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* [http://familyhistory.byu.edu/resources/tutorials/tutorials.html BYU Guides and Tutorials]: This website includes online family history tutorials and area-specific research guides. | * [http://familyhistory.byu.edu/resources/tutorials/tutorials.html BYU Guides and Tutorials]: This website includes online family history tutorials and area-specific research guides. | ||
* [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]: Free websites for genealogy research in almost every state and county in the United States.<br> | |||
* [http://www.worldgenweb.org/ WorldGenWeb]: Free websites for genealogy research in countries of the world. | |||
== Genealogical Directories == | == Genealogical Directories == | ||
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* [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest] $: This website contains indexes (1790-1820, 1860-1880, and 1900-1930) and images (1790-1930) to U.S. federal censuses; over 22,000 family and local histories; PERSI, an index to 2 million genealogical periodical articles; Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants; Freedman’s Bank records; and U.S. Congressional records. It is free at the Family History Library, larger Family History Centers, and many public libraries. Check with your local library for free access to HeritageQuest. | * [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index HeritageQuest] $: This website contains indexes (1790-1820, 1860-1880, and 1900-1930) and images (1790-1930) to U.S. federal censuses; over 22,000 family and local histories; PERSI, an index to 2 million genealogical periodical articles; Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants; Freedman’s Bank records; and U.S. Congressional records. It is free at the Family History Library, larger Family History Centers, and many public libraries. Check with your local library for free access to HeritageQuest. | ||
* [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ World Vital Records] $: A subscription website with vital records, church records, newspapers, and other information from around the world. Free access is available at many Family History Centers.<br> | * [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ World Vital Records] $: A subscription website with vital records, church records, newspapers, and other information from around the world. Free access is available at many Family History Centers.<br> | ||