Genealogy Research Source List, 1000s of genealogical links| KansasHeritage Group ![[logo: Kansas Heritage Group]](http://www.kansasheritage.org/heritage.gif) ![[image: KU Jayhawk; used with permission, all rights reserved.]](http://www.kansasheritage.org/research/dbd.html/jayhawk.gif) Source List for Genealogy Research Don B. Dale, Original Author Genealogy Sites Cemeteries & Obits Church Archives Distinguised Ancestors & Royalty Education & NGS Research Standards Genealogy Computer Software German Genealogy Government/Military International LDS/FHCs Libraries Maps NARA, Lib of Cong., NGS Native Americans Printing & Publishing States of Interest Scholarships Surnames Telephone Lists Vital Records WWW-Virtual Library Resources GenealogyLessons, by Don B. Dale | The Early Years-- Growing up in Kansas, by Don B. DaleKansasInteractive Genealogy Genealogy Sites (Alphabetical Order) Addie Morrissey's Research& Vital Records Page Cindy Howell'sGenealogy sites: 181M+ FOR ROOTS-L To include a message in the ROOTS-L digest-ADDRESS ABOVE . The files in this directory are a mirror of the ROOTS-L genealog files. A filecatalog, roots-l.catalog (description included) is stored in the parent roots-l directory file.Files named genealog.lc-* contain booklists from the Library of Congress. genealog.vi-* files contain information on vital records, genealogysocieties, etc., for each state. genealog.index contains a list of file names and sizes(no descriptions). Rootsweb Searches ROOTS-L HomepageROOTS-L SearchEngines EllisIsland Records Eastman'sOn-line NewsletterJohn Fuller'sGenealogy Resources Various Genealogy Mailing Lists Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory,m Professional worldwide humanities and social sciences mega portalRegional Genealogy and Local History Research, Local History and Genealogy Portals to the World NationalGenealogical Society - Home PageUSGenWeb for allof USA - click state on map or scroll down and click state nameto go to the state's main page, from there go to counties in andaround where they lived, etc. USIGS MemorialTribute USIGS UnitedStates Internet Genealogical Society Society promotes freegenealogical research on the Internet Miscellaneous Genealogy Sites BrianMavrogeorge's site GenServ -Cliff Manis - 15 Million names - Costs $12 Mailinglist for news:soc.genealogy.computing is GENCMP-L: GENCMP-L@mail.eworld.com. Subscribe by sending a message To: LISTSERV@mail.eworld.com. In the message, write: SUB GENCMP-L first/last MidwestHistorical and Genealogy Society - Resources/books/etc PattySmith's Genealogy Links - Strong on NY and Obits Newto Genealogy Subscribe (digest form) GenTips-D-request@rootsweb.com GEN-NEWBIE home page - For newcomers ________________WWW-Virtual LibraryWWW-VL: History: African-AmericanHistoryWWW-VL: History: US Demography andGenealogyWWW-VL: History: US Ethnic HistoryWWW-VL: History: US History ReferenceWWW-VL: History: US SlaveryHistory WWW-VL Web Stacks: Electronic Research LibraryWWW-VL: History: US Maps & AtlassesWWW-VL: USA History ArchivesWWW-VL: US History CentersWWW-VL: US History Data BasesWWW-VL: US History Federal SourcesWWW-VL: US History Journals _______________ Vital Records BLM County Records - by state (addresses & phone numbers) To Request a searchof the Passenger Arrival Records To do this, email your request for Form 81 from the NARA : They need your snail mail address For Data on Steamship Arrivals to the US a primary guide is: Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals Emigration-Ships ListServ GroupSubscribe To "name" at majordomo@northwest.com KansasVital Records InternationalInternet Genealogy Society MaryLeeEldridge US Census Information On-line census data Ship Listserv Group ShipInformation National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside Maritime Records Centre Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4AA Great Britain The RecordsRoom - Military & Vital Records Vital Records- by State VitalRecords -by State ____________________________ Cemeteries - Obituaries Memorial TributeCollection Post a memorial tribute to a loved one in cyberspace. Each memorial contribution goes to a non-profit entity, is tax deductable, and the fund provides upkeep and maintenance of the memorial collection for generations to come. ConnecticutGravestone Network