Genealogy Sites

Searching one's roots has become very popular these days, and the biggest challenge, of course, is learning how to spell genealogy! The list includes commercial sites, personal pages, and everything in between. Happy looking!

Commercial Sites

These folks want to sell you something: genealogy software, books, tools, their services... Their being listed here should not be construed as an endorsement of any kind; think of this as yet another public service announcement.

• Acadian Genealogy Homepage

• amazon.com, the Internet bookstore

• Ancestry.com Online Genealogy

• Bibliofind - used books and more

• Everton's Genealogical Helper

• Family Chronicle - the magazine for families searching their roots

• Family Tree Maker, formerly from Broderbund

• Genealogy.com, formerly Broderbund's subscription research Web site

• Gene, a great Mac shareware program from Diana and David Eppstein

• Heartland Family Graphics. You need to know these folk if you use Reunion and you want to print out large family trees. They also work with family trees from most other genealogy programs.

• Search out records information at Irish Ancestors

• Irish Roots Cafe

• Reunion, from Leister Productions, Inc., the genealogy program, bar none, IMHO

• SAMPUBCO, Will Testators Index, among many other wonderful things

Genealogical/Historical Societies and Other Groups

A great way to learn about genealogy and to further your knowledge is to join a genealogical or historical society. Of course, strictly genealogical groups aren't the only ones out there of interest.

• America's First Families

• Association of Professional Genealogists

• Board for Certification of Genealogists

• CAJUN CLICKERS GENEALOGY SIG - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society

• GAR (Grand Army of the Republic)

• Genealogical Research Society of Northeast Pennsylvania

• Irish Genealogical Society Int'l.

• Jewish Genealogy Society of Rochester, NY

• MLA Bibliographic Citation Form Guide

• National Genealogy Society

• New England Historic Genalogy Society

• Nueva Library Research Goal (more reference material for citing sources)

• Tennesee Valley Genealogical Society

Government Sites

Believe it or not, the government can be your friend if you're a genealogist. Many great resources are available via the Internet, courtesy of Uncle Sam and other governmental relatives.

Great Britian

• New Scotland Yard

United States

• Federal
  • Census Bureau Home Page
    • Map Stats

  • Library of Congress Local History & Genealogy Reading Room
    • Library of Congress Needs Your Published Genealogies

    • Local History & Genealogy Reading Room Services

    • Local History & Genealogy Reading Room Gopher Directory

  • National Archives and Records Administration

• State
  • Kentucky
    • Kenutcky Department of Military Affairs

Internet Mailing Lists & Newsgroups and Other Great Stuff

Mailing lists and the newsgroups are great ways to get in touch with, and hear from, more people than you could ever imagine who are searching out their roots.

• Mailing Lists
  • ROOTS-L Resources Page

• Newsgroups
  • rec.heraldry

• Other Great Stuff
  • USGenWeb Project
    • Illinois History and Genealogy (Illinois GenWeb)
      • Iroquois County

    • Louisiana GenWeb Project
      • East Baton Rouge Parish

    • MIGenWeb: Michigan Genealogy
      • Allegan County

      • Kalamazoo County

      • Kent County
        • 1830 Census of Michigan Territory

      • Livingston County

    • Texas USGen Web
      • Rusk County

  • Journal of Online Genealogy

  • Kansas Pioneers Project

  • Numbering Systems in Genealogy

  • US Surname Distribution

  • WWW Genealogy Demo Page

Personal and Other Sites

The Internet is a wonderful way for people to find, and exchange, information about their family trees. Some folks wax eloquent about their various family lines, others combine their genealogical and other interests on their pages, still others compile lists of links (much like this one, only on a far grander scale!!!)

• A Little to Do About Everything... Genealogy

• Addie's Genealogy Page

• Adoptee & Genealogy Page from Carrie's Crazy Quilt!

• Adoptees Resources Home Page

• AfriGeneas - Slave Data Collection

• Altermann-Brazil Genealogical Page

• Bette's Home Page

• Eric and Laurie (Newburg) Borreson Genealogy Page

• Birthdate Calculations

• Choose a Calendar by Year

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

• Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit

• Daigle Genealogy

• Genealogy

• Genealogy and Heraldry

• The Genealogy Home Page

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet

• Franklin County, Texas, Genealogy

• Grogan home page

• Growing Your Family Tree, from TIME.com

• Helm's Genealogy Toolbox

• Hemlock Hill

• IreAtlas Townland search form

• Irish Genealogy on the 'Net

• Irish Passenger Lists

• Irish Place Names at Irish Ancestors

• Irish Resources

• Tana Willis Johnson home page

• The Kansas Heritage Server
  • Source List for Genealogy Research

• Kellogg Genealogy

• Kevin's Family History Page

• Mexican Genealogy Resources

• Photography as a Tool in Genealogy

• The Doug Schorey Genealogy Home Page

• Sparks Genealogy

• U.S. Surname Distribution, from Hamrick Software

• World Family Tree Submitters' List (list of people who have submitted family trees to Broderbund's World Family Tree project, and have agreed to be listed here)

Last update: 8 May 2007