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GENEALOGY RESOURCES
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Free Sites | Newsletters | Cemeteries | Subscription Sites | Foreign - Dutch | British Isles | French | Software
Ancestry® Library Edition
The Indian River County Library has on site access to the Ancestry® Library Edition, distributed by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com. Popular and recently added collections include:
- U.S. collections cover sources such as US federal and some state censuses; birth, death, and marriage records including the Social Security Death Index; and U.S. border crossing and trans-ocean ship records.
- Canadian collections provide records from the Census of Canada, and key vital records, such as the Drouin Collection (1621-1967), which includes nearly 30 million baptism, marriage, and burial records from Quebec.
- U.K. collections offer censuses for England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, and Scotland, with nearly 200 million records: Births and Baptisms (1834-1906), Marriage Licenses (1521-1869), Deaths and Burials (1834-1934), and Poor Law Records (1840-1938) in London, and more.
- Other international collections include German censuses, vital records, emigration indexes, ship lists, phone directories, and more; Chinese surnames from the Jiapu Collection of Chinese lineage books; Jewish family history records from Eastern Europe and Russia; and more.
- Military collections deliver over 150 million records containing information often not found elsewhere and includes records from the colonial to the Vietnam era.
- Multimedia collections have millions of files from family and gravestone photos to postcards and newsreels.
- Ancestry Library Edition Tutorials: http://proquest.libguides.com/ancestrylibraryedition
- 30 video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0xuz8BBkD4hP8k3ExCn1hxhbeuWdVY5x
These Genealogy 'How To Books' are available to sign out of the Lab for 1 week:
"The Source", A Guidebook of American Genealogy; a section on each state
"How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy" by George Morgan
"The Complete Idiot's ;Guide to Genealogy" by Rose & Ingalls
"Unpuzzling Your Past" by Emily Croom
"Roots Magic" software, a manual
"Family Tree Maker 7.0 for Windows" software, a manual
"Discover Family History, a printout of a great article
There will also be a file of genealogy forms for you to photocopy in the Lab on this shelf soon.
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These are but a few of the thousands of websites dedicated to the hobby of Genealogy. Cindi’s List is probably the most comprehensive index of sites and should be one of the first places to get an idea of the vast resources available to you in your quest for knowledge of your ancestors. Please let us know if any of these links are broken.
Free Sites | Newsletters | Cemeteries | Subscription Sites | Foreign - Dutch | British Isles | French | Software
FREE SITES
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Free; Over 300,000 links kept current by owner: Cindi Ingle This should be one of your first stops on your quest for information.
http://www.cyndislist.com/categories
Family Search: Free, Use this site if you do not want to pay for information. Registration is free. The main search page for surnames is where to start. Location searches are also good to identify 'if' there are any records. This should be another one of your first stops.
http://www.familysearch.org
Magic Guides: Free, these Guides are free how-to handouts for our users that cover a single RootsMagic topic step by step, along with both illustrations and tips. Magic Guides are in .pdf format and are viewable and printable with any PDF viewer. They may be freely copied and distributed (but not sold), so they can be used as handouts in user group meetings or when teaching RootsMagic classes.
http://www.rootsmagic.com/guides
Webpages by Stephen P. Morse: Free; unique specialized search engines that will search other sites with very special parameters; especially Ellis Island. You will want to try this if you have a difficult foreign surname to find.
http://stevemorse.org
Ellis Island: Free w/registration. You can no longer save images from this site; there is a charge for them. Note: Non-member Registered Users have the following save opportunities for 365 days: 1 passenger search, 3 ship searches, 5 passenger records, 2 ship manifests, 2 ship records, 1 Wall of Honor search, 1 Flag of Faces search.
After 1907 many manifests extend over 2 images and are marked as a 2 image manifest. One of the images shows the passenger's name and the other image shows other information and does not have the passenger's name. Images may not appear in order. Use Up and Down Arrows to move between images in the carousel on the right. Check to be sure you are on the image you want. Then click on "Add to Image to Selection".
http://ellisisland.org or http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger
USGenWeb Project: Free; "Volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States".
http://usgenweb.org
NARA: United States National Archives: Access to Archival Databases: Free; ‘Getting Started Guide’ in upper right corner. More added every day from data to photos of all aspects of American life and people.
