Where would genealogists be without the Internet? That’s easy — driving along highways and back streets, one eye on the map, looking for the local library in an ancestor’s hometown. Maybe getting lost on the way to an unfamiliar library is inevitable when doing genealogy. But the Internet cuts down on such unpleasant occurrences. The plethora of information on the Web means you can do much of your research from home, then go to the library prepared for an efficient, productive visit (and with an online map, maybe you won’t get lost). We’ve picked 365 of our favorite genealogy Web sites, from databases to fascinating history pages to indispensible research tools. And the best part: They’re all free (or in some cases, offer valuable free resources in addition to paid content). Resolve to investigate one site every day and see where it takes you (and that won’t be down the wrong road to the library).
1. 1901 Census of England and Wales Online
2. The 1911 Edition Encyclopedia
3. The 1st-Hand-History Foundation
4. Acadian Memorial
5. Adams, NY History and Genealogy
6. African American Cemeteries
<chicora.org/african_american_cemeteries.htm>
7. The African-Native American History and Genealogy Webpage
8. AfriGeneas
9. Alaska Historical Collections
<library.state.ak.us/hist/hist.html>
10. Albumen Photographs: History, Science and Preservation
11. All About Polish Genealogy
12. All Surnames Genealogy
13. America From the Great Depression to World War II
<lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ fsowhome.html>
14. American Civil War Portal
15. American FactFinder
16. American Life Histories
<cweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/ wpahome.html>
17. American Medical Association’s Family History Tools
<ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/ 2380.html>
18. The American West
19. America’s First Families
20. America’s Quilting History
<womenfolk.com/historyofquilts>
21. Ancestor Genealogy Photo Archive
22. Ancestor Search
23. Ancestors in the Americas
<pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas>
24. AncestorSuperSearch.com
25. AncesTree
26. Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
27. Anchorage Museum of History and Art
28. AncientFaces
29. Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
<animatedatlas.com/movie.html>
30. AntiqueJewelryOnline.com
31. Archaic Medical Terms
<www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ archaicmedicalterms.htm>
32. Archival Research Techniques and Skills
33. Archives of Ukraine
34. Archiving Early America
35. Association of Professional Genealogists
36. Auctions for Genealogists
<genealogysearch.org/ebay.html>
37. Avotaynu — Postcards and Photographs
38. AwesomeGenealogy.com
39. Babylon.com
40. The Batch Institute for Ethnic Studies of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
41. Bastard Nation
42. Behind the Name
43. Bible Records Online
44. Bill Tarkulich’s Eastern Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies
45. A Biography of America
<learner.org/biographyofamerica>
46. Bits of Blue and Gray: An American Civil War Notebook
47. British Pathe Film Archive
48. The Brownie Camera @ 100: A Celebration
<www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/ brownieCam>
49. The Bukovina Society of the Americas
50. California County History
<csac.counties.org/counties_close_up/ county_history>
51. California State Parks
52. Camping With the Sioux
<www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/fletcher/ fletcher.htm>
53. Caribbean Genealogy Research
54. Carolina Histories
<msnusers.com/carolinahistories>
55. The Carpathian Connection
56. Cemetery Studies
57. Cemetery Transcription Library
58. Census Entries for the Rich and Famous
59. Census Finder
60. Census Tools
61. The Chinese American Museum
62. The Chinese in California 1850-1925
<memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/ cubhtml>
63. Chronology of the Picture Postcard
<www.si.edu/archives/postcard/chronology.htm>
64. Cinnamon Toast Genealogy
65. City Directories of the United States of America
Free Web Resources
66. City Gallery
67. Civil War Discussion Forum
68. Civil War Mysteries: Home of the Unknowns
69. Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
70. Clash of Culture in the 1910s and 1920s
<www.history.ohiostate.edu/projects/ clash/Introduction/I ntro.htm>
71. Classy Image
72. Collected Memories
73. Colonial Ancestors
74. Common-Place
75. Complete List of Fraternal Organizations
<exonumia.com/art/society.htm>
76. Computer Scrapbooking
77. Conservation/Preservation Information for the General Public
<palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/ genpub>
78. Cool Genealogy
79. The Costumer’s Manifesto
80. Crater Road
81. Creating a Family Cookbook
<dianaslegacy.net/cookbook.html>
82. Cuban Heritage Collection
<library.miami.edu/chcdigital/ collections.html>
83. CultureCanada — Family History
<culturecanada.gc.ca/chdt/interface/ interface2.nsf/engdocbasic/8.3.html>
84. The Currency Gallery
85. Cyndi’s List
86. Dad’s War
87. Database of Polish Soldiers in France
88. Dead Fred
89. DearMYRTLE
90. Deciphering Old Handwriting
<amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/ oldhand.html>
91. DePauw University Archives and Special Collections
<www.depauw.edu/library/archives>
92. Dictionary.com Translator
<www.dictionary.com/translator>
93. Digital Library of Historical Directories
<www.historicaldirectories.org>
94. Discovering Lewis & Clark
95. Dismuke’s Virtual Talking Machine
96. DistantCousin.com
97. Ditto
98. Documenting the American South
99. Documents Online
<www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk>
100. DoHistory
101. The Dred Scott Case
<library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott>
102. DutchGenealogy.com
103. E-Transcriptum
104. Early Las Vegas
<www.library.unlv.edu/early_Jas._vegas>
105. Elderhostel
106. Electric Scotland
107. Emigrant Tracking — Finnish and Scandinavian Resources
<sydaby.eget.net/swe/emi_intro.htm>
108. Empire2Britian
<angelfire.com/ego/et__deo/empire2britain.wps.htm>
109. English Origins
110. Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project
<loc.gov/folklife/vets/stories>
111. Eye of the Storm
<www.musarium.com/eyeofthestorm/main.html>
112. Eyewitness to History
113. FamGen.net
114. Family Foto Finder
115. FamilyHistoryProject.com
116. Family History Questionnaire
<fcs.tamu.edu/aging/family_history_questionnaire.htm>
117. Family History Radio
118. FamilyOldPhotos.com
119. Family Records Look-Up Assistance
<groups.yahoo.com/group/ lookup_assistance>
120. Family Reunion List
121. Family Story Generator
<ourgrandchild.com/familystory>
122. The Family Tree of the Jewish People
123. Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes <www.indians.org/Resource/FedTribes99 fedtribes99.html>
