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Genealogy On The InternetThese Internet links were developed to assist our library customers in performing local research and general genealogical research on the web. For more information, contact Genealogy Librarian Ginny Feagler at 221-6380. |
Tools and Methods for Researching GenealogyAncestors - The companion web site to the PBS family history and genealogy television series provides a teacher's guide to genealogy.Fort Collins Public Library Genealogy and Local History Databases - Genealogy and history subscription databases available to Fort Collins Public Library users. Includes Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Cemetery Information, HeritageQuest, and Select Families of New Mexico. Fort Collins Public Library Local History Archive - A selection of historical materials, records, and photographs representing Fort Collins and Larimer County history. Genealogy 101 from Heritage Quest - Don't know how to begin piecing together your own family history? Take a quick course in genealogy with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial. Genealogy Glossary at Genealogy.com - When tracing an ancestry it is common to encounter records filled with obsolete, archaic, or legal terms that can be difficult to interpret. Use this resource to interpret documents correctly. Genealogy Lady - Ellie Burleson Grover answers genealogy questions. This site also has a surname search. GENUKI - Genealogical service for the British Isles includes an excellent information on Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History and the A-Z of British Genealogical Research. Larimer County Genealogical Society - A non-profit organization formed in 1974 to promote an interest in genealogy and family history, encourage and instruct our members in genealogical research methods including careful documentation and the maintenance of quality genealogical standards, locate, preserve, and index public and private genealogical records and make such records available, and assist and support any genealogical library in Colorado which is open to the public. Olive Tree Genealogy - has free primary source documents as well as Advice to Newcomers Rootsweb - RootsWeb.com is the oldest and largest free online community for genealogists. The site contains extensive interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories. Rootsweb also contains a list of questions to be used in Oral History interviews and the Larimer County COGenWeb Project. Genealogy Research FormsAncestors - The companion web site to the PBS family history and genealogy television series provides online genealogy formsChuck Roberts genealogy page - This site has a link to free genealogy software. David Sylvester's Genealogy Page - contains an electronic relationship chart and links to other relationship charts. Genealogy.com - This site contains form Letters in different languages to use in requesting research information. Rootsweb - The site uses technology for genealogy by tracing family histories. NamesFamily Chronicle - is a magazine specially written for family researchers. It offers the Origin of Surnames.Family Search - Genealogical Service from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. French Connection - information about your French-Canadian ancestry.
International Internet Genealogical Society - puts a a newsletter on current genealogical events and projects around the world. One article "Unpuzzling the Past Via Naming Patterns" by Penny Bonnar, is on various ways that different countries named their children. Search For Your Ancestors - Name databases from primary and secondary sources from Ancestry.com. Surname Resources at RootsWeb - Tips on how surnames were determined and 1790 Census results for how surnames were given. Many options and databases for searching your surname on rootsweb including mailing lists. Includes Roots L Page, an excellent site for finding other people who are researching your surname, Family and regional mailing lists, and Quaker site and surnames. Why U Can't Find Your Ancestors - Why you can't find your names at Rootsweb. Vital RecordsBirth Records - How to research birth records from RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees.Cemetery links - Links to resources on cemetery history and preservation, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum.
Obituary Gateway at Gengate.com - Online newspaper obituaries. Marriage Records - How to research marriage records from RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees. US GenWeb Project - A group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. Vital Records Information - Information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States. VitalChek Network, Inc. - Order vital records online. Land Records and MapsJohn Robertson's Genealogy & Maps - Gateway to historical maps.Land Record Reference - Provides information on history and types of land transactions, sponsored by Direct Line Software. Land Records on the Internet - Links to land records on the Internet, sponsored by Direct Line Software.
Military RecordsMILITARY Genealogy - Other military records from Olive Tree Genealogy.US Military Records - The Guide to Tracing Family Trees at RootsWeb gives information on tracing military records as well as providing links.
CensusAmerican Census Records: Soundex, Indexes and Finding Aids - Researching Census Records from RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees.Census Online - Links to Online Census Records for the United States and Canada. Digital Archives from the National Archives of Norway - includes Norway Census. Finding Treasures in the U.S. Federal Census - by Judy Hanna Green. Unruh's South Russian Mennonite Census, 1795-1814 - A. Peters. Social Security and Tax RecordsRootsWeb Social Security Death Index - Read this page on the mistakes that are found in the Social Security records before you do a search.
Immigration RecordsShips' Passenger Lists - Ships' Lists at Olive Tree Genealogy.Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors - How to use immigration records from RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees.
HistoryDating Old Photographs - Dating old photographs by identifying the dress types from different time periods, by Halvor Moorshead, Family Chronicle magazine.Fort Collins Timelines - Fort Collins Timelines in three formats from the Fort Collins Public Library Local History Archive. Library of Congress American Memory Page - Historical collections for the National Digital Library. Mountain Men and the Fur Trade - An on-line Research Center devoted to the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living, of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men, created and maintained by volunteers. Time Line of History - A History Timeline from A.D. 1,000 - 1920 by Linda Haas Davenport. What is the Question? - Tips for solving those brick-wall (and other) research problems while researching the background history of your ancestors' lives from RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees. Create Your Family Web Page19th Century Photography - by Andrew J. Morris. Provides history of photography and how to use and manage your photographs for genealogical purposes.Cite For Sore Eyes - Quality Citations for Electronic Genealogy Sources, by Mark Howells. A version of this article first appeared in the May/June 1998 issue of Ancestry Magazine. Developing a Family Homepage - Family Home Pages by Yourfamily.com, managed by Genealogy Today. Sites That List Genealogy LinksBureau of Indian Affairs - Native American Genealogy.COGenWeb Project - Colorado GenWeb from the USGenWeb Project. Genealogy and Family History Directory - Genealogy on the Web meta site maintained by Dariusz Gudowicz. Genealogy Resources - at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
General Genealogical Information - Cook Memorial Public Library. Gengateway.com - Genealogy Gateway to categories of web sites used in genealogical research.
Helms Genealogy Toolbox - categorized list of genealogical links, genealogical software profiles, search engines, digitized images, how-to articles, queries, and genealogical news stories. Mailing Lists - Genealogy Resources on the Internet for List Servs and News Groups. Olive Tree Genealogy - Searchable databases to free primary source documents, by Lorine McGinnis Schulze. Rand Genealogy Club - Genealogical resources available on the "information highway." Sharkey's Links to Genealogical Links - Meta-site by William F. Sharkey. Telephone Directories
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