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp
Chronicling America; National Digital Newspaper Program: Free; adding more newspapers daily. Do a location/newspaper search as well a global one. Do not be discouraged as very few newspapers have been digitized and available probably due to the copyright law in 1922-23.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Digital Librarian: Free: a librarian's choice of the best Genealogy Resources of the Web. There are hundreds of links for you to try.
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
PERSI Periodical Source Index: This is the largest subject index to genealogy and local history periodical articles in the world. Created by the staff of the Allen County Public Library Foundation and the ACPL’sGenealogy Center, PERSI is widely recognized as a vital tool for genealogical researchers. PERSI indexes articles in 11,000 periodical titles (including 3,000 defunct titles) published by thousands of local, state, national and international societies and organizations, arranging 2.25 million entries by surname or location and 22 basic subject headings. PERSI is searchable at HeritageQuestOnline.com and also searchable at FindMyPast.com. Read about it here:
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Periodical_Source_Index_(PERSI)
Ancestry.com Learning Center: Free; great information for a beginner.
http://www.ancestry.com/cs/HelpAndAdviceUS
Livestream.com Free; affiliated with Ancestry.com: Free genealogy video tutorials that usually deal with a specific subject, ie NY passengers, maps, etc.
http://www.livestream.com/ancestry?o_iid=23560&o_lid=23560&o_sch=Web+Property
RootsWeb.com: Free; hosted by Ancestry.com it is the place to go to post queries on their mail lists or message boards. Created by volunteers, take a good look at this site, its educational information and vast resources.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
RootsTech.org: Held in Salt Lake City in February every by the LDS Church, this seminar live streams many of the presentations during the 4 day conference.
http://www.rootstech.org
Clio.com: This is interesting guide to the history around you. You put in your locations and it finds all the interesting historical sites within an adjustable range. They have 9689 historical entries from all across the country. What will you discover about your city, town or neighborhood? Get the free 'Clio on the Go' app for Android or Apple products on your mobile phone or tablet. If you register, you can put in your own favorite places which will be useful to others.
http://theclio.com/web/
Elephind.com: The purpose of elephind.com is to make it possible to search all of the world's digital newspapers from one place and at one time. Chose a Country of Publication, Source, Publication and Decade for your search. Elephind.com allows you to simultaneously search across thousands of articles using key words and phrases.
https://www.elephind.com/
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Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Free; Over 300,000 links kept current by owner: Cindi Ingle This should be one of your first stops on your quest for information.
http://www.cyndislist.com/categories
Family Search: Free, Use this site if you do not want to pay for information. Registration is free. The main search page for surnames is where to start. Location searches are also good to identify 'if' there are any records. This should be another one of your first stops.
http://www.familysearch.org
Magic Guides: Free, these Guides are free how-to handouts for our users that cover a single RootsMagic topic step by step, along with both illustrations and tips. Magic Guides are in .pdf format and are viewable and printable with any PDF viewer. They may be freely copied and distributed (but not sold), so they can be used as handouts in user group meetings or when teaching RootsMagic classes.
http://www.rootsmagic.com/guides
Webpages by Stephen P. Morse: Free; unique specialized search engines that will search other sites with very special parameters; especially Ellis Island. You will want to try this if you have a difficult foreign surname to find.
http://stevemorse.org
Ellis Island: Free w/registration. You can no longer save images from this site; there is a charge for them. Note: Non-member Registered Users have the following save opportunities for 365 days: 1 passenger search, 3 ship searches, 5 passenger records, 2 ship manifests, 2 ship records, 1 Wall of Honor search, 1 Flag of Faces search.
After 1907 many manifests extend over 2 images and are marked as a 2 image manifest. One of the images shows the passenger's name and the other image shows other information and does not have the passenger's name. Images may not appear in order. Use Up and Down Arrows to move between images in the carousel on the right. Check to be sure you are on the image you want. Then click on "Add to Image to Selection".
http://ellisisland.org or http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger
USGenWeb Project: Free; "Volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States".
http://usgenweb.org
NARA: United States National Archives: Access to Archival Databases: Free; ‘Getting Started Guide’ in upper right corner. More added every day from data to photos of all aspects of American life and people.