PoliticalGraveyard U.S. Political Biography [Lawrence Kestenbaum's massive project -- unique on the WWW]Record lookups in theState of VA SelbyCountyMemphisDeath Records Cindy's Cemeteries Link Memorial Day - TombstoneInscription Project Association of Gravestone Studies To ascertain a birth date from a tombstone: e.g. (d. May 6, 1889, aged 71 years, 7 months, 9 days) Use the 8870 system:Write date as 18890506(for died 1889, 05th month, 06th day)& subtract 710709 (for 71 years, 07 months, 09 days) 18890506 - 710709 = 18179797 - 8870 = 18170927 Answer: means born 1817, 09th month, 27th day List ofnewspapers With Online Obituaries Obituary Daily Times - about 2,000 names added daily in 176newspapers Note:various fields in the results table are not defined, might writedown definitions of various events: SURNAME, given names (maiden name); age; birth place > death place; newspaper code; newspaper date;contributors tagename. _________________________________ Distinguised Ancestors & Royalty DAR LibraryDAR Patriot Index Lookups - Volunteer group English Monarchy - Surnames Heraldry - Coat of Arms Search HeraldryReferenceHeraldry Site onBarontry: Lineages A service company, but when the government, NARA, and military said there was no record, They found it for me (notaffiliated).For me it was always interesting to track lineage and also to poke funat some of the history. My favorite site was always the census of earlyemigrants to the US under the title of institutionalized and criminal -it's no longer maintained so I would add one site for fun - it's the East Kingdom of SCAwhere people become royalty and have titles (SCA stands for Societyfor Creative Anachronism ) _______________________________ Libraries (Alphabetical) Allen CountyPublic Library - One of the Best Genealogy Libraries CARRIE - FullText Electronic Library WWW-VL: History: United States History Index WWW-VirtualHistory LibraryLibrary ResearchGo to Lesson "3" in Beginning Genealogy Lessons Morton GroveLibrary New MELVYLAccess To University of California Library _____________________________ Maps Fascinating World of Maps - Oddens Bookmarks Best of the Net Award MapQuest for aCurrent Map - Type in location and map is createdGoogle Maps Featuring satellite views For Maps US GeologicalMapping Service Through here you can order a map of any place Digital Map Site OldMaps , Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Map Room, FEEFHS Map Room [eastern European focus]_____________________ Telephone ListsWeb Searching Tips, from SearchEngineWatch Looking uppeople This now fee based! ZIPCodes - Mailing Address/City/ST American Medical Assoc - Deceased Doctors AMA has transferred their archive data to NGShttp://www.ngsgenealogy.org/frameset.cfm?DirectoryName=library&FileName=ama_info.html American Physicians (1804-1929) - they research for a fee) Phone lists LycosPhoneDirectories on the Web AustraliaWhite Pages Canada US Directory InfoSpace Other Countries -- France, etc.College and University Home Pagesadresses.com [an immense international database of e-mailaddresses. May be downloaded as a toolbar]Google Phone Book [new full feature telephone number lookup engine]International Telephone DirectoryNetscapeWhite Pages [very easy interface; fast, good groupings, correctnames]Netscape Yellow Pages [listed on left bottom of page under Tools]Yahoo! People Search [easy, very limited search; contract engine] _________________________ A Few Surnames of Relevance VariousSurname Lists and other maillists Hosted by RootswebBALLARD Ballard History BallardListServ Group TheBallardNewsletter Researching Galyardt name Mrs Barbara Cano 4201 South 68th St. Greenfield,WI 53220-2903 LOVE Love FamilyListserve Love FamilyGenealogy Forum MOORE MooreNewsletter Moore listservgroupThis is the digest format ROBINETT Robinett Family Page list-serve group ROBINETT-L@rootsweb.com Robinett Family Association (members meet bi-annually) WALKER Subscribe Walker FootprintListserve: In text portion of the message, enter: subscribe or unsubscribe "walker-digest" Walker Family Histories _____________________________ Some States of Interest Arkansas ArkansasRootweb Arkansas Vital Satistics - Snail Mail The Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Dept. of Health, 4815 W. MarkhamSt., Little Rock, AR 72201. Birth and death