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*[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive] at http://www.archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive] at http://www.archive.org | ||
*The [[ | *The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] at www.familysearch.org. Do a “Surname” search. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library holdings for published works catalogued by surname. <br> | ||
*Genforum www.genforum.com – has 170 million names; quarter of million a week | *Genforum www.genforum.com – has 170 million names; quarter of million a week | ||
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*World Vital Records at www.worldvitalrecords.com with over a billion record entries | *World Vital Records at www.worldvitalrecords.com with over a billion record entries | ||
*Family History Library Favorites at www.fhlfavorites.info; search name of British country, then “General” then under “Genealogy” and “Biography” etc. | *[[Family_History_Library_Internet_Favorites|Family History Library Internet Favorites]] at www.fhlfavorites.info; search name of British country, then “General” then under “Genealogy” and “Biography” etc. | ||
*Ancestral Findings at www.ancestralfindings.com has several offerings worth searching | *Ancestral Findings at www.ancestralfindings.com has several offerings worth searching | ||
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*Rootsweb.com at www.rootsweb.com is a well known site providing a search of nearly 300 million names with already completed data Repositories and libraries Search those libraries and prepositories holding the largest collections of compiled sources with online catalogs. Many of them especially hold published or manuscript family histories, genealogies, biographies and other compiled family and local histories (and many of which may have one and often more—internal alpha-arranged listing or index or related database[s]). If an publication is found, often you can order it through the Inter-Library Loan Service. Here’s a list of actual repositories and libraries possessing the best collections for genealogists--including the above sources as well as town and local histories, biographies, newspaper gleanings, and more: | *Rootsweb.com at www.rootsweb.com is a well known site providing a search of nearly 300 million names with already completed data Repositories and libraries Search those libraries and prepositories holding the largest collections of compiled sources with online catalogs. Many of them especially hold published or manuscript family histories, genealogies, biographies and other compiled family and local histories (and many of which may have one and often more—internal alpha-arranged listing or index or related database[s]). If an publication is found, often you can order it through the Inter-Library Loan Service. Here’s a list of actual repositories and libraries possessing the best collections for genealogists--including the above sources as well as town and local histories, biographies, newspaper gleanings, and more: | ||
*Family History Library (FHL) – collections | *Family History Library (FHL) – collections | ||
*National Archives of Canada – large collections of original record sources | |||
*New England Historical & Genealogical Society – magnificent collections | *New England Historical & Genealogical Society – magnificent collections | ||