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'''[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/byu_fhl?db=NCNP 19th Century US Newspapers]:''' This is a great database of US newspapers that have birth, marriage, <br>and death information not found on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. It is useful if you have ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | '''[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/byu_fhl?db=NCNP 19th Century US Newspapers]:''' This is a great database of US newspapers that have birth, marriage, <br>and death information not found on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. It is useful if you have ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | ||
'''[http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/selectdb?sid=676f3641-bc3f-4d50-8ac9-2dcc83d7a82b%40sessionmgr112&vid=0&hid=101 America - History and Life]:''' This is a database of US Books, Academic Journals, Newspapers, and Magazines that can contain information about your ancestors that cannot be found on familysearch.org <br>or ancestry.com. It is somewhat useful if you have ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | '''[http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/selectdb?sid=676f3641-bc3f-4d50-8ac9-2dcc83d7a82b%40sessionmgr112&vid=0&hid=101 America - History and Life]:''' This is a database of US Books, Academic Journals, Newspapers, and Magazines that can contain information about your ancestors that cannot be found on familysearch.org <br>or ancestry.com. It is somewhat useful if you have ancestors that lived in the United States. | ||
<br>'''[http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search American Ancestors]: '''This site is for US research, specifically New England. It is the website of the <br>New England Historical Genealogical society. It has many records and databases that can only be found<br> on this website. One of the most popular of these databases is The New England Historical and <br>Genealogical Register. It is the flagship journal of American genealogy and the oldest in the field. A huge<br> variety of genealogies and source material have been published in the Register for over 160 years, with an<br> emphasis on New England. Authoritative compiled genealogies have always been a primary focus of the <br>Register. It is very useful if you have ancestors that lived in the early American colonies or from <br>New England. <br> | |||
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'''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/cwdb/ The American Civil War Research Database]:''' This site doesn’t seem to have anything that <br>ancestry.com doesn’t have. It is not much help if you have already searched the Civil War records <br>on ancestry.com. <br> | '''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/cwdb/ The American Civil War Research Database]:''' This site doesn’t seem to have anything that <br>ancestry.com doesn’t have. It is not much help if you have already searched the Civil War records <br>on ancestry.com. <br> | ||
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'''[http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/Browse/ Historic Map Works]: '''This site is a huge collection of maps consisting of over 100,000 cadastral, land <br>ownership maps detailing the geographic and development history of the United States over several <br>hundred years. They have rural and suburan areas, as well as cities and towns accross America. There<br>is also over 100,000 pages of illustrations from the present day and over 1,000 city directories related to<br>the maps. They also have almost 100,000 maps from other parts of the world. <br> | '''[http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/Browse/ Historic Map Works]: '''This site is a huge collection of maps consisting of over 100,000 cadastral, land <br>ownership maps detailing the geographic and development history of the United States over several <br>hundred years. They have rural and suburan areas, as well as cities and towns accross America. There<br>is also over 100,000 pages of illustrations from the present day and over 1,000 city directories related to<br>the maps. They also have almost 100,000 maps from other parts of the world. <br> | ||
'''[http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?sid=bd574998-6a57-4374-bbc9-3810a06e6727%40sessionmgr115&vid=0&hid=101 Historical Abstracts]:''' This site covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) <br>from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, <br>and more. This site also has more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to <br>1955. This site is not very helpful for genealogical research. Images of the American Civil War: This site <br>has thousands of images from the civil war that aren’t available on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. <br>This site is useful if you have ancestors who served in the civil war.<br> '''[http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR]:''' This site is a collection of academic journals with letters and images corresponding to them.<br> This site is useful for family history research because it gives online access to otherwise hard-to-find <br>historical journals. Researchers sometimes learn about JSTOR entries by searching ''Google''. <br> | '''[http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?sid=bd574998-6a57-4374-bbc9-3810a06e6727%40sessionmgr115&vid=0&hid=101 Historical Abstracts]:''' This site covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) <br>from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, <br>and more. This site also has more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to <br>1955. This site is not very helpful for genealogical research. Images of the American Civil War: This site <br>has thousands of images from the civil war that aren’t available on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. <br>This site is useful if you have ancestors who served in the civil war.<br> '''[http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR]:''' This site is a collection of academic journals with letters and images corresponding to them.<br> This site is useful for family history research because it gives online access to otherwise hard-to-find <br>historical journals. Researchers sometimes learn about JSTOR entries by searching ''Google''. <br> | ||