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp
Chronicling America; National Digital Newspaper Program: Free; adding more newspapers daily. Do a location/newspaper search as well a global one. Do not be discouraged as very few newspapers have been digitized and available probably due to the copyright law in 1922-23.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Digital Librarian: Free: a librarian's choice of the best Genealogy Resources of the Web. There are hundreds of links for you to try.
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
PERSI Periodical Source Index: This is the largest subject index to genealogy and local history periodical articles in the world. Created by the staff of the Allen County Public Library Foundation and the ACPL’sGenealogy Center, PERSI is widely recognized as a vital tool for genealogical researchers. PERSI indexes articles in 11,000 periodical titles (including 3,000 defunct titles) published by thousands of local, state, national and international societies and organizations, arranging 2.25 million entries by surname or location and 22 basic subject headings. PERSI is searchable at HeritageQuestOnline.com and also searchable at FindMyPast.com. Read about it here:
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Periodical_Source_Index_(PERSI)
Ancestry.com Learning Center: Free; great information for a beginner.
http://www.ancestry.com/cs/HelpAndAdviceUS
Livestream.com Free; affiliated with Ancestry.com: Free genealogy video tutorials that usually deal with a specific subject, ie NY passengers, maps, etc.
http://www.livestream.com/ancestry?o_iid=23560&o_lid=23560&o_sch=Web+Property
RootsWeb.com: Free; hosted by Ancestry.com it is the place to go to post queries on their mail lists or message boards. Created by volunteers, take a good look at this site, its educational information and vast resources.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
RootsTech.org: Held in Salt Lake City in February every by the LDS Church, this seminar live streams many of the presentations during the 4 day conference.
http://www.rootstech.org
Clio.com: This is interesting guide to the history around you. You put in your locations and it finds all the interesting historical sites within an adjustable range. They have 9689 historical entries from all across the country. What will you discover about your city, town or neighborhood? Get the free 'Clio on the Go' app for Android or Apple products on your mobile phone or tablet. If you register, you can put in your own favorite places which will be useful to others.
http://theclio.com/web/
Elephind.com: The purpose of elephind.com is to make it possible to search all of the world's digital newspapers from one place and at one time. Chose a Country of Publication, Source, Publication and Decade for your search. Elephind.com allows you to simultaneously search across thousands of articles using key words and phrases.
https://www.elephind.com/
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NEWSLETTERS, TUTORIALS AND POD CASTS
Genealogy Insider; A newsletter from Family Tree Magazine: Free; very informative, sign up necessary. Not sure whether this will survive the cancellation of Family Tree Maker software.
http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter: Free; breaking news in the genealogy community, sign up for it. A ‘Plus’ version also available for $20 a year.
http://blog.eogn.com/
The Google Genealogist: Six YouTube videos by Devin Ashby for using Google to find your ancestors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUsaxTM7yrw
Genealogy Guys Podcast: George Morgan & Drew Smith, nationally well-know speakers with the all latest news in the genealogy community.
http://genealogyguys.com/
Lisa Louise Cooke Newsletter & Podcast: Free email newsletter as well as an informative blog, 'Genealogy Gems', on up- to-date happenings in the genealogy community., There is also a subscription for premium members.
http://lisalouisecooke.com
Maple Stars & Stripes Podcast & Blog: ...see this under the French Canadian section http://maplestarsandstripes.com
Amy John Crow Newsletter: 'Genealogy News' published regularly in an email to you. I especially liked: "A Faster, Easier Way to Find Collections on FamilySearch posted on September 11, 2015; as well as the section labeled: 31 Days to Better Genealogy.
http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com
Genealogy In Time Magazine Newsletter: Free monthly newsletter http://www.genealogyintime.com/records/newest-genealogy-records.html?awt_l=9XM1w&awt_m=K0fSPxs8Nwk.Vy from GenealogyInTime Magazine maintains the most complete list of the newest genealogy record sets from around the world available on the internet.
