITES:
http://www.hamrick.com/names/ (U.S. Surname Distribution from the U.S.
census during various period in history)
http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html (barrel of links)
http://www.CyndisList.com (Cyndi's List)
http://www.wwnet.com/~krugman1/fgc/ (Ford Genealogy Club)
http://www.genforum.com/ (genealogy discussions)
http://www.polaris.net/~legend/genalogy.htm (genealogy gateway)
http://posom.com/hl/ (genealogy helplist)
http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/ (genealogy's most wanted)
http://emcee.com/ (genealogy online)
http://genealogy.tbox.com/ (genealogy tool box)
http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/ (genealogy search engine)
http://www.genhomepage.com/societies.html (genealogical societies)
http://www.lds.org/Family_Hostory/How_Do_I_Begin.html (Mormon FHCs)
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org (National Genealogical Society)
http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society)
http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/ (Rand genealogy club)
http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/ (Roots Web Searches)
http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/html/usa.htm (searchable genealogy links)
http://genealogy.travellor.com/genealogy/ (Travellor southern families)
http://www.ukans.edu/heritage/research/dbd.html (UofK S sourcelist)
http://www.usgenweb.com/ (US Genealogy web)
http://www.usigs.org/index.htm (US Internet Genealogical Society)
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.vital-mo
(genealogical and historical societies of Missouri; to change
states, delete "MO" and substitute the postal abbreviation of the state
of your choice)
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CHURCH HISTORY:
http://www.ncccusa.org/ (National Council of Churches)
http://www.ats.edu/members/denom.htm (theological seminaries)
http://www.rrlc.org/guide/arc02.shtml (American Baptist)
http://www.cob-net.org/ (Church of the Brethren)
http://www.catholic.net/ (Roman Catholic Church)
http://www.cin.org/ (Catholic information network)
http://www.catholic.org/colweb/direct.html (Catholics web directory)
http://www.disciples.org/historc.htm (Disciples of Christ)
http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/ (Episcopal Church, USA)
http://www.elca.org/ (Evangelical Lutheran)
http://www.fum.org/ (Friends United/Quaker)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm (Quaker genealogy)
http://www.mercer.edu/mainlib/SpColl.html (Georgia Baptist)
http://www.depauw.edu/lib/services/Desc/dept.htm#archives (Indiana UMC)
http://www.lcms.org/ (Lutheran, Missouri Synod)
http://www.jewell.edu/academia/currylibrary/partee/partee.html (MO
Baptist)
http://cmc2.cmc.edu/arc.html (Missouri United Methodist)
http://cc.owu.edu/~librweb/spuma.htm (Ohio United Methodist)
http://www.libertynet.org/~pacscl/phs/index.html (Presbyterian)
http://www.rca.org/ (Reformed Church in America)
http://carolus.furman.edu/library/welcome/specpage.htm (SC Baptist)
http://www.ucc.org/ (United Church of Christ)
http://www.gcah.org/center.htm (United Methodist archives)
http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm (UMC state archives)
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ETHNIC RESEARCH:
http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/searchable.html (searchable
Canada)
http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/emigr.html (emigration from
Germany)
http://genealogy.org/~palam/#iareg (Palatines to America)
http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~tbrass/AMST/Amst.html (Dutch in New
Amsterdam)
http://www.familyworkings.com/genealogy1.htm (German Genealogy)
http://www.kst.dit.ie/nat-arch/index.html (Irelands national archives)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/index.html (Irish Genealogical Society)
http://gentreegenealogy.com (Irish Genealogy)
http://www.anywhere.co.uk/news.html (Scots birth, death, marriage
indices)
http://www.scotclans.com/ (Scot Clans)
http://www.tartans.com/genalogy.htm (Scots genealogy)
http://www.origins.net/GRO/ (Scotland General Register Office)
http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/story/story.htm (tartans &
clans)
http://www.tartans.com/ (tartans)
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ (UK genealogy)
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ARCHIVES FOR MILITARY HISTORY & WARS:
http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/ (Canada war timeline)
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/unit1.html (Civil War fighting
units)
http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm (CW Dakota State)
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ (Civil War, U of KY)
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm (Civil War, LSU)
http://www.usgenweb.com/military/index.htm (military history for
genealogy)
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ (Military History Institute)
http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/millib/index.html (military libraries)
http://www.toast.net/~beau/gs1812.htm (Society of the War of 1812)
SOURCES FOR BOOKS:
http://www.clark.net/pub/rmharris/netdlrs.html (antiquarian books)
http://www.appletons.com/homepage.html (Appleton's)
http://www.glbco.com/ (Blair's)
http://www.esva.net/ghotes/biblio/bkdealer.htm#dealer (dealers and
publishers)
http://www.hearthstonebooks.com/ (Hearthstone)
http://www.higginsonbooks.com/genbooks.htm (Higginson genealogy)
http://www.hopefarm.com/genealog.htm (Hope Farm, NY books)
http://www.midcoast.com/~picton/ (Picton Press)
http://server.mediasoft.net/Scott/C/ (Willow Bend)
http://www.yogs.com/ (Ye Olde Gen Shop, Indianapolis)
LOOKUP SERVICES:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/#States (books we own)
http://www.mindspring.com/~wcrews/BooksPlus.html (mostly southern Books)
http://www.longstreet.net/census.html (census lookups)
http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/dar.html (DAR patriot index)
http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml (genealogy
helplist)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2154/springin.htm (surname
springboard)
GENEALOGY MAILING LISTS - "HOW TO GUIDES":
http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html
http://members.aol.com/gresinet/gen_mail.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/
http://php.indiana.edu/~stephen/ownlists.htm
http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html
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STATE & REGIONAL GENEALOGY SOCIETIES:
