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Resources for this guide collected and annotated by Anita Whitehead of Goshen Public Library.
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This page was last updated on October 30, 2000.
Getting Started: Courses, Books, Tips
- Ancestry Home Town
- Offers classes in genealogy, searchable databases, and access to the Social Security Death Index.
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/start/main.htm
- Family Tree Maker
- Provides online classes in genealogy and tutorials on writing biographies/autobiographies.
URL: http://www.familytreemaker.com/howtofnd.html
- Genealogical Basics
- Addressing the "hows and wheres of genealogy, not just in cyberspace, but in your own home and in your hometown."
URL: http://www.everton.com/start.html
- Getting Started Right
- An introduction to genealogical research by Everton Publishers.
URL: http://www.everton.com/intro1.htm
- Starting Your Family Tree
- An introductory guide for those wishing to research their family history by New York State Library.
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/famtree.htm
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New York State Genealogy Sites
* Local Genealogical/ Historical Societies
* Orange County Libraries with local history/genealogy collections
* Area County Genealogy Sites
* New York State Genealogy Sites
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NYS Genealogical Sites - Local Genealogical/Historical Societies
- Dutchess County Genealogical Society
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
- Genealogical Society of Rockland County
- URL: http://home.eznet.net/~halsey/NY/rockland.htm
c/o The Historical Society of Rockland County
20 Zukor Road
New City, NY 10956
- Orange County Genealogy Society
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/ocgs/
1841 Court House
101 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
- Westchester County Genealogical Society
- URL: http://pages.progidy.com/HFBK19A/wcgs.htm
PO Box 518
White Plains, NY 10603
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NYS Genealogy Sites
Orange County Libraries with Local History/Genealogy Collections
- The Documentarian
- URL: http://www.mvla.org/lhg/index.html
The Mohawk Valley Library Association's local history and genealogical site.
- Newburgh Free Library
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/library02.htm
124 Grand Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
(914) 561-1985 or 561-1836
- Middletown Thrall Library
- URL: http://www.thrall.org/lochis.htm
11-19 Depot Street
Middletown, NY 10940
(914) 341-5454
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NYS Genealogical Sites - Area County Genealogical Sites
- Dutchess County
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nydutche/
- Orange County
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/
- Rockland County
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/
- Sullivan County
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysulliv
- Ulster County
- URL: http://www.hopefarm.com/geneatop.htm
- Westchester County
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/
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NYS Genealogical Sites - New York State Genealogical Sites
- GEN-NYS-L
- Mailing list for researchers
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/
- Historical Records Repositories of Southeastern New York
- URL: http://www.senylrc.org/~senydhp/director.htm
- New York Genealogy
- URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/
- New York Public Library, Center for Humanities
- US History, Local History, and Genealogy Division
URL: http://web.nypl.org/research/chss/lhg/research.html
- New York State Library Genealogy Collection
- URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/gengen.htm
- The New York State Newspaper Project
- Identifies, describes, preserves, and makes available to researchers significant newspapers published in New York State since 1725.
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/
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Vital Records
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Vital Records - New York State Sources
- About Vital Records in New York State
- From the New York State Department of Health
URL: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm
- New York State Archives and Records Administration Home Page
URL: http://www.sara.nysed.gov/
- Obtaining New York State records for genealogy purposes
URL: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr/geninst.htm
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Vital Records - Federal Sources
- U. S. Census Bureau Genealogy FAQ
- URL: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- URL: http://www.nara.gov
- Social Security Death Index
- Includes more than 60 million Americans who held a Social Security card, who died since 1962, and whose death was reported to the Social Security Administration.
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
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General Genealogy Internet Sources
- Ancestors
- Site for the PBS series. Includes downloadable family tree charts and genealogical forms.
URL: http://www2.kbyu.byu.edu/ancestors/
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Links to about 30,000 web sites, mailing lists, ftp sites, and E-mail addresses arranged in 60 categories.
URL: http://www.CyndisList.com
- Family Search
- The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints sponsors this site to help people find and share family history information.
URL: http://www.familysearch.org
- Genealogy Bibliographies and Guides (Library of Congress)
- URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhg.html#bibl
- The Genealogy Home Page
- A guide to various Internet sites of interest to genealogists, including guides, maps, newsgroups, software, and societies.
URL: http://www.genhomepage.com/full.html
- Genealogy SiteFinder
- A comprehensive guide to over 40,000 genealogical resources on the Internet
URL: http://sitefinder.tbox.com/
- The Genealogy Web Project of Surname Resource Centers
- Alphabetically arranged links to surname databases.
URL: http://www.surnameweb.org
- Internet Hotlinks
- URL: http://www.archives.state.ut.us/referenc/world.htm
- Journal of Online Genealogy
- An electronic publication dealing with genealogical resources, research tactics, and other issues and interests.
URL: http://www.onlinegenealogy.com
- Local History and Genealogy Reading Room (Library of Congress)
- URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/
- Newberry Library, Chicago
- Reference guides on a wide range of topics, including Cherokee Indians, Chicago, French Canadian, Irish, and Polish genealogy.
URL: http://www.newberry.org/geneal/genealog.htm
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- URL: http://www.nehgs.org/main-01.htm
- Online Genealogical Database Index
- Contains links to all known genealogical databases searchable through the Web.
URL: http://www.gentree.com
- RootsWeb
- Home of the RootsWeb Surname List and ROOTS-L, the original mailing list for genealogy.
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com
- USGenWeb Project
- Links to genealogical sources in all 50 states and most counties.
URL: http://www.usgenweb.org
- The WorldGenWeb Project
- From the mission statement: "The goal of the WorldGenWeb Project is to have every country in the world represented by an online website and hosted by researchers who either live in their own country or who are familiar with their country's resources."
URL: http://www.worldgenweb.org
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Specific Ethnic Genealogy Sites
- African American Genealogy
- Christine's Genealogical Website
URL: http://ccharity.com/
- Canadian Genealogy
- URL: http://indexes.mtrl.toronto.on.ca/genealogy/index.htf
- East European Family Genealogy
- URL: http://feefhs.org/
- Italian Genealogy
- Provides sample form letters for writing to archives and churches.
URL: http://www.italgen.com/main.htm
- Jewish Genealogy
- Includes the International Jewish Cemetery Project which indexes 600 cemeteries and a database of Jewish Civil War veterans.
URL: http://www.jewishgen.org/
- Resources for Genealogical Research Outside of the United States of America
- URL: http://www.everton.com/resources/world.html
- United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogy
- Primary source materials, detailed finding aids, and guides. Links to the important British genealogical societies.
URL: http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/
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Related Topics
- Calendar Conversions
- Converts dates among various calendar systems, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, and French Republican.
URL: http://genealogy.org/~scottlee/calconvert.cgi
- Cousins: How Far Removed?
URL: http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/cousins.htm
- Deciphering Old Handwriting
- An online tutorial to aid in understanding old records.
URL: http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html
- GenForum
- Over 8,000 electronic forums (AKA "message boards") open to all genealogical researchers for the purpose of sharing data and encouraging communication between family historians.
URL: http://www.genforum.com/welcome.html
- Gravestone Studies
- Techniques for preserving and photographing grave markers.
URL: http://www.berkshire.net/ags
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Genealogical Search Tools
- Ancestry.com
- Research names in free and premium databases, including the Social Security Death Index and the World Family Tree.
URL: http://www.ancestry.com
- Everton's Full Name Index Database
- Searchable surname/given name database with premium research options.
URL: http://emh.everton.com/full-name.html
- Six Search Engines for Genealogy
- URL: http://feefhs.org/../sesearch.html
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