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Genealogy Insider; A newsletter from Family Tree Magazine: Free; very informative, sign up necessary. Not sure whether this will survive the cancellation of Family Tree Maker software.
http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter: Free; breaking news in the genealogy community, sign up for it. A ‘Plus’ version also available for $20 a year.
http://blog.eogn.com/
The Google Genealogist: Six YouTube videos by Devin Ashby for using Google to find your ancestors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUsaxTM7yrw
Genealogy Guys Podcast: George Morgan & Drew Smith, nationally well-know speakers with the all latest news in the genealogy community.
http://genealogyguys.com/
Lisa Louise Cooke Newsletter & Podcast: Free email newsletter as well as an informative blog, 'Genealogy Gems', on up- to-date happenings in the genealogy community., There is also a subscription for premium members.
http://lisalouisecooke.com
Maple Stars & Stripes Podcast & Blog: ...see this under the French Canadian section http://maplestarsandstripes.com
Amy John Crow Newsletter: 'Genealogy News' published regularly in an email to you. I especially liked: "A Faster, Easier Way to Find Collections on FamilySearch posted on September 11, 2015; as well as the section labeled: 31 Days to Better Genealogy.
http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com
Genealogy In Time Magazine Newsletter: Free monthly newsletter http://www.genealogyintime.com/records/newest-genealogy-records.html?awt_l=9XM1w&awt_m=K0fSPxs8Nwk.Vy from GenealogyInTime Magazine maintains the most complete list of the newest genealogy record sets from around the world available on the internet.
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CEMETERIES
Interment.net: Free; cemetery burial records from thousands of cemeteries across the world. You can browse by region or search by surname; It continues to be within the top 15 of the most popular FREE genealogy websites, having over 17,000 visits per day.
http://interment.net/
A Very Grave Matter: Free; New England Graves and Obituaries.
http://www.gravematter.com/
Find a Grave: Free; Find A Grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. It is a commercial website that allows the public to access and add to an online database of cemetery records. they request registration.
http://www.findagrave.com/
Billion Graves: Free; BillionGraves initiative is to to document and geo-locate every headstone in the world. The BillionGraves app and website are free and simple to use, they request registration.
http://billiongraves.com
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Interment.net: Free; cemetery burial records from thousands of cemeteries across the world. You can browse by region or search by surname; It continues to be within the top 15 of the most popular FREE genealogy websites, having over 17,000 visits per day.
http://interment.net/
A Very Grave Matter: Free; New England Graves and Obituaries.
http://www.gravematter.com/
Find a Grave: Free; Find A Grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. It is a commercial website that allows the public to access and add to an online database of cemetery records. they request registration.
http://www.findagrave.com/
Billion Graves: Free; BillionGraves initiative is to to document and geo-locate every headstone in the world. The BillionGraves app and website are free and simple to use, they request registration.
http://billiongraves.com
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$$$ SUBSCRIPTION SITES
Fold3: $ Subscription; some of the collection is totally free and there is a free 7 day trial for total access. It is an affiliate of Ancestry.com and is sometimes bundled with that subscription. This is a great place to find military records arranged by War or conflict.
http://www.fold3.com
GenealogyBank: $ Subscription; Historical Newspapers, Books, Obituaries and Social Security Death Index. You will get quite a few false hits with newspapers, but amazing results if you have a specific date to look up.
http://www.genealogybank.com
American Ancestors of New England Historic Genealogical Society: $ Subscription; excellent databases for New England, especially Massachusetts and some New York State.
http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html
Ancestry.com: $ Subscription may be paid monthly or annually and to specific collections, countries or a ‘World’ all inclusive one. Probably the best place to do research because of the variety and the addition of more records weekly. [Remember this resource is free to VRCC members using it in our Lab at Pine Arbor Clubhouse.]
http://www.ancestry.com
Mocavo: $ Subscription; Free for a trial period; now affiliated with www.FindMyPast.com
http://mocavo.com
My Heritage.com: $ Subscription which is auto-renewal if you are not careful. It is a very comprehensive site with millions of records to search all over the world. They also have a mobile app and free tree software for your computer that can auto sync with your on-line tree if you want. I find this fairly dangerous and intrusive if you want to keep your information rather private. This is a very popular site for European research.
http://myheritage.com
World Vital Records: $ Subscription; check out what they have in their individual state collections and do a keyword search for a location you are interested in.
