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== Research Topics<br> ==


[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]<br>
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* [[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]<br>
* [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]]<br>
* [[United States Biographies|Biographies]]<br>
* [[United States Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]<br>
* [[United States Census|Census]]<br>
* [[United States Church Records|Church Records]]<br>
* [[United States Court Records|Court Records]]<br>
* [[United States Directories|Directories]]<br>
* [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]<br>
* [[United States Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]<br>
* [[United States Genealogies|Genealogies]]<br>
* [[United States History|History]]<br>
* [[United States Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 
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[[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]]<br>
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[[United States Maps&#124;Maps]]


[[United States Biographies|Biographies]]
[[United States Military Records&#124;Military Records]]<br>


[[United States Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
[[United States Native Races&#124;Native Races]]<br>


[[United States Census|Census]]
[[United States Naturalization and Citizenship&#124;Naturalization and Citizenship]]


[[United States Church Records|Church Records]]
[[United States Newspapers&#124;Newspapers]]


[[United States Court Records|Court Records]]
[[United States Obituaries&#124;Obituaries]]


[[United States Directories|Directories]]<br>
[[United States Periodicals&#124;Periodicals]]


[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
[[United States Probate Records&#124;Probate Records]]


[[United States Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
[[United States Societies&#124;Societies]]


[[United States Genealogies|Genealogies]]
[[United States Taxation&#124;Taxation]]


[[United States History|History]]<br>
[[United States Vital Records- Civil Registration&#124;Vital Records]]


[[United States Land and Property|Land and Property]]




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[[Category:United_States_of_America]]
[[Category:United_States_of_America]]
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Revision as of 11:30, 21 December 2007

All about research in the United States of America.

Featured Article[edit | edit source]

Genealogists use databases to quickly find compiled genealogies and original records. The primary advantage of using databases early in the research process is their ease of use. As a result of the rapid growth of the Internet and genealogical databases, it is likely that the majority of our American ancestors in the 1800s and earlier will be found in at least one database. Read more...

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  • Records of legal name changes in the United States.
  • Major collections of the Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Did You Know?[edit | edit source]

  • President Abraham Lincoln patented a system for buoying naval vessels over shoals. Read on to learn about his invention and about genealogical information in U.S. patent records. Read more...
  • By 1779, there were more Americans fighting with the British than with Washington! Read on...

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U.S. States[edit | edit source]

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Delaware
Kansas
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Texas

District of Columbia
Kentucky
Montana
Ohio
Utah


Research Topics
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Maps

Military Records

Native Races

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records