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'''Arkiv Digital:''' Over 53 million Swedish Church Records with color images. <br> | '''Arkiv Digital:''' Over 53 million Swedish Church Records with color images. <br> | ||
'''[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> | ||
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'''[http://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast.com]:''' Worldwide record sets with emphasis on British and Irish records. Includes PERSI. <br> | '''[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. | ||
'''[https://en.geneanet.org/ Geneanet.org]:''' Genealogy website in Continental Europe with 3 billion indexed individuals, 600,000 family trees, a powerful search engine and blog.<br> | |||
'''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2225 Genline.com]:''' 16th to 20th Century Swedish Church Records Online. Now available on Ancestry.com<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 across 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> | [https://www.genealogybank.com/ GenealogyBank.com]: Access to over 340 million newspaper pages. Also, obituary, U.S. Census, Social Security Death Index, government publications and historical books. <br> | ||
'''[https://en.geneanet.org/ Geneanet.org]:''' Genealogy website in Continental Europe with 3 billion indexed individuals, 600,000 family trees, a powerful search engine and blog. | |||
<br>'''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2225 Genline.com]:''' 16th to 20th Century Swedish Church Records Online. Now available on Ancestry.com | |||
<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 across 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> | |||
'''[https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/historical-abstracts 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> | '''[https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/historical-abstracts 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> | ||
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'''[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> | ||
'''[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. | ||
'''[https://newspaperslibrary.proquest.com/?accountid=190403 Newspapers.com]''': The | |||
[https://access.newspaperarchive.com/ NewspaperArchives.com]: Free access to over 291 million digitized newspaper pages, with a particular focus on smaller town newspapers. | |||
<br>'''[https://newspaperslibrary.proquest.com/?accountid=190403 Newspapers.com]''': The library provides free access to the institutional/library version of Newspapers.com. This version has about 191 million pages but is different from subscription options available only to individual subscribers.<br> | |||
'''[https://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. <br> | '''[https://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. <br> | ||
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[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. Digital archives of The Times newspaper in London, 1785-1985. Use password byu | '''[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. Digital archives of The Times newspaper in London, 1785-1985. Use password byu | ||
'''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/was2/was2.index.map.aspx Women and Social Movements in the United States]:''' A resource of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000.. <br> | '''[http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/was2/was2.index.map.aspx Women and Social Movements in the United States]:''' A resource of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000.. <br> | ||