Some Genealogical Resources on the World Wide Web

• http://DearMyrtle.com/lessons.htm
  • A nice assortment of lessons, including one on choosing a genealogy software program.
• http://www.familytreemaker.com/links/c/c-how-to-and-help.html
  • A long list of beginner guides, with everything from deciphering old handwriting and gravestone rubbing to using US Census data.
• http://www.CyndisList.com/howto.htm
  • An extensive list of guides for beginners including educational opportunities, general genealogical guides, LDS Family History Centers, mailing lists, publications and software, books to buy and a section for young people.
• http://ancestry.com
  • Includes a link for Genealogical Lessons which provides lessons and tips to help you sharpen your research skills.

• http://www.CyndisList.com
  • A very comprehensive list of genealogy websites including tens of thousands of links arranged alphabetically by category with a variety of indexes. Updated regularly. Includes categories for all fifty states, Canadian provinces, foreign locales, various ethnic and religious groups, personal homepages and special topics such as adoption and heraldry. Contains a genealogy home page construction kit.
• http://www.familytreemaker.com
  • Includes a comprehensive, well-organized directory with over 71,000 genealogy sites organized by categories into a subject directory, an expanded subject directory, an index of keywords and a key word search. The subject directory includes entries for reunions, genealogy events, adoption, maps, ethnic groups (under People), places and times periods.
• http://www.rootsweb.com
  • A collection of valuable genealogical resources dedicated to supporting the ROOT-L mailing list. Includes the most up-to-date version of the Roots Surname List, archive files for the ROOTS-L mailing list, and more. Provides free Web server space to any genealogical or historical society. Provides server space for genealogical home pages and websites and currently hosts over 3,000 mailing lists.
• http://www.usgenweb.com/index.html
  • Organized by country and state. State websites include very important information such as postings of unknown county queries, family reunion bulletin boards, state histories, and maps showing changing county boundaries, an so on.
• http://worldgenweb.org
  • A must-see for researching your emigrant ancestors.

• http://www.ancestry.com
  • Weekly electronic genealogy column covering topics such as organizing successful family reunions, identifying family photographs, visiting state archives, keeping your information organized and planning a genealogical vacation.
• http://ngsgenealogy.org/
  • Includes a homestudy course on doing genealogical research.
• http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/
  • Provides subscription information for "Root-L," the mailing list of the RootsWeb Web site.  Includes stories, contests and a weekly listing of new surname mailing lists. Also regional, ethnic and special interest mailing lists.

• http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/soundex.sh
  • This Soundex conversion program allows easy access to the codes used by the US Census to index similar sounding names.
• http://www.familytreemaker.com/00000061.html
  • Includes useful blank census forms that can be printed out.
• http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  • Includes anyone dead who received social security benefits. Location is where the individual first applied for social security benefits.
• http://www.nara.gov/genealogy
  • Records of individuals killed in wars from the National Archives and Records Administration.
• http://www.familysearch.org
  • Search engine of the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons), including millions of names. Search for surnames, websites, books and more. This site tends to be very busy, so it’s best to try it in the morning before the west coast is awake.