Genealogy
General and SpecificMy father, Donald Eugene Hill, 1915 - 1986, instilled a sense of history, both familial and cultural, in me. Lewis Palmer, my mother's second cousin, compiled, wrote and edited a wonderful history of the Palmer family in Whitley County, Indiana.
Palmer, Lewis E. and Virginia Porter Palmer
The Samuel and Sarah (Skinner) PALMER FAMILY from Vermont and Ohio to Whitely Country, Indiana. 1991. Self Published. Valparaiso, Indiana.
Being human, Lewis and his wonderful wife Virgina, included a few minor errors in this work. Eventually, I hope to have corrections to this wonderful compilation linked to this page.I've been bitten by geneaology bugs that seem to travel with both sides of my family and now my husband has a great deal of information to add to what I want to assemble for my daughter. In spite of all this, I'm not a genealogist. I'm more of a cultural anthropologist and historian with lots of family data upon which to draw. Family patterns and practices through time intrigue me. How can you know where you are going if you don't know where you been (and come from)?
The Links on this page are some of the most useful links I've found for general, state and county, non United States based, and map based research. I hope some of them are of help to you.
Please observe some simple guidelines for the use of genealogical information you may find as you access of the following sites when conducting your own research.
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us
Just a stone's throw away from my youthful stomping grounds, I didn't realize everyone didn't have access to such great collections until I moved away. One of the largest genealogical libraries in the Midwest. Catalog can be searched online.AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY
http://www.aaslh.org/ANCESTRY
http://www.ancestry.com
Site has allows free Social Security Death Index and a free World Ancestry Tree searches. Most of the info on the site is accessible through FEE BASED subscription services. I really enjoy the ancestory.com newsletter each day as it keeps me thinking about historical research and often make use of the freebie databases of the day listed in the daily email newsletter.BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
At this site, users can interactively search Search BLM and Federal land patents. Images are downlable.CYNDI'S LIST
http://www.cyndislist.com
A listing of tens of thousands of genealogy links, organized by topic. Don't let the individual's name put you off. This is one of the best sites on the Web.DAR LIBRARY
http://dar.library.net/
Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution. They do not loan items, but some info is on line and you can tell whether contact might be fruitful.FAMILY SEARCH (LDS)
http://www.familysearch.org
The Web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints contains the following computer databases: Ancestral File, Catalog. These files contain hundreds of millions of names.US GENWEB PROJECT
http://www.usgenweb.org if you are interested in free access to family information you are interested in this project.The USGenWeb Project originally was to be organized by state and county, with volunteers coordinating efforts to collect genealogy data for their selected counties or states. This structure proved untenable. There are now three official Special Projects and stand alone. These are The USGenWeb Archives Project, The USGenWeb Tombstone Project and The USGenWeb Census Project.
The USGenWeb Digital Library (Archives) was developed to present actual transcriptions of public domain records on the Internet. There are several Projects that are being undertaken by The USGenWeb Archives and these are listed below:LIBRARY OF CONGRESSThe Census Project & Census Images Census images for permanent, free display in the USGenWeb Archives are made possible through the generosity of the donors .
The USGW Digital Map Library is a new project currently being developed by USGenWebArchives. Our goal is to make available to genealogists, useful, readable, high quality maps. Here you will find both archival maps and newly made maps based on scholarly research. This project and all of its strictly volunteer staff are dedicated to free, online access for the general public.
The Pension Project - This project will endeavor to provide actual transcriptions of Pension related materials for all Wars prior to 1900. Transcripts, extracts and abstracts will be accepted and files will be placed in the USGenWeb Archives directory of the State and County of principal residence of the Pensioner.
Special Collections Project was developed in January 2000 to cover special data as not all submitted data fell into the standard state/county category, but covered multiple counties or states.Special Collections also provides an entry page to scanned out-of-print books on family studies, historical books and various journals permanently stored in the USGenWeb Archives for free access.
The USGenWeb Tombstone Project was started to encourage people to walk cemeteries and donate copies of the surveys to The USGW Archives.
The Kidz Project is designed to help kids learn their way around genealogical research. If they are exploring
history in school by exploring your family history, this is a great resource for them.The Lineage Project is designed for the purpose of providing a place to list researchers who are looking for descendants of one particular ancestor who must have lived in the US at one time and must have been born before
December 31 1850.Genealogical Events Project serves the purpose of providing a place to list Genealogical Events that are taking place across the country.
http://www.loc.gov
The Web site of the Library of Congress contains a great deal of information and online databases, including Library of Congress Card Catalog, American Memory Collection (excellent railroad maps), NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections-- http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html). Keep in mind that the online catalog may not include ALL materials in their collection.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
http://www.nara.gov
Most of the information in the natiional archives is NOT online. The online information is in the National Archive Information Locator, or NAIL http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html -- to find out what data is available go to:
http://www.nara.gov/nara/nailhi.html. The NARA site includes: the "Genealogy and Family History Page" http://www.nara.gov/genealogythat details a large number of guides to records, online bibliographies of microfilmed materials in NARA's collection; and information on how to access and use records held by the various branches of the National Archives.NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
The Web site for the National Genealogical Society contains information on membership in this national society, links to society standards for genealogical research, and information on upcoming conferences.NEWBERRY LIBRARY
http://www.newberry.org
This private library has an exhaustive genealogical collection and the Web site contains an online card catalog and some information on the genealogy collection and bibliographies and research guides.ROOTSWEB
http://www.rootsweb.com
The database I first started using. Many free online databases, including the Social Security Death Index, WorldConnect (GEDCOM files), help getting started. Host the US GEN WEB PROJECT.STATE ARCHIVES
Access Cyndi's list for your state at http://www.cyndislist.com/xx.htm (where xx is the two letter postal
abbreviation for your state of interest) and visit her archives/library section in the page for that state.