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com
Archives.com: $ Subscription, but Free for 7 days, then you must Subscribe. Archives.com features a new guest expert every two weeks. Each experts series offers new tips and lessons on topics that help you learn how to trace your family history.
http://www.archives.com/
HistoricMapworks.com $ Based in Portland Maine, Historic Map Works is an Internet company formed to create a historic digital map database of North America and the world. Drawing on the largest physical collection of American property atlases of its type, it is our aim to be the single best online destination for map enthusiasts and researchers alike. They also have Historic Map Works Library Edition which is distributed by ProQuest to public libraries and universities where it is accessible to the public for free.
http://www.historicmapworks.com
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Fold3: $ Subscription; some of the collection is totally free and there is a free 7 day trial for total access. It is an affiliate of Ancestry.com and is sometimes bundled with that subscription. This is a great place to find military records arranged by War or conflict.
http://www.fold3.com
GenealogyBank: $ Subscription; Historical Newspapers, Books, Obituaries and Social Security Death Index. You will get quite a few false hits with newspapers, but amazing results if you have a specific date to look up.
http://www.genealogybank.com
American Ancestors of New England Historic Genealogical Society: $ Subscription; excellent databases for New England, especially Massachusetts and some New York State.
http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html
Ancestry.com: $ Subscription may be paid monthly or annually and to specific collections, countries or a ‘World’ all inclusive one. Probably the best place to do research because of the variety and the addition of more records weekly. [Remember this resource is free to VRCC members using it in our Lab at Pine Arbor Clubhouse.]
http://www.ancestry.com
Mocavo: $ Subscription; Free for a trial period; now affiliated with www.FindMyPast.com
http://mocavo.com
My Heritage.com: $ Subscription which is auto-renewal if you are not careful. It is a very comprehensive site with millions of records to search all over the world. They also have a mobile app and free tree software for your computer that can auto sync with your on-line tree if you want. I find this fairly dangerous and intrusive if you want to keep your information rather private. This is a very popular site for European research.
http://myheritage.com
World Vital Records: $ Subscription; check out what they have in their individual state collections and do a keyword search for a location you are interested in.
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com
Archives.com: $ Subscription, but Free for 7 days, then you must Subscribe. Archives.com features a new guest expert every two weeks. Each experts series offers new tips and lessons on topics that help you learn how to trace your family history.
http://www.archives.com/
HistoricMapworks.com $ Based in Portland Maine, Historic Map Works is an Internet company formed to create a historic digital map database of North America and the world. Drawing on the largest physical collection of American property atlases of its type, it is our aim to be the single best online destination for map enthusiasts and researchers alike. They also have Historic Map Works Library Edition which is distributed by ProQuest to public libraries and universities where it is accessible to the public for free.
http://www.historicmapworks.com
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FOREIGN - DUTCH
dutchgenealogy.nl is a great site for Dutch genealogy. The main site gives a great overview. The records are kept by the provinces , but the links to the various provinces pages is obscure. The individual pages gives links to historical municipal records (births, marriages, land ownership, partnerships) and emigration database for the various provinces. Keep in mind that it was a common practice to recycle the names of the children that died, so for example one family may have five children named Jan, but only the last one would be the one that lived to adulthood.
South Holland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/zuid-holland/
North Holland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/noord-holland/
Utrecht http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Utrecht/
Limburg http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/limburg/
North Brabant http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/noord-brabant/
Gelderland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/gelderland/
Overijssel http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/overijssel/
Flevoland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Flevoland/
Groningen http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Groningen/
Zeeland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/zeeland/
Friesland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Friesland/
Drenthe http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/drenthe/
If you don't know what province your Dutch relatives came from, try this free Dutch site WieWasWie (who was who). It often gives slightly different information than the official archives listed above, and if your Dutch relatives moved to a different province in the Netherlands, it is helpful finding where they moved to, so you can complete your records. Use WieWasWie in combination with province databases to give a more complete picture.
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/search/
The Dutch equivalent of 'Find a Grave' http://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl
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dutchgenealogy.nl is a great site for Dutch genealogy. The main site gives a great overview. The records are kept by the provinces , but the links to the various provinces pages is obscure. The individual pages gives links to historical municipal records (births, marriages, land ownership, partnerships) and emigration database for the various provinces. Keep in mind that it was a common practice to recycle the names of the children that died, so for example one family may have five children named Jan, but only the last one would be the one that lived to adulthood.