records from1914, marriagefrom 1917, and divorce from 1921. Indiana Allen CountyPublicLibrary This is an important research center-In a joint venture with Ancestry the PERSI (abbreviation for PERiodicalSource Index) the world's largest and most widely used index to English-language andFrench- Canadian genealogical and historical periodicals is going on CDs in 1997. Includes 16 vol Retrospective (1847-1996) and 12 vol Annual...cost TBD Kansas Growing up in Garden City -My Story, by Don B. Dale For Those Who Believe Every Web Pageshould mention JAYHAWK BBHistoricalDirectory of Kansas Towns KansasInteractive Genealogy (Surnames, Pioneers, Family Histories, more) Kansas History Web SitesDirectory Kansas Newspapers - many available through microfilm Flint HillsGenealogical Society: Kansas Family History Kansas Peoples -- Immigration to Kansas Kansas Surnames List _________________ Kansas Death Certificates: Vital Statistics, Landon State Office Building 900 SouthWest Jackson, Room 151 Topeka, KS 66612-2221 (785)296-1414. Request Death Certificate. Give deceased's name, place of death, date of death and relationship.(MUST be a "relative"). Include Driver's License # and Social Security # for identification(for them to reach you in case of a fraudulent request). The fee is $10. Family HistorySite, Kansas State Historical Society Kansas State Historical Society: (785)272-8681 6425 SW 6th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66615-1099 A Good Reference Book The Official State Atlas of Kansas. Published 1887, Phil., PAin; L. H. Everts & Co. Reprinted 1982 Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies 1100 pages & 4 inches thick. Library Numbers 10505801 JADAdc 83-220492 Kansas Maps, KanColl KS Censuson-line Kansasonline magazine - Voices Kansas Counties - Add your County to the List KansGenWeb Midwest Historical Genealogy Society Allen County Finney County HistoricalSociety- Home of the Garden City BuffalosFord County HistoricalSociety, Dodge City Franklin Co Genealogical Society SomeKansas Links Kentucky Kentucky Maps birthanddeath vital records Kentuckygenealogy and Genalogy clip artMaryland Maryland State Archives Hall of Records Building 350 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-3914 Archives ofMaryland Project (200,000 pages) MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH&MENTAL HYGIENEDIVISION OF VITALRECORDSSTATE OFFICE BUILDINGP.O. BOX 13146BALTIMORE,MARYLAND21203Michigan Michigan WebSites Civil War Michigan-1895 map info forall US MIGenWebMinnesotaMinnesotaGenealogyMinnesotaSources Books - primary source is Minnesota in the Civil andIndian Wars (2 vols) has regimental histories and rosters.Parents not listed. MN Historical Society loans microfilm copy tolibraries. Several regimentshave books about them. Federal 1850census, an every name census, might answerquestions.Winona County Historical Society1890Minnesota Veterans Census Index (lib. Dewey Decimal #929.3776Dilts)Second Edition, 1993 Compiled by Bryan Lee Dilts, PrecisionIndexing,Inc. P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, UtahWinonaGenealogical Society:P.O. Box363Winona, MN 55987New YorkState of New York: AlbanyLibraryGenealogy Resources: journals,old books, newspapersNew York Office ofProfessionsEvery ProfessionalLicencee-medical,cpa,etcNew YorkGenWeb SiteForGenealogy:New YorkDepartment of HealthIndex ofMarriages and Deaths - "New York Weekly Museum"1788-1817 aka theSatuday Evening Post (20,000events)Ontario County GenWebSiteNew York GenealogyExchange RegistryGreat idea, could beusefulNorth CarolinaN.C. GenealogyLibraryhttp://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/default.htmOhio Ohio HistoricalSociety on Line and Death index after 1913OhioHistorical SocietyOhio VitalStatistics Tel: (614)466-2531Ohio Department of Health,Vital Statistics Unit,Post Office Box 15098, Columbus, OH43215-0098You should state that this is for genealogy research.FEES: 1) Reference Questions OHS -Archives/Library 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH43211-2497$3.00 fee - to research a 10 year period2) UNCERTIFIED Certificate - date Known is: $1.003) Certifieddeath/birth records are $9.00 eachpayable to the Ohio HistoricalSocietyOhioDeath Certificate Index - OnlineOhioGeneWeb:Miami Valley Genealogy IndexMiami ValleyGenealogy