For example: http://www.cyndislist.com/IN.htm
1895 U.S. ATLAS
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm
A completely scanned 1895 U.S. atlas, with index. An excellent source
for historical map information in the United States.MAPQUEST
http://www.mapquest.com
This online searchable interactive atlas is a great place for finding
those places that still exist under the name you have for them.PLACE NAMES
http://geonames.usgs.gov/gnisform.html
At this site one can search for place names throughout the entire United States, including populated places, creeks, streams, etc. Cemeteries are included, but the list should not be considered comprehensive. By entering a town name, you can also determine what county and/or state[s] it is in.PLACE NAME SERVERS ON THE INTERNET
http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/maps/geogname.htm
Arizona State University Library's excellent collection of servers which help with place name location.TOPOZONE
http://www.topozone.com
Topographic maps of the United States. Variable Scales.
FEEFHS
http://feefhs.org/
The FEEFHS (Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies) Web site contains maps and great deal of other genealogical information on Eastern Europe. This is an excellent site for those with ancestors from this area. The late 1800 maps are especially good.GENUKI
http://www.genuki.org.uk/
The first site to visit in an attempt to learn more about research from areas in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.GERMAN GENEALOGY HOME PAGE
http://www.genealogy.net/gene/genealogy.html
Good site for german genealogical research. Start with the FAQ.IRISH PLACE NAMES
http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/placenames/index.cfm
An online searchable version of 1851 General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, parishes and Baronies of Ireland.JEWISHGEN
http://www.jewishgen.org
This site can be helpful regardless of your ancestor's religious background. Some geneaological experts feel the well-written section on locating immigrant origins to be especially helpful..NEW BRUNSWICK PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES
http://www.gov.nb.ca/archives/e/index.htm
This site contains several online searchable databases to information contained in the Archives collection.PARISHES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
http://proni.nics.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/
A set of maps of Irish parishes where one can view more than one parish at a time and easily see what parishes border each other.UK STREETMAPS
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
Find street maps of the United Kingdom.
These links are extremely helpful for MYIndiana-based genealogical research.
National Archives - Great Lakes Region
Kosciusco County Historical Society
Genealogy forum for Kosciusko County
History of Whitley and Noble Counties. by Weston A. Goodspeed and Charles Blanchard. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co. 1882.
Kosiusko, Tippecanoe, Whitley County sites by genealogist Ann McRoden Mensch.
Genealogical Society of Whitley County
Whitley County Historical Society
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html
This Web site of the Illinois State Archives includes the following
databases: holdings of state archives, searchable marriage index
(pre-1900), Civil War veteran's, and others. Also contains
information on the Archives research services.INDIANA PRE-1850 MARRIAGE INDEX
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirinfo.html
This index to Indiana Marriages pre-1850 is helpful for those with
ancestors residing in Indiana during this time period.1870 MICHIGAN CENSUS
http://envoy.libraryofmichigan.org/1870_census/
An index to this census and actual copies of the images are online at
the Library of Michigan Web Site.CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND DEATH INDEXES
http://searches.rootsweb.com/regional.html
(Go to California for the link)
This site includes data from birth (1905-96) and death (1940-95)
records in California. The ability to search on various fields is a
distinct advantage of this site and can be a great way to locate
relatives who moved to this state.ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html
This Web site of the Illinois State Archives includes the following databases: holdings of state archives, searchable marriage index (pre-1900), Civil War veteran's, and others. Also contains information on the Archives research services.KENTUCKY VITAL RECORDS INDEXES
http://searches.rootsweb.com/regional.html
(Go to Kentucky section)
This site contains online indexes to deaths (1911-92), marriages (1973-93), and divorce (1973-92)TEXAS VITAL RECORD INDEXES
http://searches.rootsweb.com/regional.html
(Go to Texas section) This site includes births (1926-95), deaths (1964-98), and divorces (1968-97) for this state.LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/
This is an excellent site for those with Virginia ancestors, includes a significant digital collection of colonial record images (most notably land patents and bible records) and images of various record finding aids.
FAMILY HISTORY.COM
http://www.familyhistory.com
A bulletin board for genealogical queries, organized by subject, surname, or geographic location.JOHN GAUNT'S LIST OF GENEALOGY MAILING LISTS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html
The most comprehensive listing of genealogy mailing lists on the Internet.
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I want to see this report... anyone offhand know of a copy? In Arizona?Indiana DAR GRC report ; s1 v297 : Whitley County
Indiana DAR, G.R.C.
1952
Description: 57 leaves ; 29 cm.
Location: IND COUNTIES WHITLEY GRC 1952 S 1 V 297
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Family names, surnames, in which I'm interested and actively (more or less) accumulating information. GEDCOM records will be linked here.
-------------------------------HillHILL Family Trees Webring
"HILL Family Trees" is a surname specific webring for the
surname HILL. It is open to genealogy and history sites,
as well as family homepages. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hillsofsalem/
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