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== Introduction == | |||
There are many family history websites that can help a beginner with their research. This article will list websites that can be used at the Family History Library, Family History Centers, from home, or wherever one has access to the Internet such as cyber cafes or libraries. | There are many family history websites that can help a beginner with their research. This article will list websites that can be used at the Family History Library, Family History Centers, from home, or wherever one has access to the Internet such as cyber cafes or libraries. | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
20. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic United States and its Territories Geographic Names Information System]: | 20. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic United States and its Territories Geographic Names Information System]: | ||
21. [[ | 21. [[Www.getty.edu/research/conducting research/vocabularies/tgn|Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names]]: | ||
22. [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Map Collection]: | 22. [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Map Collection]: | ||
23. [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]: | 23. [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]: | ||
== Passenger Lists == | == Passenger Lists == | ||
24. [http://EllisIsland.org Ellis Island]: | 24. [http://EllisIsland.org Ellis Island]: | ||
25. [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/onlinelists.html US Passenger Lists]: | 25. [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/onlinelists.html US Passenger Lists]: | ||
26. [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ The Olive Tree Genealogy]: | 26. [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/ The Olive Tree Genealogy]: | ||
== Search Engines == | == Search Engines == | ||
27. [http://www.google.com/ Google]: | 27. [http://www.google.com/ Google]: | ||
28. [http://www.dogpile.com/ DogPile]:DogPile is a meta search engine. | 28. [http://www.dogpile.com/ DogPile]:DogPile is a meta search engine. | ||
29. [http://clusty.com/ Clusty]: Clusty is a cluster search engine. | 29. [http://clusty.com/ Clusty]: Clusty is a cluster search engine. | ||
30. [http://stevemorse.org Steve Morse]: Steve Morse is a genealogical search web page. | 30. [http://stevemorse.org Steve Morse]: Steve Morse is a genealogical search web page. | ||
== State Archives == | == State Archives == | ||
31. [http://statearchivists.org/states.htm Council of State Archivists]: | 31. [http://statearchivists.org/states.htm Council of State Archivists]: | ||