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101 Best Family History Web Sites
By Melanie Rigney
Other Genealogy Pages
members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html www.citynet.net/mostwanted www2.kbyu.byu.edu/ancestors www.genealogy.com/genealogy/16_cousn.html www.totentanz.de/cemetery.htm mapping.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/booklets/genealogy/genealogy.html www.digiserve.com/heraldry www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm www.pastconnect.com www.dearmyrtle.com
With a setup reminiscent of the GenWeb project, the US Biographies Project looks for volunteers to enter, edit and archive biographies for specific geographic areas. The biographies are taken from old local histories and newspaper accounts for which copyright protection has expired.
Who do you most want to find, living or dead? You might find them, or others searching them, at Genealogy's Most Wanted site. Queries are listed in alphabetical order. When we looked, there were more than 21,000 listings. There are followup stories with people who found each other ("captures") via the site.
Many people were turned on to genealogy by the PBS series "Ancestors" in 1997. This link includes updates on a second series as well as free forms, good links and a guide to conducting an oral history.
Is that relative you just met on the Internet your second cousin thrice removed or your third cousin twice removed? There are a lot of relationship charts out there. This site has one too, but it's particularly valuable because of the clear narrative that precedes the chart.
Everything you ever wanted to know about cemeteries is here. Very complete listing of US cemeteries that have been cataloged as well as online cemetery catalogs from around the world.
Cities, counties and countries have changed their boundaries and names more often than you might think. While you ultimately will want to see a map from the period in question, the US Geological Survey gives a good overview of the challenges you'll face in your search.
Links to everything you could possibly want to know about heraldry and coats of arms.
There are plenty of false claims and exaggerations made on the Internet by people who would like to separate genealogists from their money or data. These folks try to ride herd on the bad guys.
What would you give for your great-great-grandparents' marriage certificate? Do you ache every time you see a lovely turn-of-the-century portrait being sold for $1 at a yard sale? Your Past Connections offers a free service to get people reconnected with memorabilia from their families' past. If you're looking for something, post it. If you've found something identifiable at a flea market, post it with the asking price. There's no charge for the service, and the sponsors of the site say sometimes the only cost requested is postage.
Myrtle writes a daily column on genealogy, available via America Online or e-mail. The site's primarily noteworthy for her Best of the Internet for Genealogists Awards; her columns also are archived.
Melanie Rigney is the editor of Writer's Digest magazine www.writersdigest.com and a long-time family history researcher.
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