South Holland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/zuid-holland/
North Holland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/noord-holland/
Utrecht http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Utrecht/
Limburg http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/limburg/
North Brabant http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/noord-brabant/
Gelderland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/gelderland/
Overijssel http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/overijssel/
Flevoland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Flevoland/
Groningen http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Groningen/
Zeeland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/zeeland/
Friesland http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/Friesland/
Drenthe http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/drenthe/
If you don't know what province your Dutch relatives came from, try this free Dutch site WieWasWie (who was who). It often gives slightly different information than the official archives listed above, and if your Dutch relatives moved to a different province in the Netherlands, it is helpful finding where they moved to, so you can complete your records. Use WieWasWie in combination with province databases to give a more complete picture.
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/search/
The Dutch equivalent of 'Find a Grave' http://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl
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FOREIGN - ENGLISH - BRITISH ISLES
FreeBMD Free; Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales
http://www.freebmd.org.uk
Free Reg: Free Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records, which have been extracted from parish registers, non-conformist records and other relevant sources in the UK.
http://www.freereg.org.uk
Find My Past: Most searches free by registration. Views by subscription or pay-per-view. FindMyPast has acquired rights for many databases compiled by the Federation of Family History Societies and include British newspapers, 1939 Register, British Census & Military records, and many other world records including the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Use the "Search A-Z of record sets" to see what is available. They bought Orgins.net and are in the process of absorbing Mocavo.com.
http://www.findmypast.com
The Genealogist.com $ Subscription levels, but free for only 14 days. Includes British parish records, non-conformist church records (in cooperation with The National Archives), some newspapers, Canterbury wills.
http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
British Library Newspaper Archive: Searchable images of a handful of English newspapers.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Fold3.com: $ Subscription; Images of the London Times from 1788-1820 (originals at Allen County Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana).
http://www.fold3.com
The National Burial Index: Database of entries from English and Welsh burials registers (both Church of England and non-conformist), plus a Monumental Transcriptions Project to index cemetery transcriptions. This is part of the Federation of Family History Societies.
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/burials/nbi-overview.php
Ireland and United Kingdom Genweb Project: Separate sites for each English County; contents vary by county.
http://www.iukgenweb.org/
GENUKI: Free British Isles help-site similar to USGenWeb, containing sites for each county in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. GENUKI also offers a church database.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/index.php
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FreeBMD Free; Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales
http://www.freebmd.org.uk
Free Reg: Free Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records, which have been extracted from parish registers, non-conformist records and other relevant sources in the UK.
http://www.freereg.org.uk
Find My Past: Most searches free by registration. Views by subscription or pay-per-view. FindMyPast has acquired rights for many databases compiled by the Federation of Family History Societies and include British newspapers, 1939 Register, British Census & Military records, and many other world records including the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Use the "Search A-Z of record sets" to see what is available. They bought Orgins.net and are in the process of absorbing Mocavo.com.
http://www.findmypast.com
The Genealogist.com $ Subscription levels, but free for only 14 days. Includes British parish records, non-conformist church records (in cooperation with The National Archives), some newspapers, Canterbury wills.
http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
British Library Newspaper Archive: Searchable images of a handful of English newspapers.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Fold3.com: $ Subscription; Images of the London Times from 1788-1820 (originals at Allen County Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana).
http://www.fold3.com
The National Burial Index: Database of entries from English and Welsh burials registers (both Church of England and non-conformist), plus a Monumental Transcriptions Project to index cemetery transcriptions. This is part of the Federation of Family History Societies.
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/burials/nbi-overview.php
Ireland and United Kingdom Genweb Project: Separate sites for each English County; contents vary by county.
http://www.iukgenweb.org/
GENUKI: Free British Isles help-site similar to USGenWeb, containing sites for each county in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. GENUKI also offers a church database.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/index.php
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FOREIGN - FRENCH CANADIAN
Your Folks: Genealogy Made Simple: Subscription; you buy units, mostly French Canadian Parish records that are linked by family. Save as you go along, page by page as that is what you pay for.
http://www.yourfolks.com
PRDH-Research Program in Historical Demography at the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
$ Subscription fees are based on ‘hits’ [150 for appx $25 for residents of other countries], price per record goes down when you pay for a greater number of pages. A hit is charged each time a page is displayed in the level for which a subscription is needed. These are Quebec Parish records and each person is linked with a spouse as well as parents and siblings. You must save the information on each page as you go along or you will have to pay again when you go back to it. An incredible resource as it goes back from approximately 1800 to immigrant French ancestors in the 1500’s.