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/index.html
(midwest gen society)
http://www.asc.edu/archives/genealog.html (Alabama genealogy)
http://wwwcogensoc.org/cgs/cgs-home.htm (Colorado gen society)
http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/ (Connecticut library)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ (Florida gen society)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9829/Ga.html (Georgia
helplist)
http://www.sos.state.il.us/ (Illinois Secretary of State)
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/ (Indiana library)
http://www.uiowa.edu/~shsi/index.htm (Iowa historical society)
http://home.att.net/~ladylake10/ipl/ipl_main.htm (Iowa pioneers)
http://www.kumc.edu/kansas/KSL/Ref/ksl_ref.html (Kansas library)
http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/kdlaindx/kdlaindx.htm (Kentucky library and
archives)
http://mlin.lib.ma.us/ (Massachusetts Library and Information Network)
http://www.mnhs.org/ (Minnesota historical society)
http://mosl.sos.state.mo (Missouri archives)
http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/ (Missouri historical society)
http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Boston)
http://www.state.nj.us/statelibrary/libgene.htm (New Jersey library)
http://www.sara.nysed.gov/ (New York archives)
http://unix2.nysed.gov/ (New York library)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm (New York vital
records)
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/ (North Carolina archives)
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NCSLHOMEHTM#information (NC library)
http://www.ohiohistory.org/ (Ohio historical society)
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/ (Oklahoma museum of history)
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ (Oregon archives)
http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/overview.htm
(Pennsylvania archives)
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/pde/LIDSTATE.HTML (Penn. commonwealth
library)
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/respol.htm (South Carolina archives)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/escn_database_reports/ (old SC
papers)
http://www.historic.com/schs/ (South Carolina historical society)
http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/index.html (USC's South
Carolina library)
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm (Tennessee library &
archives)
http://www.vsla.edu/index.html (Virginia Library)
http://www.westvirginia.org/ (West Virginia online)
http://www.wisc.edu/shs-archives/ (Wisconsin historical society)
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/www/wis_lib.html (online Wisconsin libraries)
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SURNAMES:
http://www.one-name.org/top.htm (Guild of One Name Studies)
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html (surname helper)
http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html (surname mailing lists)
http://www.gendex.com:8080/display?page=surnames& (surname search
engine)
http://surnameweb.org/registry/ (surname web's registry)
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SEARCH FOR LAND TITLES AND LAND PATENTS:
http://www.avana.net/~lhaasdav/Patentlocations.html (all states)
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ (BLM eastern states land records)
http://www.innernet.net/hively/newpage29.htm (PA lands, with links)
http://image.vtls.com/collections/LO.html (Virginia land office records)
NEWSPAPERS:
http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/medie-link/uspapers.shtml (Kidon US Dailies)
(But if it doesn't work, note that the next two say Media-link and
try that)
http://www.dds.nl/~media-link/usweek.shtml (Kidon US Weeklies)
http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/media-link/capapers.shtml (Kidon Canada)
http://caroline.eastlib.ufl.edu/flnews/projects.html (state newspaper
projects)
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/cataloging/vnp/contacts.html (state projects
list)
http://www.naa.org/hotlinks/index.asp (state associations, dailies by
state)
CEMETERY RECORDS:
http://users.deltanet.com/~steven/cemetery.html (cemetery listings)
http://www.funeral.com/cemeterystates/ (cemetery listings)
http://www.funeralnet.com/cgi-local/notfound.pl?/ (funeral home
listings)
http://www.dreamscape.com/goldlinks/cemetery.htm
http://www.Islandnet.com/ocfa/ (Ontario cemetery listings)
http://we.got.net/docent/cem/uscem.htm (US cemeteries)
http://www.inwd.com/death/usa.htm (US cemeteries)
OTHER RELATED GENEALOGY SITES:
http://www.firstct.com/fv/stone.html (breaking down the wall)
http://www.ala.org/alonline/ (American Library Association)
http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/ (Board for Certification of Genealogists)
http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html (deciphering old handwriting)
http://www.nara.gov/regionals/stlouis.html (fed personnel records)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3207/ (low Country Huguenots)
http://OfficialCitySites.com (index of local government sites)
http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/moa_search.html (UMich literature search)
http://www.vanished.com/pages/database.html (misc. online databases)
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us (Mid-Continent Public Library)
http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm (libraries everywhere)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8080/philly.html
(Philadelphia)
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/ (Zip Codes)
http://www.universitylake.org/primarysources.html (Gen History)
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General Purpose
http://www.ceoexpress/ (CEO Express)
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/cynavi.html (NYTimes
Navigator Free Subscription)
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For an interesting Demo of the Google search FYI, take about 30 secs
and go to:
http://www.google.com/ (Google)
and for your search, copy and enter the search phrase:
widdrington -soccer -laidlaw -match -montreal
(the minus terms are to weed out some irrelevant finds)
For which you should receive, in about 5 secs, about 127 matches, most
of genealogical interest.
The Copernic search engine is a more comprehensive engine (Free
subscription) which combines 55 search engines, and presents the Results
beautifully in an easy to use and browse format, and the prior searches
are also presented in an easy to use fashion.
bw