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Access Genealogy
Free sites; although it highlights Native Americans, it actually has more info on non-Native Americans
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AfriGenas
A site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. It is also an African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats.
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American Merchant Marine at War
Focus is on members of the Merchant Marine Service, back to the Revolutionary War.
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Ancestry.com
Although you must pay to have full access to all of the records, this site does have a lot to offer at no cost. In addition, most public libraries (including the Dallas Public Library) provide free access to a library version of Ancestry.
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Ancestry.com Message Boards
Ancestry.com's Message Board service, the world's largest online genealogy community with over 17 Million posts on more than 161,000 boards.
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Appalachian American Genealogy
The name pretty much says it all.
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Association of Professional Genealogists
APG is a “resource for networking, education, and arbitration. Our Code of Ethics sets the standard for professional conduct in genealogy.” It is particularly valuable for identifying professional genealogists in a local area or with a particular specialty, for example, adoptions.
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BlueJacket
United States Naval History and Graphics.
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Bureau of Land Management
Provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image.
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Castle Garden
Offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 12 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened.
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Centers for Disease Control: Where to Write for Vital Records
This CDC site provides links for directly accessing state and territory information to obtain birth, death, marriage, or divorce records. Also included are guidelines for the information to include in a request.
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City Directories of the United States
Finding aid for city directories
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Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
The title says it all. A very comprehensive list of links. Well categorized and cross-referenced
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Guide to On-line research
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Digital Horizons
An online treasure house of thousands of images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today. Here you'll find a fascinating snapshot of the lives, culture, and history of the people who shaped life on the prairies.
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Directory of Genealogy Lookup Volunteers
A directory to point your way to genealogy lookup volunteers both on this site and around the web. Volunteers are special and wonderful people who have a willing heart to share their resources.
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DistantCousin Genealogy
An online archive of genealogy records and scanned images of historical documents from a wide variety of sources, such as newspaper obituaries, city directories, census records, ship lists, school yearbooks, military records, and more.
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Ellis Island Foundation
Allows you to search their database for information about emmigrants who passed throught Ellis Island.
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Encyclopedia of Genealogy
Quite comprehensive (and free) encyclopedia of family history terms and definitions, acronyms, associations, etc. Multilingual. Lots of cross referencing among the entries.
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Family Tree Magazine - Getting Started
Basic Steps, Genealogy Glossary, Surnames, Interviewing, Genealogy FAQ
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Family Tree Magazine - Research Toolkit
Free Forms, Cheat Sheets, 101 Best Websites 2011, Software Guide, Article Index, US Research.
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Family Search
Not only can you do a name search by location or specific datebase (which are both extensive), you can also search the catalog of the Family History Library (largest genealogical library in the world) to find document microfilms in a collection of 2.5 million microfilms from over 100 countries (which can be ordered for view) or the Brigham Young University Family History Collection of books which are full text and downloadable. The site also offers a broad range of learning opportunities including videos, courses, tech tips and a comprehensive Research Wiki. There is also a Blog for current insights into family history research.
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Family Search: Getting started with family history
FamilySearch provides a series of four step-by-step videos for getting started with family history research: Finding Easy Information; Recording and Sharing Your Family History; Finding Challenging Information; Using FamilySearch.org. Guides for “information to collect from your home and other people” and for “conducting family history interviews” are also provided.
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Family Search: Learning Center
There are over 40 tutorials and short courses available for persons beginning their family history research. Additionally, there are courses for all levels of researchers related to particular countries and particular types of records.
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Family Search: Research Wiki
“The Research Wiki is a free collection of family history articles provided by family history enthusiasts from around the world. The wiki makes it easy for people to share research information and useful tips.”
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Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)
Founded in 1976, the FGS represents the members of hundreds of genealogical societies.
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Find A Grave
Find A Grave provides a search feature to locate gravesites contributed by thousands of individuals worldwide. Information recorded varies from simple grave stone transcriptions to detailed information. Pictures of grave stones are often included.
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Free Databases for Genealogical Searching
A comprehensive list of cataloged free genealogy related web sites.
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Free Genealogy Forms, Software, etc.
Free Genealogy Forms, Clip Art, Books, and more.
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Genealogy.com
Message Boards, Virtual Cemetery
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