On-lineGreene County ArchivesMore Ohio Sources Ohio Historical SocietyArchives Library Division1985 VelmaAve. Columbus,Ohio 43211-2497.Clinton County Chapter OGS149 East Locust StreetP.O. Box529Wilmington, OH 45177ph 513-382-4684 Virgina SmithClermont County180 South 3rd StreetP.O. Box 394Batavia,Ohio 45103ph 513-732-2128Lorain County Pennsylvania Philadelphia GenealogySourcesLancasterCounty, PA Web Site - BushmanHistorical Society of Philadelphia handout:Phila. civilregistration began July 1, 1860. Birth and death recordsfrom July 1,1860 to June 30, 1915 are kept at the Phila. CityArchives. The Phila.Marriage License Bureau has Marriage records fromOct 1, 1885 to thepresent. Copies may be obtainedfrom:Philadelphia City Archives401 North Broad Street, Room942Philadelphia, PA 19108Philadelphia Marriage License BureauCity Hall, Room413Philadelphia, PA 19107After January 1,1906 you can contact thePa. Department of HealthDivision of VitalRecordsP.O. Box 1528New Castle, PA 16103-1528City and Council of Phila. Wills and Administrations from 1682 tothepresent are available at:Register of Wills, MainOfficeCity Hall, Room 180Philadelphia, PA 19107Register of Wills, Index RoomCity Hall,Room 185Philadelphia, PA 19107Register of Wills, Records Storage Annex34 S.11th StreetPhiladelphia, Pa. 19107 Virginia Virgina Land patentson-lineVirginia - Washington CountyVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHDIVISION OF VITAL RECORDSJAMESMADISON BUILDINGP.O. BOX 1000RICHMOND,VIRGINIA 23208-1000VirginiaArchives - wills, files by countyVA Genealogysearch by countyVirginiaGenealogy Home PageIf you have trouble accessing go to Library of Va. GenealogyHome Page; click on VA GenealogyHome PageVirginiaHome PageLibrary of VirginiaElectronic Card IndexesMarriage Records Collection IndexDivision of Vital RecordsState Health Dept. P.O.Box 1000Richmond,Virginia 23208-1000.You won't find an 1833 birthcertificate in Virginia.Birth registration was with county taxcollectors from1853-1896, but records are incomplete (estimated about65% extant). From 1896-1912 the law requiring this muchlapsed, andonly a few cities kept birth records. Statewide birthregistration began in 1912.VA Land RecordInformationLand Records/deeds in VADescriptions ofLand Grants/Bounty LandVirginia'sDigital Library Project____________________________Genealogy Computer Software (AlphabeticalOrder-NOT RATED)"Ask yourself what it is you want from a genealogy program?":Ease of data entry, number of individuals allowed at atime, sorting features, duplication tracking, # ofchildren shownReport generator - book formats, generation formats,pedigree, lineage, Ahnentafel, modified register, etc.Genealogy Charts, circle charts, descendency, ascendency, etc.Gedcom import/export, ability to manage! 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From Germany Shareware atabout fullversion ($119DM)O) winfamily.com Product by Webhuset ofNorway ($50US)Review sitescomparing some programs A dozen or so of the programs arediscussedTMG Comparesitself against other majorsLegacy compared toFTWFIND LOOKUPS ONCD's: A Few Tools/Research Areas To Help You:InEngland: Manual Editing or Merging GEDCOM FilesThe Society ofGenealogists Ged-Commanderversion 2.1 14 CharterhouseBuildings Program isavailable throughGoswellRoad CompuServe's Genealogy TechniquesLondon EC1M 7BAEngland Forum - free membership available0171-251-8799email:in-process____________________________Government/Military To Request Files fromthe FBI:By letter, full name of the person, the file you need,DOB, date ofdeath, place of birth. Send photocopy of proof of death.This can beANY of the following: newspaper obituary, citation fromWho Was Who inAmerica, death certificate, biographical reference,encyclopedia ormagazine article on the person, or your simplestatement that the personwas born over 110 years ago. If the latter isthe case, then the FBIdoesn't require written proof of death becausethey assume anyone over110 is probably deceased. But you'll still needthe birth date. Includea statement that says *I agree to payreasonable fees associated withthis request up to $25. Please notifyme if it is expected to exceedthis amount.