101 Best New Web Sites Index         For Beginners         Ethnic and Immigrant Resources         Search Engines         Reference Tools         Share and Share Alike         Records, Records, Records!         Ask the Pros         Scrapbooking and Photos         Preservation         Social History         Special Interests         Events and Organizations         Family Health History         Cemeteries and Death Records         Military         Uncle Sam         Regional Roots         Maps           .         Ethnic Toolkits Web Exclusive Forms Bookstore Soundex Code Generator Resources Writing Workshops Newsletter		Uncle Sam Charters of Freedom Re-encasement www.nara.gov/exhall/american_originals_iv/impact.html While the Rotunda of the National Archives building is closed (from July until 2003), gain virtual access to the home of the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution on this special site. GovWorks This site went out of business since the August issue of Family Tree Magazine went to press. Instead, try GPO Access at www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/. Its motto is "official federal government information at your fingertips." Official Federal Land Patent Records Site www.glorecords.blm.gov Search for your ancestors' federal land grants in this database of 2 million patents issued between 1820 and 1908 in the eastern United States, and after June 30, 1908, in the West. At press time, patents issued between 1908 and the mid-1960s were being added. You also can view the scanned images of original patents and order certified copies. Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/prologue.html Check out the selected articles that are posted online. You'll find the entire special issue "Federal Records and African American Research" as well as a guide to combing congressional records for private legislation and "Civil War Records: An Introduction and Invitation," a primer on the archives' holdings. US Patent Office Searchable Database www.uspto.gov/patft/ Search the database of all US patents issued since 1790. If you discover a patent by someone in your family tree, you can order an official copy from the Patent Office. US Railroad Retirement Board www.rrb.gov Click on Genealogical Inquiries for an explanation of what this independent federal agency has to offer, records-wise. Since it wasn't established until the mid-1930s, the board's service records cover employees only after 1936. Fortunately, the site also points to pre-1937 research resources. For tips on federal census research in Southern states, see the August 2001 issue of Family Tree Magazine.
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