20 QuestionsGenealogy Resources

Resource List• All print and electronic resources

referenced in this class are listed here:

http://www.delicious.com/eduserv/20_Questions_geneaology

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Question One• “"I think my great, great uncle was a

civil war soldier --where can I find out more?"

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System • http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

index.html

Question Two• "I think my great, great grandmother

Alice died in a fire in Chicago --where can I find her obituary?”

• Google News Archive Search • http://news.google.com/archivesearch• Internet Public Library, Finding Obits

Pathfinder: • http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/77286

Question Three• “I know that a few members of my

family entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. Is there a way I can find out more?”

• Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation

• http://www.ellisisland.org

Question Four• “I am interested in finding where several

of my relatives might be buried. Is there I place I can look on line? I have an idea where, but I want to verify before I travel there.”

• Find-a-Grave• http://www.findagrave.com/index.html• www.interment.net

Question Five • “Can you point me to a good place to

get started with finding census records?”

• Census Finder• http://www.censusfinder.com/

• US GenWeb Census Project • http://www.us-census.org/

Question Six • “I am looking for a place to seek out as

much information as possible about my relative Nannie Gay Smith. She was born in Alabama in the 1870’s, near a town called Somerville.”

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

• FamilySearch.org• http://pilot.familysearch.org/

Question Seven • “What’s in a name? I’d love to know more about

what people with my family name are doing in the genealogy research realm. Can you help?”

• RootsWeb • http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/• Surname Resources • Afrigeneas-African-American Surnames Database• http://www.afrigeneas.com/surnames/• National Surnames Trust, UK• http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/

Question Eight • “I have spent a lot of time doing my

own family research. How can I give back and share my records with others who might be interested?”

• U.S. GenWeb Project • http://usgenweb.org/

Question Nine• “I would like to get involved with a genealogy

society or historical society in my area. How can I find them? It would be nice to know have a listing of them so I can get info from around the U.S.”

• Society Hill-Historical/genealogical societies listing

• http://daddezio.com/society/• familyhistory.com-Society Hall• http://www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/

Question 10• “I am working with one of my oldest

family members to get an oral history. What are some good questions I can ask to make sure I cover everything?”

• About.com Genealogy • http://genealogy.about.com/• “Fifty Questions for Family History Interviews”• http://genealogy.about.com/cs/oralhistory/a/

interview.htm

Question 11• “I have lots of family photos going way

back. I wonder if others from my family have a similar collection? Maybe we could help each other identify certain family members in old photos?”

• Ancient Faces• http://www.ancientfaces.com/site/

research

Question 12• “I need a place to see if I can find the

historical events, if any, in which family members participated.”

• Footnote• www.footnote.com• Original documents from national archives (some

free, some come with subscription)

Question 13• “Is there a database I can use to search for family

members who participated in the American Revolution?”

• Daughters of the American Revolution• Patriot Index Lookup Service• http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm• RootsWeb—Also provides a list with some states• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ars/arw.htm

Question 14• “I’m hearing more all the time now

about the role of genetics in family history research. Where can I learn more?”

• Genebase• http://www.genebase.com/• The DNA Ancestry Project

Question 15• “I really like that singer Shania

Twain. I heard she was Canadian. Where can I find more about celebrity family histories?”

• Genealogy.com-- “famous folks” • http://www.genealogy.com/

famousfolks/

Question 16• “There are so many places out there,

I get confused—what are the best, general starting places for online genealogy research?”

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/• http://www.geni.com/• http://www.distantcousin.com/• http://www.cousinconnect.com/

Question 17• “I need to find marriage records

online. Where can I go?”

• Genwed• http://www.genwed.com/

Question 18• “What about sites that help with genealogy research for people

from certain countries or ethnic groups?” • Jewish Family History• http://www.jewishgen.org/• UK/Ireland • http://www.genuki.org.uk/• Native American• http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/• African-American • http://www.afrigeneas.com/• http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces• Italy• http://www.daddezio.com/

Question 19• “I understand that family Bibles have

helped to maintain some fantastic family history information. Is any of that information available online?”

• Access Genealogy, Bible Records • http://www.accessgenealogy.com/

Question 20• “Clearly, we have only touched the tip of the iceberg in

this class. I want more! Where can I go?”

• Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet• http://www.cyndislist.com/

• Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory

• http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

• Genealogy Today • http://www.genealogytoday.com/

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