* Note: If an individual,request cost = 0, as first 100 pagesreceived at no cost, . Requestsearch of manual card records also ifsubject lived before 1956.Computer files, only files searched unless toldotherwise, date from1956. They are destroying files! MAIL LETTER TO:FBIFreedom of Information Act UnitRecords Resources DivisionFederalBureau of Investigation9th & Pennsylvania AvenueN.W.Washington, DC 20535 USA ____________________________ SocialSecurity Death Index To get social security information:Toobtain a copy of your relative's SS-5 form, used to get a SSN(before1935),write to:Freedom of InformationOfficer, Social Security Administration, 4-H-8 Annex, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235 ThecostWith a SSN is $7.00 & without= $16.00. On itfind: parents names; birth places/dates; where living whencard was applied for; kind of job. Option 2: GetSSA-L997 (2-83) from your SS office; fill it out, put down theperson is deceased,attach death cert. or SSI index copy-showing death, mail. Online Military Resources VietnamCasualities MilitaryBrowsers - find someone Military Pensions U..S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks PA17013-5008 (for locating a specific veteran if you have unit assignment) ______________________________ Request Military Records-All Services National Personnel Record Center holds personnel and medical records ofdischarged, deceased and retired members of all branches of Armed Forces - recordsdate from the beginning of the 20th century. Records require veteran or next of kin authorization. Request Standard Form 180 from the National Personnel Records Center,9700 Page Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. TO OBTAIN INITIAL ISSUE OR REPLACEMENT MEDALS Submit a letter requesting the medals. Where to write and sampleapplication below. By Branch: ARMY: COMMANDER, USARPC ATTN: ARPC-VSE-B 9700 PAGEAVENUE, ST Louis., MO 63132-5200 AIR FORCE: AIR FORCE REFERENCE BRANCH, NATIONALPERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER 9700 PAGE AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5100 MARINE CORPS: & NAVY LIASON OFFICE: & COASTGUARD, ROOM 5409, 9700 PAGE AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5100 SAMPLE LETTER FOR APPLYING FOR MEDALS: I request that I be issued all award emblems I am entitled to. Ihave attached a copy of my separation document (DD 214 or equivalent) MySocial Security number is:___My service number was__: Date and place ofbirth: Full name, addresss and phone number: OR NEXT OF KIN As the legal next-of-kin, I request that I be issued all award emblems that (full name of veteran) was entitled to. A copy of the Separation document (DD 214 or equivalent) is enclosed. Veteran's Social Security Numberis: Veteran's service number was: Veteran's date of death was: Veteransdate and place of birth was: Full name, address and phone number: ___________________________ Revolutionary War Pension Papers on microfilm file at WesternReserve Historical Society Library, Cleveland ________________________ Military Records at Natl Archives Various form numbers -- may need updated: Form 80 (Military service and pension records prior to World WarI, including the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and Spanish-American War); Form 81 (Passenger Arrivals) Form 82 (Copies of Census Records) Form 83 (Eastern Cherokee Applications) Form 180 (Military service records, World War I and later). (note: # offorms needed, mailing address, use word "form" in Subject line. "United States Military Records, Pension Index File, 1861-1934." This is a listing of all the FHL film #'s for veterans who have recordskept at the U.S. archives. A new Archives II has opened in College Park, Maryland the recordsthat were stored in Suitland MD have now been moved to Archives I inWashington DC. When you request military records be sure to specify that you wantthe ENTIRE file. GIL #7 (brochure for Military Service Records) Centerfor Military History Civil WarSites: CWHistories Search for civil war history US Civil War Center at LSU - John E.Johnston III American Revolution Lists Good links to items like the David Library Carlisle Military History Center Iowa CW Site Kansas Soldiers 1861-65 Kansas Skyways Civil War Kansas 12thInfantry Medalof Honor: WWIInformationWWI Doughboy Center, Story of the American Expeditionary Forces Long, Long Trail: How to research a soldier of the British Army in WW1 Great War Family Research [fee-based