Genealogy

Genealogy Link Collections

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
• Genealogy Gateway
• Rand Genealogy Club Links
• Genealogy Resources on the Internet
• Genealogy Homepage
• Barrel of Genealogy Links
• U.S. GenWeb Project
• GenTree
• Ancestry
• Genealogy.com
• Rootsweb

Census & Vital Records

• U.S. Vital Records Information
• SSDI
• Census Links
• Historical U.S. Census Data Browser

Adoption

• Adoptee & Genealogy (Carrie's Crazy Quilt)
• Adoptee Searcher's Handbook: A Resource Site for Searchers A resource for Canadian, American, Australian, News Zealand and UK.
• Adoption Sources This is the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse page. It aids the genealogists in finding information concerning adoption laws and procedures in seeking modern vital records.
• Adoption Web Ring An excellent source for resources and support for the adoptive parent, the adoptee and birthparents.

African American

• Freedmen's Bureau
• AfriGeneas
• Slave Narratives
• MySlaveAncestors.com Guide to tracing slave ancestors.

Cemeteries

• Find a Grave
• Internment.net

Ethnic Groups

• Eastern Slovakia Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Research Pages
• Irish Family History Foundation
• Italian Genealogy
• Jewish Genealogy Info about getting started as well as links to a variety of record types.
• Early Russian Mennonite History
• North Wales Genealogy
• Palatines to America Serving Researchers of German-speaking ancestors.
• Pennsylvania Dutch Family History
• Swiss Genealogy on the Internet
• Chalkley's chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia

Forms

• Free Genealogy Charts & Forms Free family tree forms, family group sheets, descendent charts. List links to sites that offer different types/styles of forms.
• Pedigree Chart Starts with one person and moves back about 4 generations. This charts the direct line of one person. An Ancestral Chart is a Pedigree chart that goes back more than 4 generations.
• Family Group Chart Records information on a single family unit. It includes a couple, their children and births, deaths, marriages, and burial places for each. For each marriage on the Pedigree chart, complete a family group sheet.

Immigration & Naturalization

• Ellis Island Homepage
• Naturalization Records
• Immigration Records - Ship Passenger Arrival Records (National Archives)

Military Records

• American Civil War Homepage (University of Tennessee - Knoxville)
• Civil War Women

Native American Indian

• Cherokee Nation
• Native American Indian Genealogy
• Native American Genealogy

Old Handwriting

• Old Handwriting: Deciphering Old Handwriting in Genealogy
• Palaeography: Reading Old Handwriting
• Old Handwriting Styles
• Deciphering Handwriting

Surnames / Family Names

• U.S. Surname Distribution Map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname within the 50 states.
• GenTree Links to surname databases on the web.

Tutorials & How-to Guides

• Introduction to Genealogy: an online course Excellent tips for getting started. Learn how to record names, dates, places; find forms; and find out how to start your research.
• Genealogy Learning Center
• RootsWeb Guide to Tracing Family Trees Tips for where to begin as well as information on types of records that will be helpful in your search for ancestors.
• Genealogy Articles: The Basics/Getting Started New to Genealogy? Find out how to get started, search techniques, mistakes to avoid, and more.
• Beginner's Guide to Family History Research This online books provides information about getting started and about searcing for information for specific groups (Native American Indians, African Americans, etc.).
• Brigham Young University Independent Study Free online courses in family history and genealogy topics such as getting started, specific types of records, and regional/ethnic resources.
• Library of Congress Guides to Genealogical Research Compiled for the beginning genealogist, this selected list of references includes introductory books about doing genealogical research and compiling a family history in the United States.
• Lineages.com Genealogy Info Center Articles for beginning genealogists, detailed information about different types of records, a genealogy reference library, and free searchable online databases.

Terms to Know

• Glossary of Genealogy & Family History Terms About.com site listing a wide range of genealogy terms.

Indiana Genealogy & Historical Societies

• Indiana Historial Society
• Indiana Genealogy & Family History - About Genealogy
• Genealogy Today
• Indiana Genealogical Society
• Indiana State Library Genealogy Section - Information about the Indiana State Library Genealogy Section; links to Indiana Marriages Database and Cemetery Locator file; links to other genealogical resources.
• Indiana Naturalization Records, pre 1951 - Searchable index to the naturalization records held by the Indiana State Archives.
• Indiana State Archives - Search the holdings of the Archives by subject or name.

U.S. & International Libraries & Organizations

• Find a Local Genealogy Society Search by zip code, city, or state.
• Directory of Genealogy Libraries in the U.S.
• Duke University Special Collections
• Allen County Public Library Family histories, census records, passenger lists, military records, Native American records, African American records, and materials for the British Isles and Germany.
• Local History & Genealogy Reading Room (Library of Congress)
• National Genealogical Society
• International Internet Genealogical Society
• Daughters of the American Revolution
• Sons of the American Revolution
• Mayflower History