Sites that I have found of value

 

 

This directory of sites has been organized in alphabetic order based upon the various site names. The only violation to this rule is that I have grouped sites that apply to one of the major states in which I have been doing research under that particular state. In order to make access easier, I have added alphabetic tabs to transfer to the area of the page. I also have tabs for the major states. Please browse through by scrolling down the page or use the tabs to jump to the desired area. I have split this page into two pages due to size constraints. Therefore, at the end of this first page there will be a link to the pages for M through Z. If you use the tabs below, they will automatically bring up the appropriate page.

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Connecticut Illinois Michigan New York Ohio Rhode Island Wisconsin Canada

 


50 States and Capitals

A list of the 50 states and information on each -- a good point to see what general information is available and to get a feel for the various states of the union in which ancestors lived.


Allen County (Indiana) Public Library

One of the great genealogy libraries; source of the PERSI index

America's First Families

On line genealogical society that honors our 1600s Ancestors.

Ancestor Detective

Creator of Clooz database software for organizing research -- I use it and it has helped me really make efficient use of my time. I can actually find all the research I have been doing and it cross references into my genealogy database by person ID! I cannot recommend it enough. The author is great to work with and really has customer focus.
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Ancestor Dot Com (different from Ancestry!!)

Ancestors for Free

Ancestors On Board          

Passenger lists with over 24 million records from ships sailing to destinations worldwide.

Ancestry Dot Com

One of the better collections of on-line databases -- daily free databases and maps with subscription to those that have come off the free status.

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Berkshire Family History Association

The BFHA zeros in on the families and history from the Berkshire area of MA -- a starting point for a number of families during the Great Migration to the West. The Jenks family was one of these families.

Board for Certified Genealogists

            In case you want to know what it takes to become a professional.

Botsford Family Historical Association.

Information on the Botsford family and the source for the family genealogy books.

Bureau of Land Management

The official land patent records site -- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin are covered. This site contains scans of the original land grant documents. Newly available (November, 1999) is the California land patent records.


California Death Records

Searchable database of data from 1940 thru 1997.



Links specific to Canada

Canada Gen Web Project

Choose your language -- English or French

National Archives of Canada

A good place to start for your Canadian Link

Middlesex County, Ontario Gen Web

The Huff / Tobias connection was thought to be in London in the late 1800s

Ontario Genealogical Society

Various Links and Publication offerings

End of Canada Listings

Cemetery Directory

            By state, then by city.

Cemetery Interment Lists on the Internet

Census Bureau - Genealogy Index

Census Online - Links to Census Sites on the Web

Contains links to a number of on-line sites with Census information. Organized by state. Sites are updated, so return often

Census Tools

            Spreadsheets and log forms for doing research with Census records.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 6.3 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers were entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers


Links specific to Connecticut 

Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution (CTSSAR)

Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America

Includes newsletter items about CT

Saybrook Colony Founders Association

Founders of Saybrook, CT. My ancestor, Hugh Lees was one of those listed as a founder.



End of Connecticut Listings

Converting Enumeration Districts - 1920/1930, 1930/1940

            Enumeration Districts change, this will give you a clue as to what district to research in 1930 census records when you have your ancestor's information for 1920.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

The best list of genealogical sites!!! If you can't find a source of information in Cyndi's list, it may not be available yet. But when it is available, Cyndi will have it. My web site is included in Cyndi's list of Personal Web Pages!


Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library

Delia's Genealogy Blog

Distant Cousins Genealogy Index

Software, Queries, and Links. This site is linked in via a number of Surnames.

Doak Family Website

A website dedicated to the presentation and exchange of information about the Doak clan, originating with Robert Doak and his two sons, James and John D.



Eames Families of Wales

A website dedicated to the Eames family of North Wales.

Ed Burton's Genealogy Page

One of many Jenks family links. Check it out for a number of the lines for which I do not keep details

Ellis Island

Essex (MA) Society of Genealogists

Everton's Genealogical Helper Web Site


Family Detective

Family History Archive

    Brigham Young University, Harold B Lee Library

FamilySearch Record Search

    Various databases by country, region, state

Family Tree Magazine

Family Tree Maker Online Genealogy Library

Subscription database of genealogical works. Databases are FREE for approximately one week and then are retired to subscription only status. Return to this site often and see what is there before it is moved to subscription status.

Federation of Genealogical Societies

Look up a genealogical society in your locale

Find A Grave

Search for the grave sites of the famous -- includes photos of a number of the headstones.


GenConnect at Roots Web

GeneaNet - Genealogical Database Network

Search Engine -- English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish.

Genealogy Bank

Genealogy Blog

Genealogy Center of the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library

            Nationally renowned center of genealogical research

Genealogy FREE Stuff

A storehouse of forms, and research aids.

Genealogy Resources - By State

Genealogy Sleuth Search Database

Genealogy Trails History Group

Genealogical Research at Cornell

Resources and services available to the genealogical researcher from the library at Cornell University.

 

GenForum -- the following family names have forums defined:

Beggs
Botsford
Doak / Doake
Holbrook
Huff
Jenks
Koontz
Lee
McKeown
Maloy
Shaul
Tobias
Weber / Weaver

The Genealogy Home Page

General Society of Mayflower Descendants

GenFair

The online family history fair.

Geographic NameServer

Look up locations of cities, towns, and villages in the US -- obscure as well as not.

Guild of One-Name Studies


Huff, Hough, Hoff Database and Newsletter

The newsletter has been published since 1993. The site has subscription information and a large data index on the variations on the Huff name.




Links specific to Illinois

Cook County Clerks Office

Search more than 8 million genealogy Birth, Marriage and Death records.  Records date from 1872.  New records become available regularly as we update our Web site.

Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present

Illinois State Archives

Macon County, IL Web Page

Well designed page with a great number of links to research in Macon County and with links to other parts of Illinois

Decatur (Macon Co), Il Genealogical Society

 

End of the Illinois links

Internet Archive of American Libraries

Internet Genealogical Directory


The Jenks of Ohio - A Family Genealogy

Ohio branch of the Jenks family. These are the descendants of Shubael Jenks, my gggg grandfather, Laban Jenks', brother. That makes the owner of the site my sixth cousin. Both sites are now linked. In many ways we are becoming a cyber family.

 


Kindred Konnections

Family History Research Center -- this site pulls a number of web site postings and shows it as its own.


LDS Family Search

LDS Records On-Line Database Search. Links together a number of the LDS sources -- all of which are individually searched or can be searched as a group. The records are extensive and worth a search and many return visits. The sources are not given and these records cannot be considered primary sources, but they are a real good starting point for research!

LeeHouse - Anglo-Saxon Lee Genealogy

Site dedicated to the Lee family from England. There are a number of great utilities available within the site. One of my favorites is the Section, Township, Range Calculator. Check it out even if you are not a Lee descendant.

Library of Congress Local History & Genealogy Reading Room

Lineages, Inc.

A genealogy and family history site.

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