service]Great War Forum [useful for inquiries]Tracing An Ancestor's Service In The Great War, Western Front Association [UK website] Vietnam Site- The Wall http://thewall-usa.com/ Ancestors as Homesteaders - If there's an actual HomesteadCertificateA Certificate contains actual boundary plotinformation.Write To:United States Department of theInteriorBureau of Land Management7450 BostonBoulevardSpringfield VA 22153Telephone: (703) 440-1607 An actual application can be obtained from National Archives Trust Fund P. O Box 100793 Atlanta, Ga. 30384-0793 US Govt Census office______________________National Archives & Library of Congress The National Archives is a big place but can help you if you stayfocused and use the facility as it's laid out: 1)First is the website itself: 2) Go to the genealogy holdings for familyresearch, and pick the research tab - note different records are stored atdiffernet regional locations. 3)The Index page will help you findmaterials in the record database you want to search 4)To order forms forrequesting files - (see Military above) 5)NAIL National ArchiveInformation Locator is intended provide an index of all files National Archiveswebsite: Or National Archives GenealogicalHoldings NARA indexpageFor Genealogy NAIL Pension Files at Natl Archives Genealogical Magazine Datatrace System P.O.Box 1587 Stephenville,TX. 76401 Library of Congress Access LOC Main Page or Library ofCongress Web Site NationalUnion Catalog of Manuscript Collections. About the Library of Congress To reach Listingsof the family histories You need to be using either telnet or TCP/IP TN3270 You go to the locis area: telnet://locis.loc.gov:23/ or 140.147.254.3 OR gopher gets you there too: gopher://marvel.loc.gov/ After you're into LOCIS online searching area - you can query - askfor family history Then you will have to use the marvel / locis type ofcommands read up on these through the www address first) e.g. bowsegenealogy or browse Dale (name); use other commands - if the listshows B06 and you want to look - the command is browse B06; othercommands could be like these: - display sets or browse sets display # (# is line number you want)(display #, browse #, and # all give different results) - -display item646(646 is the family name line) If you do not have telnet or TN3270through your ISP (internet service provider) try the public library - most of thelarger ones and many of the smaller ones are hooked into the Locis/Marvel system - and they use the same commands.Here is a little sample of the kind of things to capture when doing a search through the family histories- for an idea of what you will be getting: -browse family history B01 Familyfun//(XREF=1) B01 Family group therapy//(XREF=1) B02 Familyheads//(XREF=1) B03 Familyhealth//(XREF=1) B04 Family HealthMaintenance B05 Family histories//(SUBJ=1) B06+Familyhistory//(XREF=1) B07 Family home evenings (Mormon Church)//(SUBJ=1) B08 Family inart//(SUBJ=1) B09 Family indreams//(SUBJ=1) B10 Family in iterature//(SUBJ=1) B11 Family in mass media//(SUBJ=1) B12Family in motion pictures//(SUBJ=1) - To Order an image ($1.25 cost may increase) from the BLM - send a copyof that to the National Archives and ask for the file. May get up to adozen pages for $6.00 eg a state (Michigan) Land Record. Land grantrecords thru the Bureau of Land Management(BLM) call/write The Dept ofInterior, BLM, Eastern States,7450 Boston Blvd, Springfield, VA 22153(203-440-1600). Online rates are expensive (apprx $2/min)IMHO butthe state CDs are very reasonable(approx $15/state). National Genealogy SocietySubject: Insurance Company Archives: Cigna-Lesley Simon@215-273-4903 Used to be Insur Co of No America & also Used to be Conn Mutual aswell Aetna - Paul Lagewitz 860-273-0774 now Mutual of NY _________________ Witnesses to Deeds Prior to the Civil War the first witness to a deed was often member of husband's family and second witness was member of wife'sfamily; could be true of marriage/baptism certificates ________________ Genealogy Listserv Groups A main group to replace soc.roots, soc.genealogy.misc; a surnames group = soc.genealogy.surnames; a computing group = soc.genealogy.computing and three ethno/geo groups built on existing resources a German list = soc.genealogy.german a Jewishgen FidoNet = soc.genealogy.jewish afr.rec.genealogie = soc.genealogy.french ___________________________German Genealogy American SocietyofGermans from Russia: AHSGR mail AHSGR@aol.com American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 631 D Street, Lincoln, NE 68502-1199 USA ( Rick Rye director) Tele: 402-474-3363/Fax:402-474-7229 AHSGR - HomePage AHSGR - ForCharts of German families by village: AHSGR - Master Listing of Researchers: http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/boxes/stahl/mastlist.html AHSGR LISTSERV GROUP "L-Soft list server at North Dakota HECN(1.8c)" To confirm the execution of your command, simply reply to the presentmessage and type "ok" (without the quotes) as the text of your message. Just the word "ok" - do not retype thecommand. This procedure will work with any mail program that fullyconforms to the Internet standards for electronic mail. If you receive anerror message, try sending a new message to GER-RUS ListServGroup LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU (without using the "reply" function - this isvery important) and type "ok 48EAE8" as the text of your message. To order GERRUS items use: Odessa Digital Library - 65 megabytes on Germans in Russia GER-RUS ListServe Archives Collection of GR Research Sites on the Web Locate SmallGerman Towns WorldGenWeb German Site with Maps/surnames GermanResources - Great Web Site ROOTS-LDigest Search Germans fromRussia Heritage Collection Germansfrom the Russian Crimean Peninsula German GenealogyPage GermanGenealogy Germans from Russia Historical Society (This more the Dakota Basedgroup) German Genealogy NewsGroup soc.genealogy.german newsgroup _________________________________ There are good German book sources, e.g.: GERMAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS 1732-1955 HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY, by Karl J. R.Arndt and May E. Olson, ENDLESS STEPPE by Esther Hautzig. Some are Available byinter-library loan. AHSGR- Great source for annotated bibliography: books; diskettes;articles. German/English Dictionary Translations Old GermanScript New regional German lists: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG (includes Hohenzollern) Baden-WuerttembergGenWeb page, part of the GermanGenWeb Baden-Wuerttemberg surnames, volunteer lookups GER-HESSEN (allkingdoms and provinces of Hesse) MECKLENBURG-PROV (both Schwerin andStrelitz kingdoms) Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz genealogy: GER-OLDENBURG (duchy/province) GER-BRANDENBURG (not a surname list, includes city ofBerlin) EW-PRUSSIA (East and West Prussia including City ofDanzig) GER-HANNOVER (includes cities of Bremen and Hamburg) POMMERN GER-POSEN NORD-RHEINLAND (north ofPrum-Bernkastel line) GER-TRIER-ROOTS (so. of Prum-Bernkastel line,including the Saarland) SACHSEN-SAXONY (kingdoms and provinces, including the Saxe principalities) GER-SCHLESIEN (Silesia - NeiderSchlesien andOberSchlesien) SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN (including the part formerly under Danish rule) WESTFALEN THURINGEN (including the Reussprincipalities) Above lists cover the Germans. To subscribe, send your message to: Maiser@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu sub BADEN-WURTTEMBERG sub GER-HESSEN Research in Germany is complex and requires study of methods and history. Essentials before using records: Learn a specific area, town, city andprovince the ancestor came from. Source for essentials: U.S. records = naturalization records, passengerlists, certificates of death, marriage, birth and death records of children of theimmigrant, census records. Remember sibling and childrenrecord research may point to vital clue. Germany was made up of various principalities prior to about 1870 whenPrussia began to consolidate larger areas. The history of various areas isimportant as they relate to the time your ancestor left. AHSGR &The Family History Library have many German records (FHC hasmicrofilms) which you can access once you know where your ancestorwas born, married, or left from in the old country. Read a couple goodbooks on German research and make use of the facilities of your nearestpublic library with a genealogical collection and your nearest FamilyHistory Library. Notable Germans from Russia German ancestry must be traceable to Russia. 1.Village or area of Russia must be included. 