The following Genealogy
links are from the 2002 Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation WebGuides:
Resources for Beginners
Beginning
Genealogical Research
Written by the National Archives and Records Administration, this site
offers tips for people netw to genealogical research. It lists
good books for beginners and has links to articles about solving
difficult research problems, obtaining records, and genealogy societies.
The Best Links on the Web
This site introduces a wide variety of genealogy resources and includes
great sites for beginners as well as databases to search.
Treasure Maps - The
How-To Genealogy Site
This site contains tutorials, guides, a monthly newsletter, and links
to resources, such as hints on deciphering old handwriting.
General Resources
Ancestors
This site offers a resource guide, teacher's guide, tips and tricks,
and video clips on family history research.
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites
on the Internet
This is a comprehensive, categorized, and cross-referenced index to
more than 50,000 genealogical sites on the Internet.
RootsWeb
In addition to providing access to federal and state government
records, mailing lists, and files on over 500,000 surnames, RootsWeb
offers Web site hosting, newsgroup support, and a monthly e-mail
newsletter.
USGenWeb Project
Run by a group of volunteers working together to provide Web sites for
genealogical research in every county in the United States, this site
provides links to family reunion bulletin boards, state and county
historical archives, and national research projects.
Databases, Tools, and Forms
Ancestry.com
This site lists over 274 million names in 1,728 databases,
including
Social Security, military, and immigration records. It contains
both free and subscription-based resources.
FamilySearch Internet
Genealogical Service
Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, this
exhaustive database is searchable by surname, international geography,
and other categories.
Genealogy Tools
This site offers tips, databases, free searches, helpful
links, and
more to help you find your ancestors and surnames. This site can
help the beginner and the experienced researcher.
National Genealogical
Society
With over 17,000 members, the NGS provides training,
research
assistance, news, and other resources.
Specialized Resources
Adoption
Registry.com
This site is a good place to start looking for lost birth
relatives. It includes a reunion registry.
AfriGeneas
A comprehensive source for genealogical research into
African ancestry,
this site includes wills, inventories, census and Bible records, and
slavery documentation.
Holocaust Global Registry
This site provides a central place for anyone searching for
Holocaust
survivors, for survivors searching for family members or friends, and
for child survivors looking for clues to their identities.
Native
American
Genealogy
The Web site of the America Online (AOL) Native American
Genealogy
group, this site contains stories and links to resources for the
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Lakota nations.