Genealogy Links

Location

Sites related to various locations where I've found my ancestors.

1895 US Maps: Images of states and counties from an 1895 US Atlas. Also links to many other geography resources for genealogists.
Seattle Genealogical Society: Genealogical Society of Seattle, WA. Includes holdings, publications, membership information, and links to other area resources.
Seattle Public Library: Seattle Public Library has a large genealogical research section. You can investigate their holdings online before you trek there.

Michigan

1820 Michigan Census: The 1820 Federal Population Census for the Territory of Michigan (includes Brown, Crawford, Macomb, Michilimackinack, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne counties plus the Town of Detroit).
1830 Census of Michigan Territory: 1830 Census of Michigan Territory. A Project of the Kent County Michigan GenWeb Project.
Michigan 1870 Census search: Michigan 1870 Census search
Albion, Michigan Home Page: Visit Albion, Michigan, nestled among the forks of the Kalamazoo River in Southern Mid-Michigan.
ALHN Michigan: American Local History Network, Michigan state site.
Archival Circulars, State Archives of Michigan: The State Archives of Michigan created circulars listing its holdings on specific subjects. An inventory of these subjects is listed on this page.
Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University Books: Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University On-Line Books To improve access to historical resources regarding Michigan and the Old Northwest
GENDIS, Michigan: Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics Michigan Department of Community Health Genealogical Death Indexing System, Michigan Welcome to GENDIS
INS History, Geneology, and Ed - MI: Michigan US Customs-Immigration Station, Marine City, MI Ports of Entry, records created at each port, dates of those records, where they were origina
Making of America - Michigan Collection: Making of America - Michigan Collection
MFHN-Dibean Marriage Index: The Dibean's Michigan Marriage Collection is available for searching by name or county or a combination.
MI GLO Records: Michigan General Land Office Records Map showing township and range information
Michigan Cemeteries: Searchable database of Michigan cemeteries. This does not list individuals buried in a cemetery, but does describe where a cemetery is, what it is called, and what other cemeteries are nearby.
Michigan Counties Map: Michigan Counties Map The purpose of this page is simply to show where the counties are in the state and how they situate in relation to the others.
Michigan Family History Network: Michigan Family History Network
Michigan Map: Map of Michigan counties from Ancestry.com.
Michigan Migrations Project: This Page links to other Migration Projects within the State of Michigan.
Michigan Newspaper Family Histories: Michigan Newspaper Family Histories
Michigan Obituary Links Page: Michigan Obituary Links Web search
Michigan Obituary Search Engines: This page is a resource for finding local search engines that allow keyword searches through obituaries that have been archived.
Michigan State Archives: With documents dating back to 1797, the State Archives of Michigan houses much of Michigan's record heritage.
WMGS Online Searchable Genealogy Databases: Online genealogy databases published by the Western Michigan Genealogical Society.

Gratiot County, Michigan

Gratiot Co, MI ALHN: Gratiot Co, MI Genealogy pages at the American Local History Network
Gratiot Co, MI at Rootsweb: Gratiot Co, MI genealogy resources at Rootsweb

Hillsdale County, Michigan

Hillsdale County at Rootsweb: Genealogy information regarding Hillsdale Co, MI
Hillsdale County Michigan USGenWeb Project Homepage: Genealogical clearinghouse for Hillsdale County Michigan. Post and view queries, access bibliography of research sources and view some source materials

Jackson Co, MI

Jackson Co, MI USGenWeb: Part of the USGenWeb network, regarding Jackson Co, MI

New York

Making of America - Cornell Collection: Materials accessible here are Cornell University Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
New York American Local History Network: The New York Local History Network is a central point of entry to independent web sites with historical
Roster No. 3, New York Soldiers: Roster No.3, New York Soldiers by the Organization of New York Soldiers Living in Michigan July 1891
1840 Census of Pensioners: SOURCE: 1840 Census of Pensioners Revolutionary or Military Services; With the names, ages, and places of residence; Returned by the marshalls of the several judicial districts; under The Act for Taking the Sixth Census

Albany County, New York

Albany NY Genealogy Resources: GUIDE TO ALBANY AREA GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES by Cliff Lamere (Copyright July 1999, July 2000)

Monroe County, New York

Monroe Co, NY ALHN: Monroe Co, NY at American Local History Network.

West Virginia

Logan County, West Virginia

1850 Logan County, VA Census: The 1850 Logan County, Virginia Census Enumerated by James G. Perry, Jul-Oct 1850
Early Logan Co VA/WV Marriages: LOGAN CO VA EARLY MARRIAGE RECORDS 1853 - 1860 William Straton - County Clerk Transcribed by Vicie "Babe" Waskey Fowler
History of Logan Co, WV by Henry Clay Ragland: The "History of Logan County" was originally written by Henry Clay Ragland about the year 1896.
Logan Co WV Cemeteries: Logan County Cemeteries The 1900 Logan County WV Census listed a few thousand inhabitants in Logan County. By 1920, over 40,000 individuals were listed...
Logan Co, WV, Homepage: Logan County WV, part of the USGENWEB Project, genealogy on the Internet.
Logan County WV Death Index: LOGAN COUNTY WV DEATH INDEX This index has been placed on these webpages for use by the general genealogical community.