http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/
FreeTranslation.com: One of many sites to help you figure out a foreign language. Google also has one.
http://www.freetranslation.com/
Maple Stars & Stripes Podcast & Blog: Sandra Goodwin created this podcast as a way to share tips and tricks that might make it easier to research your French-Canadian family here in America as well as to trace them back in Quebec. Either listen to the podcast or read the show notes.
http://maplestarsandstripes.com/
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Your Folks: Genealogy Made Simple: Subscription; you buy units, mostly French Canadian Parish records that are linked by family. Save as you go along, page by page as that is what you pay for.
http://www.yourfolks.com
PRDH-Research Program in Historical Demography at the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
$ Subscription fees are based on ‘hits’ [150 for appx $25 for residents of other countries], price per record goes down when you pay for a greater number of pages. A hit is charged each time a page is displayed in the level for which a subscription is needed. These are Quebec Parish records and each person is linked with a spouse as well as parents and siblings. You must save the information on each page as you go along or you will have to pay again when you go back to it. An incredible resource as it goes back from approximately 1800 to immigrant French ancestors in the 1500’s.
http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/
FreeTranslation.com: One of many sites to help you figure out a foreign language. Google also has one.
http://www.freetranslation.com/
Maple Stars & Stripes Podcast & Blog: Sandra Goodwin created this podcast as a way to share tips and tricks that might make it easier to research your French-Canadian family here in America as well as to trace them back in Quebec. Either listen to the podcast or read the show notes.
http://maplestarsandstripes.com/
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SOFTWARE
Most of the software packages for your computer have about the same features. Whatever you decide to use can always be converted to another format by using a Gedcom ‘.ged’ file. You can also opt to create your tree online at a specific website although I prefer to have absolute control of my data on my own computer. A Google search for ‘genealogy software reviews’ may help you decide.
Roots MagicSoftware: This has several trial downloads which is great for starting out. The free RootsMagic Essentials on our Lab computers limits you to 6 generations and does not contain all the features of the regular software. They also produce a good newsletter you can subscribe to online as well as excellent tutorials. Download for free trial.
http://rootsmagic.com/
Check out their free 'Magic Guides' at http://www.rootsmagic.com/guides
FamilyTree Maker Software: Family Tree Maker, [FTM 2017 for Mac and Windows] is now owned by MacKiev and they recently updated it for the PC adding lots of new features. It is closely tied with the Ancestry.com site making researching easier if you have a subscription and can use FamilySync.
http://www.mackiev.com/ OR http://www.mackiev.com/ftm/index.html
http://familytreemaker.com/
Legacy Software: It has a free download of their Standard Edition. The paid Deluxe Version, has several international versions and comes in 4 English versions. Another strength is their automated source citation templates.
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
Family Tree Builder Software: Free downloadable software that can sync with MyHeritage.com. It supports over 40 languages and allows you to build your own family website.
http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder
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Most of the software packages for your computer have about the same features. Whatever you decide to use can always be converted to another format by using a Gedcom ‘.ged’ file. You can also opt to create your tree online at a specific website although I prefer to have absolute control of my data on my own computer. A Google search for ‘genealogy software reviews’ may help you decide.
Roots MagicSoftware: This has several trial downloads which is great for starting out. The free RootsMagic Essentials on our Lab computers limits you to 6 generations and does not contain all the features of the regular software. They also produce a good newsletter you can subscribe to online as well as excellent tutorials. Download for free trial.
http://rootsmagic.com/
Check out their free 'Magic Guides' at http://www.rootsmagic.com/guides
FamilyTree Maker Software: Family Tree Maker, [FTM 2017 for Mac and Windows] is now owned by MacKiev and they recently updated it for the PC adding lots of new features. It is closely tied with the Ancestry.com site making researching easier if you have a subscription and can use FamilySync.
http://www.mackiev.com/ OR http://www.mackiev.com/ftm/index.html
http://familytreemaker.com/
Legacy Software: It has a free download of their Standard Edition. The paid Deluxe Version, has several international versions and comes in 4 English versions. Another strength is their automated source citation templates.
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
Family Tree Builder Software: Free downloadable software that can sync with MyHeritage.com. It supports over 40 languages and allows you to build your own family website.
http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder
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