Some Useful Links

Important Note: The inclusion of a link on this page should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any web site listed. These links are provided solely for informational purposes and as a public service. Some (but not all) of the below-listed sites are commercial in nature. In other words, they are in it for the money. Be sure you read all their terms and conditions before entering into an agreement with them. I presently subscribe to Ancestry.com and use a registered copy of Family Tree Maker software (2008 edition). I also used a registered copy of GEDPAGE to help create this site.

General Information

• CYNDI ON "INTERNET GENEALOGY"

Free Genealogy Sites

• CYNDI'S LIST OF GENEALOGY SITES ON THE INTERNET
• ELLIS ISLAND: Search for Immigration Records
  Free up to a point. If you want detailed info, you must become a member.
• FAMILYSEARCH Internet Genealogy Service
  This is the LDS (Mormon Church) Site
• GENFORUM
  Exchange information with other researchers.
• OLIVE TREE FREE DATABASES
• ROOTSWEB
  Owned by MyFamily.com, Inc.
  Funded and Supported by ANCESTRY.COM, which is NOT a free site.
• USGENWEB Project Home Page
  A Guide to resouces nationwide. There are separate state and county sites.

Subscription (i.e., Commercial) Genealogy Sites

• ANCESTRY.COM
  Owned by MyFamily.com, Inc.
• FAMILYHISTORY.COM
  Owned by MyFamily.com, Inc.
• FAMILY TREE MAKER
  They also sell the Family Tree Maker software
• GENEALOGY.COM
  Owned by A&E Television, which also owns Biography.com and the History Channel
• MYFAMILY.COM
  Owned by MyFamily.com, Inc.

Selected Databases

• U.S. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office, Land Patents
  Obtain actual copies of land patents issued prior to 1982.
  
• Library of Virginia, Land Office Grants, Basic Search

Researchers (for a fee)

• Lineages

Selected Archives & Libraries

• NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
• ALABAMA State Archives
• TEXAS STATE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES

Genealogy Software

• Family Origins
• Family Tree Maker
• GEDCLEAN
• GEDPAGE GEDCOM to HTML
• GENDEX GEDCOM to HTML
• GENE for Macs!
• Legacy Family Tree
• To read about and compare other products, see Genealogy Software Springboard

Miscellaneous

• Everton's Publications FREE Ancestor Search

PERSONAL FAVORITES

My favorite GENFORUM pages

• Butler
• Haycraft
• Jenkins
• Morrison
• Owen
• Seay
• Tate

USGENWEB LINKS TO States and Counties Where My Ancestors Lived

ALABAMA

• Chambers County (Tate)
• Greene County (Butler)
• Hale County (Butler)
• Henry County (Tate)
• Lee County (Tate)
• Russell County (Tate)

GEORGIA

• Franklin County (Jenkins)
• Harris (Tate, West)
• Meriwether (Strahan, West)

ILLINOIS

• Sangamon (Williams, Coonty)

KENTUCKY

• Edmonson County (Morrison)
• Hardin County (Haycraft, Morrison, Richardson, Van Meter)

MARYLAND

• Baltimore County (Jenkins)
• Harford County (Jenkins)

MISSISSIPPI

• Itawamba County (Seay, Dancer)
• Lee County (Seay, Dancer)

NEW JERSEY

• Salem (Van Meter)

NEW YORK

• Ulster County (Blanchan, Dubois, Van Meter)

NORTH CAROLINA

• Bertie County (Butler)
• Columbus County
• Duplin County

OKLAHOMA

• Latimer County (Seay)
• Muskogee County (Jenkins)

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Oconee County (Jenkins)
• Pickens County (Jenkins)

• Giles County
• Greene County
• Hardeman
• Hardin County

• Anderson (Babb, Butler, Owen, Stanley)
• Brazos (Butler)
• Dallas (Babb, Butler, Jenkins, Owen, Seay, Tate)
• Freestone (Babb, Butler, Owen, Stanley)
• Grayson (Babb, Butler, Owen)
• Hunt (Jenkins, Williams)
• Lamar (Jenkins, Seay)
• Limestone (Butler)
• Navarro (Butler)

VIRGINIA

• Augusta County
• Frederick County

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