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'''[http://www.nzgdb.co.nz/login_pages/home2.aspx FamNet]:''' Online network for New Zealand roots. <br> | '''[http://www.nzgdb.co.nz/login_pages/home2.aspx FamNet]:''' Online network for New Zealand roots. <br> | ||
'''[http://www.findmypast.com/ | '''[http://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast.com]:''' Worldwide record sets with emphasis on British and Irish records. Includes PERSI. <br> | ||
'''[https://fold3.com/institution-index.php Fold3.com:] '''This site mostly has records from the United States. One thing that sets this site apart <br>from many of its others is the ability for users to contribute even more information. Members may <br>annotate, or "footnote," existing web pages or even create their own web pages about history-related <br>material. The material contributed can include text, pictures, or even video. If you have original source <br>images of your own that you want to share with friends and family, simply upload them to Footnote and <br>use the site's tools to make your information searchable and available to others. It is useful if you have <br>ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | '''[https://fold3.com/institution-index.php Fold3.com:] '''This site mostly has records from the United States. One thing that sets this site apart <br>from many of its others is the ability for users to contribute even more information. Members may <br>annotate, or "footnote," existing web pages or even create their own web pages about history-related <br>material. The material contributed can include text, pictures, or even video. If you have original source <br>images of your own that you want to share with friends and family, simply upload them to Footnote and <br>use the site's tools to make your information searchable and available to others. It is useful if you have <br>ancestors that lived in the United States.<br> | ||
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'''[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. <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. <br> | ||
'''[http://cpho.alexanderstreet.com/index.php Images of the American Civil War]:''' This site has thousands of images from the civil war that aren’t <br>available on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. | '''[http://cpho.alexanderstreet.com/index.php Images of the American Civil War]:''' This site has thousands of images from the civil war that aren’t <br>available on familysearch.org or ancestry.com. 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.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> |
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