Top 100 Web sites N through W

Nebraska
Nebraska School Records
idreamof.com/school/ne.html
If your ancestor attended school in Nebraska, check here for records dating from 1871.

Nevada
Nevada Historical Society
dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/reno/his-soc.htm
Virtual exhibits of your Nevada ancestors’ past, links to sites about Nevada history and information on collections.

New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Civil War History and Genealogy Project
www.usgennet.org/usa/nh/topic/civilwar
Locate regimental histories and rosters for your New Hampshire kin.

New Hampshire Genealogy Project
www.rootsquest.com/~usgwnhus
Dozens of genealogical and historical records can be accessed directly from this site.

New Jersey
Civil War Rosters
geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw-nj.html
Begin your Civil War research with this site’s links to New Jersey regimental rosters.

Genealogical Resources on the Web
www.njstatelib.org/cyberdesk/genealog.htm
Follow the links to the state of New Jersey’s online resources.

New Mexico
New Mexico Genealogy
newmexicogenealogy.org
Jump into New Mexico research with this site’s surname and query pages and cemetery and Latino research links.

New York
American Family Immigration History Center
www.ellisisland.org
The site for locating ancestors who arrived at Ellis Island, no matter where in the United States they wound up.

New York Biography Project
www.nybiographies.org
If you have New York ancestors, check for their biographies on this site.

New York Family History
geocities.com/~agiroux
Link to New York City churches and cemeteries, and download free research forms and software.

North Carolina
Genealogical Research in North Carolina
statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/genealog.htm
A family history beginner’s guide from the State Library of North Carolina.

North Dakota
State Historical Society of North Dakota
state.nd.us/hist
Timeline of state history and guide to getting started in genealogy research.

Ohio
Cleveland Necrology File
www.cpl.org
Database of Cleveland obituaries dating from the mid-1800s to 1975.

Ohio Death Certificate Index
www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm
Searchable index covering 1913 to 1937.

Revolutionary War Pensioners Living in the State of Ohio in 1818-1819
ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~jetorres/ohiorev.html
Search this 1818 list for mention of your Revolutionary War ancestor.

Oklahoma
Your Oklahoma: Facts & History
www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/?c=8&sc=95
Learn the history of your Sooner ancestors’ state.

Oregon
Oregon State Archives
arcweb.sos.state.or.us/banners/genealogy.htm
Search Portland birth and death indexes, and scan the Oregon Historical County Records Guide for maps, county histories and scenic images.

Pennsylvania
Brenda’s Guide to PA Genealogy
www.key-net.net/users/oron/palinks.htm
Kick off your Keystone research with these guides to biographies, court records, maps, photos and more.

Pennsylvania State Archives
www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us
Search more than 200,000 records, including those for soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, Mexican War, Spanish-American War and World War I.

Rhode Island
Rhode Island GenWeb Project
www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb
This is an excellent source for Rhode Island research; search the database for the Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project.

South Carolina
South Carolina Marriage Records
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/sca_marr.html
Searchable indexes of marriages from 1641 to 1929.

South Dakota
South Dakota Birth Records
www.state.sd.us/doh/VitalRec/birthrecords
Search more than 99,000 birth records for people born at least 100 years ago.

Tennessee
Index to Tennessee Death Records
www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/death2.htm
Searchable index to 98,000 death records from 1908 to 1912.

Tennessee Marriages
members.tripod.com/~rosters/index-8.html
Transcriptions of Tennessee marriages arranged by county.

Texas
The Handbook of Texas Online
www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online
Search 23,000 articles on Texas people, places and history.

Lone Star Junction
lsjunction.com
Searchable online database of more than 10,000 early Texans; records begin in 1835.

Republic Claims Search
www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/repclaims
Find your Texas ancestors in this index of more than 48,500 names of citizens who submitted payment, restitution or reimbursement claims between 1835 and 1846.

Utah
Tracing Mormon Pioneers
www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm
Step-by-step guide to tracing Mormons traveling to Utah from 1847 to 1868.

Vermont
Vermont in the Civil War
vermontcivilwar.org
If you have Civil War ancestors, this site provides information about everything from artillery units to women in the war.

Virginia
Library of Virginia Digital Library Program
www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/digital.htm
A Virginia treasure! Search 2.2 million original documents, photos and maps in more than 80 databases.

1835 Federal Pension List for Virginia
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/vapensio.htm
Find your ancestor in this list of 4,000-plus pensioners. The entries include age, rank, county of residence, type of service, date, pension amount and amount paid.

Washington
Tacoma Area Obituaries
search.tpl.lib.wa.us/obits
Search more than 367,000 individual index records of obituaries published in the Tacoma News Tribune/Morning News Tribune from 1930 on.

West Virginia
Genealogy Helplist West Virginia
www.cybercomm.net/~freddie/helplist/wv.htm
Get help finding your West Virginia ancestors&#151use the county-by-county list of volunteers and the sources they can search.

Wisconsin
Delayed and Affidavit Birth Registrations
www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/delayed_birth.htm
The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society serves up an online index to Wisconsin delayed and affidavit birth registrations for births before Oct. 1, 1907. These were largely filed between 1940 and 1942 by people seeking to establish Social Security eligibility.

Wisconsin Historical Society
www.shsw.wisc.edu/wlhba
Searchable local history and biography articles from 1860 to 1940.

Wyoming
Wyoming GenWeb Project
www.rootsweb.com/~wygenweb
Begin your county-level Wyoming research here with queries, archives, biographies and histories.