124. Federation of East European Family History Societies
125. A Few Scanning Tips
126. Find a Grave
127. Find Your Family Tree
128. Find Your Hard-to-Find Female Ancestors
<geneasearch.com/findfemale.htm>
129. Find Your Swedish Roots
130. Finnish Family History Research
131. FirstGov
132. The First Ships Discussion List
<mdwsweb.com/genealogy-lists/firstships.html>
133. Florida Memory Project
134. The Food Timeline
<gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html>
135. Forgotten NY
136. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
<fmg.ac>
137. Free-B-Kins
<mayflowerfamilies.com/freebkins>
138. The Freedman’s Bureau Online
139. Free Genealogy Stuff
<kindredtrails.com/free_genealogy_stuff.html>
140. The Free People of Color of New Orleans
141. From Colony to Country: A Reader’s Guide to Canadian Military History
<nlc-bnc.ca/history/13/index-e.html>
142. From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics?
<rmc.library.comell.edu/homeec>
143. Fun Genealogy Gifts
144. Gazetteer of British Place Names
145. GEDCOM Estimator
146. GenCircles
147. Gene@Star
Free Web Resources
148. Genealogia
149. Genealogical Journeys in Time
<rootdig.com/adn/misconceptions.html>
151. Genealogical Publishing Company
152. Genealogy and the American Civil War
<illinoiscivilwar.org/cwgeneal.html>
153. Genealogy Family Tree Builder
<geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7002>
154. Genealogy Frauds
<linkline.com/personal/xymox/fraud/fraud.htm>
155. Genealogy Look Up Forum
<expage.com/page/genealogylookup>
156. Genealogy.net
157. Genealogy.org
158. genealogyPro
159. Genealogy Quest: Latin Terms
<genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/ latin.html>
160. The Genealogy Register
161. GenealogySearch.org
162. Genealogy Software Springboard
163. GenealogySpot
164. Genealogy Today
165. Genealogy Wheel Chart
166. GeneaNet
167. The General Commission on Archives and History for The United Methodist Church
168. Generational Health
169. Genetic Genealogy
<msnbc.com/news/generoots_front.asp>
170. GenieSpeak
171. GenLookups
172. GenSource
173. The Gentleman’s Page
174. GENUKI
175. GenWed.com
176. Genwriters
177. GEOnet Names Server
178. Ghost Towns
179. Graceful Bee
180. Groundhog.org
181. The Gypsy Lore Society
182. Hall of Black Achievement
183. The Handbook of Texas Online
<www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online>
184. HeirloomsLost.com
185. HereditaryTitles.com
186. Historical and Genealogical Societies of the United States
187. The Historical New York Times Project
188. History Detectives
<www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives>
189. The History of Jim Crow
190. History of Rations
<www.qmfound.com/history_of_rations.htm>
191. HistorySeek!
192. History World
193. Holiday Traditions
<californiamall.com/holidaytraditions>
194. Home Economics Archive
<hearth.library.comell.edu/hearth>
195. Honoring Our Ancestors
196. How Far Is It?
197. Huguenots of France and Elsewhere
198. Hungarotips
199. Illinois Emancipation and Servitude Records Database
<www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/servant.html>
200. Immigrant Journeys
201. The Inflation Calculator
202. lnstantPublisher.com
203. Institute of Migration
<www.utu.fi/erill/instmigr/index_e.htm>
204. International Soundex Reunion Registry
<isrr.net>
205. Irish Heritage Trail
206. Irish in New York City
207. Irish Songs by Donal O’Shaughnessy
208. Irwin I. Cohn Michigan Jewish Cemetery Index
<thisisfederation.org/cemetery>
209. Island Ireland
210. Island Routes: Portuguese Hawaiian Heritage and Genealogy
211. Italian-American Museum
212. ltalianAncestry.com
213. It’s All Relative
214. The Japanese Immigration Index
<abish.byui.edu/fhc/ Japan/about. htm>
