dave obee
Back to topics/links page | Dave's other sites: > CanGenealogy > Interlink Bookshop > Volhynia > Genealogy Unlimited

Using the Internet in Genealogy

Start with the basics

Family Tree Maker Online University
Basic information on building your tree (strong U.S. emphasis)

National Genealogical Society - Genealogical Standards
The basics of doing the job properly

Family History Library - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Includes census records from 1880-1881, plus much more

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
The mother of all genealogy sites

Rootsweb
Millions of names, free

Ancestry
Millions of names, subscription

Genealogy.com
Family Tree Maker and more

Ryan Taylor's column
Canadian author, works at Fort Wayne library

RAND Genealogy Club
One of the original sources on the Internet

Google
Don't forget to search Google for news groups and images as well

Twelve Google Search Tips for Genealogists
Superb points to help you do better searches


Canadian sites

Library and Archives Canada
Many great resources are found here

Canadian Genealogy and History Links
Best place to start looking for Canadian sources

Mary's Genealogical Treasures - by Mary Tollestrup
Search 16,000 links to Canadian sources

British Columbia Archives
Includes death index 1872-1983, much more

Alberta Family Histories Society
Projects Registry will help you find sources of Canadian information

Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
Including digitized pages from local history books and newspapers

Canadian Geographical Names
An aid to finding locations throughout Canada

British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid
Death information for 344,000 British Columbians

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
Millions of references to burials in Ontario

Canadian Genealogy Centre
It takes some digging, but there is good stuff here

Archives of Ontario
Lots of material, including old wills

Canada GenWeb Project
Links to hundreds of Canadian sites

Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
Great resource for doing work at a distance

Ingeneas
Private research firm, with searchable database

Historicity - Toronto Then and Now
Includes digitized directories from the 19th century

Prince Edward Island Census Records
The best census site in Canada -- an index to three enumerations

Canadian Patent Database
Search for your family names -- you might be surprised!


British Isles

Public Record Office
1901 census of England and Wales, and more

GENUKI - U.K. and Ireland Genealogy
Starting point for genealogy in the British Isles

London Ancestor
Another superb starting point -- for all the British Isles

Historical directories
Covering from 1750 to 1919 -- searchable, too

192.com
Includes the 2002-2004 electoral roll

Free BMD
Births, marriages and deaths from England and Wales, 1837-1900

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Search several countries at one time

Origins.net
Paid site, covering Ireland, England and Scotland

Ulster Historical Foundation
Great source for Northern Ireland roots

Old maps of the United Kingdom
Works well for finding locations

Find A Church UK
A good online gazetteer for finding churches and towns in England


Europe

Using Maps and Gazetteers in Your Research
By Dave Obee - on the FEEFHS site

Global Gazetteer
Boring site, but great source of information

Federation of East European Family History Societies
Covering Germany to Alaska and everything in between

Ukraine 1:100,000 topographical maps
Warning: It would help to know a bit of Cyrillic

Kartenmeister - database of Prussian areas
Superb database

JewishGen ShtetlSeeker Town Search
For obscure villages in eastern Europe

Hamburg - Link to your Roots - passenger index
Helps you to find European emigrants

German war casualties database - from both wars
Find where German soldiers are buried

The mutilation of names
By William Hoffman (PDF - requires Acrobat)


United States

United States National Archives and Records Administration
Well, not as nice as the Canadian site

California death index
We all have relatives in the Golden State

A death record from California
Watch the spelling of the surname that you're searching for

The same person, from a different source
Use a different search in the Social Security Death Index

Cleveland Necrology File
A sample of what can be done, with a great name!

Tacoma Obituary database
Another example of what some local libraries are putting online

Western States Historical Marriage Index
Possible connections to Canada!

Cemetery Records Online
One-stop searching for three million missing relatives

Ellis Island index
Arrivals in the United States from 1892-1924

Search the Ellis Island site in one step!
Cut right to the chase

Getting the word out

Dave Obee's Family History Page
Don't reveal all that you have!

Genealogy newsgroups
Get involved in the relevant area

Cyndi's List - England - Sussex
As an example

Genealogy resources on the Internet
A basic directory


Software

Cyndi's List - genealogy software
Many choices here

Genealogy.com
Family Tree Maker and more

Family History Library
Download Personal Ancestral File for free

Palmsource
Software for your Palm

Zone Alarm - firewall protection
A free site providing firewall protection

AVG Anti-Virus Protection
A free site offering software to wipe out viruses

Adobe
For photo editing software


Other resources

Wayback Machine
Old web pages, saved for future reference

NewspaperArchive.com
More old newspapers on the web

Census Links
Find census records from around the world, in theory

New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages
We all have relatives Down Under

GeneaNet search engine
Possibly an alternative to Google

Advanced Book Exchange
A great source for tracking down resources

Dave Obee's links page
For more ideas


Updates? Corrections? Better examples? Send an e-mail to Dave

Updated October 29, 2006

Back to home page | Dave's other sites: > CanGenealogy > Interlink Bookshop > Volhynia > Genealogy Unlimited

Copyright © 1997-2007 Dave Obee. All Rights Reserved.
Sponsored by Interlink Bookshop and Genealogical Services and hosted by Islandnet.com