Canada

Genealogy Resources in Government Documents: Author: Inba Kehoe; Author: Modifications by Jeff Moon; Dept: Queen's University Libraries
Marriages in Ontario, 1840 - 1917: Transcriptions of marriage records in Ontario (does not include all counties) 1840-1917.
Ontario, CA - GRANNY'S GENEALOGY GARDEN: GRANNY'S GENEALOGY GARDEN is a large website which contains fully indexed 1817 to 1901 Census, Ships Passenger Lists, Maps and links for the Province...

Germany

Doerrenbach.de: The homepage for the town of Doerrenbach, where many of my German ancestors are from. The site is all in German.
Excerpts from Walter Schlicher's Dörrenbach 992-1992: Excerpts from a book written to celebrate the town of Dorrenbach's 1000-year anniversary. The book was published in German, but these excerpts are translated into English.

Poland

Malopolskie Province: "Little Poland" - WorldGenWeb site for Malopolskie Province, Poland.
Poland.pl: English-language information about Poland.
Poland's Provinces: Listing of Poland's provinces prior to 1999, when a reorganization took place.
Poltran: Translate a word or phrase to/from English/Polish.
Polish Roots: English-language Polish genealogy information. Extremely helpful!
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut: Polish genealogy for all of New England, not just Connecticut.

Census

Census Online
Censuslinks

Searches and Databases

Not location- or surname-specific.

GenealogySearchEngines: Genealogy And Genealogical Search Engines For Family Surnames Research
Ancestral Findings: Free Genealogy Lookups birth,census,death,marriage,veterans
Canadian Obituary Links
CemSearch: Online Cemetery Inscription Search
Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site Home Page
Genealogy Helplist: Genealogy Helplist The Genealogy Helplist consists of volunteers who are willing to help others by looking up specific items at institutions near them
Genealogy.com Home Page
GeneaNet
GenForum: GenForum - Over 35,000 online forums devoted to genealogy, including surnames, U.S. states, countries, counties, and general topics.
GenTree: Welcome to GenTree Online Genealogical Database Index Whitney Research Group My Whitney Family Genealogy Homepage Whitney Research Group's Pierce Proj
Local Obituary Search Engines
MultiGen: Search Multiple Genealogy Databases
NUCMC Home Page: Welcome to the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) NUCMC, or the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collectio
Olive Tree Genealogy Ship List transcription: Transcriptions of Passenger Lists
Online Genealogical Database Index: Commonwealth Network Online Genealogical Database Index
PASSENGER LISTS ON THE INTERNET: PASSENGER LISTS ON THE INTERNET Search for Ships, Passenger lists, Countries or Names
Polish Genealogical Society of America
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Genealogy Research Tool: Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness lists volunteers who will do legwork in the area where they live for others far away./
ShipSearch - Internet Passenger List Search Engine
Snap Your Family Tree: Use Snap's genealogy guide to trace your family ancestry, find information on surnames and lineage, and many other family-history items.
Template for complete search at Rootsweb: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/19991229.txt
The Genealogy Home Page
The Obituary Archive Search Engine
The Obituary Link Page
The Obituary Links Page - Family Archives

Surnames

Browning and related

Browning Family Genealogy On-Line: Links to on-line genealogy resources and the BROWNING on-line genealogy database with allied families.
Brownings and Related from Debbie Robinso
Burgess Family and Relatives
Descendants of Thomas P Mullins SR
The Arthur Leeland "Lee" Belcher, Jr. Family Home Page
Vance: Abner Vance's Homepage

Kressbach and related

HAAS Families of Madison County, Indiana: Heinrich Jacob Friedrich Haas and Barbara Gengel Dorothy 'Dollie' Haas [Home] [Families] [Land] [Graves]
Ruffer Genealogy
Kressbach.com: My Cousin Johnny's website.

Skinner and related

DANCER (D526) at ROOTSWEB
Thomas BANCROFT: Thomas BANCROFT Family 1: Margaret WRIGHT
Making of America Journals Collection: Gazetteer and business directory of Monroe County, N. Y. for 1869- 70
Ontario Roots - Skinner family: A WorldConnect database at Rootsweb containing many of my Skinner and related ancestors.
Savage New England Register, Volume #4, Skeel - Smirking: Contains description of some Skinner ancestors from an old book.
Skinner Family Association
Skinners in Devonshire, England
Bevier Family Genealogy

Miscellaneous

A Photo Restoration and Enhancement Company for Genealogists: A Photographic Restoration and Preservation Company for Museums, Families and those interested in Geneology- Just Black & White
ABEBooks.com: rare and out-of-print books from all over.
Archaic Medical Terms
Birthdate Calculator: A java script to calculate the birthdate when the age at death and the death date are known. Very useful for genealogy work.
Genealogical Research at the National Archives: This area features genealogical resources available at the National Archives and Records Administration
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Introduction: Catalog of online genealogy resources.
Germany and Italy in 1803