'''[http://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage.com]:''' 5 billion historical records. Helps you research your family history, build your family <br>tree and add photos, and historical records. Includes a ''private'' family site for your family only. <br> | '''[http://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage.com]:''' 5 billion historical records. Helps you research your family history, build your family <br>tree and add photos, and historical records. Includes a ''private'' family site for your family only. <br> | ||
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'''[http://access.newspaperarchive.com/ NewspaperArchive.com]:''' World's largest newspaper archives with billions of articles from the USA and <br>around the world. <br> | '''[http://access.newspaperarchive.com/ NewspaperArchive.com]:''' World's largest newspaper archives with billions of articles from the USA and <br>around the world. <br> | ||
'''[http://www.paper-trail.org/ Original Sources]: '''This site is a collection of only original sources relating to World and US history, <br>science, math, law, politics, philosophy, religion, literature, language, and social sciences. This site is <br>not very helpful for genealogical research. | '''[http://www.paper-trail.org/ Original Sources]: '''This site is a collection of only original sources relating to World and US history, <br>science, math, law, politics, philosophy, religion, literature, language, and social sciences. This site is <br>not very helpful for genealogical research. | ||
'''[http://www.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary (OED)]:''' Most comprehensive dictionary in the world. Good for old terms for <br>diseases and occupations. <br> | <br>'''[http://www.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary (OED)]:''' Most comprehensive dictionary in the world. Good for old terms for <br>diseases and occupations. <br> | ||
'''[http://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail]:''' This site is dedicated to research of pioneers. It has journals, histories, of pioneers headed <br>west from 1800 to 1899. It is very useful if you have ancestors who crossed the plains whether they were <br>Mormon Pioneers or not.<br> | '''[http://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail]:''' This site is dedicated to research of pioneers. It has journals, histories, of pioneers headed <br>west from 1800 to 1899. It is very useful if you have ancestors who crossed the plains whether they were <br>Mormon Pioneers or not.<br> | ||
[http://www.proquest.com/products-services/databases/obits_shtml.html '''ProQuest Obituary Listings''':] This site is primarily for US research. This site more than 10 million <br>obituaries and death notices published in newspapers from 1800 onward. It is very useful in finding death <br>dates of your ancestors. | [http://www.proquest.com/products-services/databases/obits_shtml.html '''ProQuest Obituary Listings''':] This site is primarily for US research. This site more than 10 million <br>obituaries and death notices published in newspapers from 1800 onward. It is very useful in finding death <br>dates of your ancestors. | ||
'''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/ladd/ Social and Cultural History]:''' Letters and diaries online. <br> | <br>'''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/ladd/ Social and Cultural History]:''' Letters and diaries online. <br> | ||
[http://sok.riksarkivet.se/svar-digitala-forskarsalen '''SVAR:''']This site is strictly for research in Sweden. You also need to click the link and the top right hand <br>corner to view the site in English. This website is the National Archives of Sweden. It has access to Birth <br>records, Marriage records, Death records, Census records from the 1800s onward. It is very useful if you <br>have ancestors from Sweden.<br> | [http://sok.riksarkivet.se/svar-digitala-forskarsalen '''SVAR:''']This site is strictly for research in Sweden. You also need to click the link and the top right hand <br>corner to view the site in English. This website is the National Archives of Sweden. It has access to Birth <br>records, Marriage records, Death records, Census records from the 1800s onward. It is very useful if you <br>have ancestors from Sweden.<br> | ||
'''[http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/start.do?prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=byu_fhl&finalAuth=true The Times (London)]:''' This is a digital archives of the London Times newspaper from 1785-1985. This <br>newspaper contains birth, marriage, and death notices from all over England. This site is extremely useful<br> if you have any ancestors from England. | '''[http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/start.do?prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=byu_fhl&finalAuth=true The Times (London)]:''' This is a digital archives of the London Times newspaper from 1785-1985. This <br>newspaper contains birth, marriage, and death notices from all over England. This site is extremely useful<br> if you have any ancestors from England. | ||
'''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/was2/was2.index.map.aspx Women and Social Movements in the United States]:''' 1600-2000. <br> | '''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/was2/was2.index.map.aspx Women and Social Movements in the United States]:''' 1600-2000. <br> | ||