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*[https://familysearch.org/search/ Family Search Historical Records]: A free site that contains indexes and images of U.S., Canada, and international records. For the U.S., it includes selected federal and state censuses; birth, marriage, and death records; funeral home records, Freedman's Bank and Freedman's Bureau records; military pensions; probate records; passenger lists; WWI draft registrations; and land records. Check back often as this | *[https://familysearch.org/search/ Family Search Historical Records]: A free site that contains indexes and images of U.S., Canada, and international records. For the U.S., it includes selected federal and state censuses; birth, marriage, and death records; funeral home records, Freedman's Bank and Freedman's Bureau records; military pensions; probate records; passenger lists; WWI draft registrations; and land records. Check back often as this website is updated with new records regularly. | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a subscription site, but access is free in the Family History Library. Ancestry Institution, with a limited subset of Ancestry.com data, is available free in larger Family History Centers. | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] or [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ Ancestry Institution] $: Ancestry is a subscription site, but access is free in the Family History Library. Ancestry Institution, with a limited subset of Ancestry.com data, is available free in larger Family History Centers. | ||
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*[http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names]: This website allows you to search for a geographic name and shows the hierarchy of jurisdictions associated with that location. | *[http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names]: This website allows you to search for a geographic name and shows the hierarchy of jurisdictions associated with that location. | ||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Map Collection]: A collection of over 21,000 historic maps online. The | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Map Collection]: A collection of over 21,000 historic maps online. The website includes a link to the David Rumsey Blog for additional information. | ||
*[http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]: An extensive collection of maps at the University of Texas at Austin. Many have been scanned and are available online, most of which are public domain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry-Casta%C3%B1eda_Library_Map_Collection</ref> | *[http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]: An extensive collection of maps at the University of Texas at Austin. Many have been scanned and are available online, most of which are public domain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry-Casta%C3%B1eda_Library_Map_Collection</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.immigrantships.net/ Immigrant Ships Transcriber's Guild]: Over 11,000 ships passenger manifests. | *[http://www.immigrantships.net/ Immigrant Ships Transcriber's Guild]: Over 11,000 ships passenger manifests. | ||
*[http://www.germanroots.com/onlinelists.html US Passenger Lists]: This | *[http://www.germanroots.com/onlinelists.html US Passenger Lists]: This website includes links to transcribed passenger records and indexes. | ||
*[http://www.theshipslist.com/ The Ships List] Website containing transcriptions of worldwide passenger lists, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more. | *[http://www.theshipslist.com/ The Ships List] Website containing transcriptions of worldwide passenger lists, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more. | ||
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