The following message contains a great list of history/genealogy links
for those of you that may be interested.
Sam
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From: Margie Phelps <MargiePhelps(a)worldnet.att.net>
To: <BOONE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 8:53 PM
Subject: [BOONE-L] Fw: [VAROOTS] LISTS OF ALL LISTS
Hope this helps some one..... as you can see it came from another
list..state of VA
margie
----- Original Message -----
From: Equilla <equilla(a)psnw.com>
To: <VAROOTS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 5:59 PM
Subject: [VAROOTS] LISTS OF ALL LISTS
Some of you may have seen this list before. For the newer subscribers
of
Genealogy research, this is the LIST OF ALL LISTS.
Need anything on the Internet concerning Genealogy?
Look here first.
Equilla
Your List Host
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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)
FAVORITE SEARCH ENGINES:
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)
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
· Atlas & Maps
· Beginner's Guides
· Bios & Who's Who
· Databases
· Dictionaries
· Electronic Texts
· Encyclopedias
· Genealogy
· Government
· Grammar & Style
· History
· Internet Resources
· Law
· Libraries
· Miscellaneous
· Phone Book
· Population
· Postal
· Science
· Thesaurus
· Time & Date
· Weights & Measures
· World Religions
· 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)
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