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See also [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~goudied/avoid_genealogical_grief.html Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief ]<br> | See also [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~goudied/avoid_genealogical_grief.html Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief ]<br> | ||
== Directories of Genealogical Websites == | == Directories of Genealogical Websites == | ||
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260565416542_253" />]: A large genealogical directory that can be searched by location or topic. Select a location or topic, then select a category of records or topics. Scroll to the specific record or topic desired.<br> | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260565416542_253" />]: A large genealogical directory that can be searched by location or topic. Select a location or topic, then select a category of records or topics. Scroll to the specific record or topic desired.<br> | ||
* | *[http://academic-genealogy.com Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory]: a humanities and social sciences portal with links to a large collection of primary or secondary database records.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Genealogy," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy</ref> | ||
*[http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html A guide for finding vital records]: Links to online birth and marriage records indexes and records for the United States, arranged by state. For [http://www.deathindexes.com/ death records and indexes]. | *[http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html A guide for finding vital records]: Links to online birth and marriage records indexes and records for the United States, arranged by state. For [http://www.deathindexes.com/ death records and indexes]. | ||
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== Original Records == | == Original Records == | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/#start | *[https://www.familysearch.org/#start Record Search]: A free site that contains indexes and images of U.S., Canada, and international records. For the U.S., it includes selected federal and state censuses; birth, marriage, and death records; funeral home records, Freedman's Bank and Freedman's Bureau records; military pensions; probate records; passenger lists; WWI draft registrations; and land records. Check back often as this web site is updated with new records regularly. | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a subscription site, but access is free in the Family History Library. Ancestry Institution, with a limited subset of Ancestry.com data, is available free in larger Family History Centers. | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a subscription site, but access is free in the Family History Library. Ancestry Institution, with a limited subset of Ancestry.com data, is available free in larger Family History Centers. | ||