Key Genealogical Sites
on the Internet
by Barbara Renick ©Copyright 2002
FamilySearch Internet’s List of Key Genealogical Sites
288,000 microforms (microfilm & microfiche)
232,000 printed volumes
the largest English-language genealogy and local history periodical collection in the world with more than 3200 current subscriptions and more than 4100 titles
1. click on Allen County Public Library
2. click on Genealogy
3. cick on Periodicals
4. under Periodicals click on click here to search their periodicals list
publishes PERSI (PERiodical Source Index)
includes more links to key resources
1. click on Allen County Public Library
2. click on Genealogy
3. notice the navigation box in the upper left hand corner provides lists of state specific resources and international resources
4. click on Getting Started which recommends:
Eventon Publisher’s Genealogy Page
Genealogy Listservers, Newsgroups and Special Homepages
Yahoo Genealogy Collection of Sites
Find Your Ancestors NOW! grabs most researcher’s attention
Notice the six tabs across the top of the Web page
1. Home
Today @ Ancestry
Subscription Plans
Top Things To Do
Affiliate Programs
2. Search
Search by Record Type
Search by Locality
Images Online
Search Help
3. Learn
The Library (Ancestry Library of articles)
Getting Started
Learning Center
Publications
4. Share
Surname Community
Message Boards
Ancestry World Tree
Research Registry
5. Trees
Online Family Tree (an online collaborative/multi-user genealogy database program)
Ancestry Family Tree (a free genealogy database program you download and install on your computer)
Ancestry World Tree combined with RootsWeb’s WorldConnect (186 millions names searchable for free)
6. Shop
7. RootsWeb
Getting Started
Search Engines and Databases
Family Trees (World Connect)
Mailing Lists
Message Boards
Research Templates
Web Sites
Other Tools and Resources
Hosted Volunteer Projects
Help
Buy or Sell
Contributing to RootsWeb
Free Genealogy Newsletters
Geographically Key Sites
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
The Library of Congress (USA)
NARA (National Archives and Records Administration—USA)
NewEnglandAncestors.org (1.9 million names online)
Public Record Office of England
GENUKI (U.K. & Ireland Genealogical Information Service)
General Register Office for Scotland
WorldGenWeb Project (11 Regions)
Societies and Organizations
Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)
rootsCENTRAL and their Founders’ Memorial plan
National Genealogical Society (NGS)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
New England Historic Genealogical Society
The Genealogy Helper has now become the Family History Magazine
Genealogy Center & Online Queries
Ask a Pro & Online Archives
FamilyTreeMaker.com/Genealogy.com
Family Finder
World Family Tree
How-To Articles
Family Tree Maker software
Research Services
Community Center
1. Message Boards
2. Home Pages
3. Stories
4. Mall
5. Events Calendar
6. Virtual Cemetery
CDs for sale in their Genealogy Data Center
Genealogy Help and Guides
Books for sale
Helpful Web Sites List
1. People
2. Places
How-To
Create Your Own Site
GED2HTML software available for download (converts GEDCOM files into HTML format for display on the Internet)
GENDEX WWW Genealogical Index (20 million names)
Genealogical Web page storage for rent without pop-up ads and advertising banners
genealogical.com (Genealogical Publishing Company & Clearfield Publishing Company)
Catalogue of 2000 books and CDs for sale
Genealogist’s Essential Library & Beginner’s Books
Family Central (now under construction)
will have links to a variety of finding aids (that they sell) based upon surnames like the Directory of Family Associations
will have a complete surname index for the majority of their books
and CDs
Genealogy Exchange &
Surname Registry (currently closed)
The Genealogy Home Page (a directory
with 15 main categories)
Search this site by surname, Site Listings, or the entire site
Site provides gateways, guides, and lists of links
Meta Search in its Search Pages section
Query Forum meta searches several message boards and online query systems
Some services are free; others are by paid subscription
Searchable pedigree-linked database with 1 billion names
Online collaborative/multi-user genealogy database program that does any alphabet
Has one of the best database search structures
Unicode alphabets
What to do if you find too many matches
What to do if your find too few matches
Cyndi’s List has 150 categories divided into subcategories that contain lists of hyperlinks to hopefully helpful genealogical sites: On March 5, 2001 this site had its 20 millionth visitor. Search Cyndi’s List in two ways:
Browse by categories
Main Index (default view)
Topical Index
Alphabetical Index
“No Frills” Index
Text-Only Index
Search It! at Cyndi’s List (site specific search engine)
Genealogy Portal (www.genealogyportal.com)
Genealogy Home Page (www.genealogyhomepage.com)
Genealogy Resources on the Internet by Chris Gaunt (http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/gen_web.html) and
(http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/inet.html)
NARA Reference at Your Desk (http://www.nara.gov/alic/rayd/genealog.html)
"Z" Links at Barbara Renick's ZRoots.com site (http://www.zroots.com/links.htm)
New Genealogy Search Engine: Genealogy Developments (http://www.genealogydevelopments.com/)