215. JewishEncyclopedia.com
216. JewishGen
217. Jewish Funerals, Burial and Mourning
218. Just Genealogy
219. Korean War Database
<koreanwar.org/html/korean_war_data bases.html>
220. Language Dictionaries and Translators
<word2word.com/dictionary.html>
221. Language Translation
222. Last Name Meanings
223. LesArchives.com
224. Life Interrupted
225. Lifespan Age Calculator
226. Lineagelinks
227. A List of Occupations
<cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html>
228. LittleSicily.net
229. LoneStar Genealogy
230. Louisiana Plantation & Historic Home Tours
<neworleanswebsites.com/cat/tr/to/pl/pl.html>
231. Lutherans Online Genealogy Exchange
<www.thrivenet.com/lutheransonline/genealogy>
232. Luxembourg Gedcom Project
<www.duprel.com/luxgedcomfamilies/gedcompage1.html>
233. MaidenName.net
234. Maine Memory
235. Making of America
236. Map Collections: 1500-2003
<lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml>
237. Map History
238. Maritime History Archive
239. Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN and VA
<genealogylookups.com/cd229.htm>
240. Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project
241. McMartin’s GedReporter
<webpan.com/doutberg/software/gedreporter>
242. Memorial Hall Museum’s American Centuries
243. Mexico/Arizona Biographical Survey
244. Migrations.org
245. Minnesota Genealogy Research
<parkbooks.com/Html/research.html>
246. The Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation
247. Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database
<sos.state.mo.us/archives/judiciary/supremecourt>
248. Missouri’s Ozark Heritage Region
249. The Moonlit Road
250. MuseumSpot
251. The National Archives of Ireland Transportation Records Database
<www.nationalarchives.ie/search01.html>
252. National EMS Memorial Service
253. National Genealogical Society
254. National Liberty Museum
255. National Library of Scotland’s Maps
256. National Register of Historic Places
257. National Storytelling Festival
258. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
259. National Women’s History Museum
<nwhm.com>
260. NewEnglandAncestors.org
261. NJ (and PA) Place Names
<genealogy-quest.com/collections/njplace.html>
262. New York Emigrant Savings Bank Project
263. Newspaper Abstracts
264. Nineteenth Century British and Indian Armies and Their Soldiers
265. Norwegian-American Dictionary
<home.online.no/~otjoerge/ files/word.htm>
266. Norwegian Digital Archives
<digitalarkivet. uib.no/index-eng. htm>
267. Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook
268. The Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria
269. Old Fashioned Clip Art Collection
270. The Olden Times: Historic Newspapers Online
271. The Olive Tree Genealogy
272. Online Vital Records
273. Oregon Blue Book
274. Oregon State Archives Land Records
275. Oroitzapenak Memories: Voices from Basque America
276. OurTimeLines.com
277. ParishesOnline
278. Passenger Ships History Service
<freespace.virgin.net/donald. hazeldine/history.htm>
279. Past Voices
280. Pennsylvania Digital State Archives’ Military Card Files
<www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ archive.asp>
281. Picturetrail
282. Pilgrim Hall Museum
283. The Pine Cone and Tassel
284. Pioneer Living History Village
285. Places Where Women Made History
<www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh>
286. The Poorhouse Story
287. Popular Baby Names
<www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ index.html>
288. Portals to the World
<loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html>
289. Posters American Style
<nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/ exhibits/posters>
290. Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photos and Family Letters 1862-1912
<memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ nbhihtml/pshome.html>
291. Preservation Week
292. Preserving My Heritage
<preservation.gc.ca/index_e.asp>
293. Presidential Families of America
294. Presidents of the United States
295. Prior and Norris Troupe Photographs
<content-dev.lib.washington.edu/ norrisweb>
296. The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
297. PublicLibraries.com
298. Puerto Rican Family History
299. Race — The Power of an Illusion
300. RailRoad Genealogical Society
301. Ray’s Place for New England History and Genealogy
302. Reading Hebrew Tombstones
<www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/tombstones.html>
303. The Records Room
304. Researching the History of Your House
<kclibrary.org/sc/architecture/househistory>
305. Roots in the Sand
306. Rural Roots
<rootdig.com/adn/ruralroots.html>
307. The Santa Fe Trail Research Site
308. Save Our Sounds
309. Saving Graves
310. Scotland’sPeople.com: General Register Office for Scotland
311. ScreenGenes
312. ScripTrans
<www.tranquility.net/~pwrigh01>
313. The Seeker
314. Sephardim.com
315. Serendipity: Genealogical Discoveries
<genealogytoday.com/family/stories/serendipity.html>
316. The Shelburne Museum’s 1950 House
<www.shelburnemuseum.org/htm/museum/buildings_collections/buildings/ 1950s_house/fifties.htm>
317. Slovak Links
318. Slovakia.org
<www.slovakia.org/society-geneology.htm>
319. Snips and Clips
320. The Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe
321. Soldier Quest
322. Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy
323. Spanish Genealogy
324. Speech Accent Archive
325. Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation
326. Stones of Faith: Pennsylvania Germans & Their Gravestones
327. Surname Heirlooms
328. Surname Search Utility
329. Sweden Genealogical Gate
330. The Sweetest Sound
331. The Talking History Book Company
332. Tartans of Scotland
333. The Tax History Project
334. Terry’s Texas Rangers<terrystexasrangers.org>
335. The Texas Seaport Museum’s Galveston Immigration Database
<tsm-elissa.org/ immigration-main.htm>
336. The Textile Museum’s Guidelines for the Care of Textiles
<textilemuseum.org/care/brochures/ guidelines. htm>
337. The Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society
338. Time Tales
339. Timelines of History
340. Tips for Preserving Your Photographs and Documents
<www.maine.com/photos/tip.htm>
341. Tom’s Big Chest of Old Irish Maps
<homepage.ntlworld.com/tomals/ lrish_maps_of_S_Lewis_1839.htm>
342. TopoZone
343. Tracking Your Roots
344. Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
345. TribaiPages
346. UK Genealogy, Heraldry and History
347. The Unwritten: Saving Your Photo Stories for the Future
<library.thinkquest.org/C001313>
348. US Civil War Center — Chalmette National Cemetery
<www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/ dbases/chalmla>
349. The US GeoGen Project
350. US Railroad Retirement Board
<rrb.gov>
351. USA and Canadian Naturalization and Citizenship Records
352. The Valley of the Shadow
353. Vermont Genealogy
<cat.middlebury.edu/~lib/ genealogy.html>
354. The Victorian Dictionary
355. Victorian Prisoners in Buckinghamshire
<www.buckscc.gov.uk/bucks_prisonerss>
356. The Village at GenDir.com
357. Virginia’s First People Discussion List
<groups.yahoo.com/group/virginia_ first_peoples>
358. The Volunteer Search Network
<vsn.org>
359. War Diaries of the First World War
<www.archives.ca/02/020152_e.html>
360. War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers
<ohiohistory.org/resource/database/ rosters.html>
361. White Pages Phone Directory
362. Wisconsin Name Index
363. World Genealogy Project
364. World Repository of Manufactured Items
365. World Vital Records