2. Submision must include detailed explanation of person'saccomplishments. 3. Documentation must be included, citing the sources. 4. The name submitting person must be included. As Much of the Followingas Possible The person's date of birth, place of birth, date ofdeath, place of death, where buried, name of spouse, names of parents, if they came toAmerica when they came, where they lived. Notable shall mean: worthy of note,remarkable, distinguished, prominent. ________________________________________ Maps and reports Search of the St Petersburg reports - indexes) Also, if you have gopher--get into the genealogy part--thenGerman-Russian, and then find the reports. German FoodRecipies: US Genealogical Survey - maps counties comprehensive listing of current german village, town and city names number of inhabitants, Laender(states) and the area code Data are based on " MuellersGrosses Deutsches Ortsbuch" German Towns, Eastern Europe/Russia - Lat.-Long. Map Locations GER-RUSSearch Site - names 2 Villages This is tied into the PassengerLists: _____________________ Native American Heritage ShortBibliography of Kansas IndiansSac and FoxNationShawneeNation History, Hodge's Handbook of IndiansWichita and Affiliated Tribes (Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie)The Wyandot Nation ofKansas Native tribe Index of Native AmericanSites Native America IndianSites (alphabetical by tribal Nation) Native AmericanGenealogy Oklahoma Tribal Map Oklahoma IndianTerr. 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The book is $55.00 plus $3.50 shipping but it is 7" x 10" 527 pp. It can be ordered from Clearfield Co, 200 East Eager St, Baltimore MD 21202. Mr Hahn has no Delaware records and can't help your research. Bureau of Indian Affaires Bureau of LandManagement (BLM) To get copies of Land Patents - Write To! Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, Attn: Public Services Section 7450 Boston BoulevardSpringfield VA 22153 ___________________________ LDS Family History Centers What's in the LDS FHCs changes weekly. The following will help. HelenUllman worked as a Family History Center librarian for several years andused the FHC for many more. LDS librarians (as opposed to non-memberlibrarians who are almost always experienced genealogists) are apt to bepeople the local church leaders have asked to work in the library in orderto learn how to do genealogy. They do want to be helpful and they havekeys to let you in. They are eager to learn, but are at different stagesin that process. On the other hand many have a great deal of experience.Nevertheless, each of us has our own area of expertise. The librarianmight tell you a lot about Norway but we get patrons who want to knowabout Irish and French-Canadian, in which areas I am a dummy. (I, HelenUllman, am LDS myself) First, ask lots of questions. The librarians need to know what theyneed to know to help patrons. (Yes, that says what I mean to say:)Ask thesame question of different people. Next, browse around. I like totell people the FHCs have three kinds of things: 1. Reference materials: hard copies and microform. The book collections vary, but each FHC should havecertain basic materials. On paper there are Resource Outlines for eachstate and province of Canada and several countries and special subjects.These cost a small amount. Browse through the shelves. Every FHC has acollection of 200 basic reference works on microfiche. Ask the librarianwhere the directory to this is. Browse through the microfiche collection.Every time someone orders fiche it stays in the Center forever. 2. The Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). The FHLC is the catalog of what is in the Salt LakeLibrary. You can order microfilm and fiche (but not books) and use them inthe FHC. Browse the FHLC. See if you can find the resource outline abouthow to use it. The headings in the state Resource Outlines are the sameheadings that are used in the FHLC. You can search it by author/title, thequickest way to find a specific book. Or you can search it by locality. Atthe beginning of each country or state there is a list of places for whichthey have material. It's an easy way to find out what politicaljurisdiction a town or city falls under. - Or you can search the surnamesection for material about a specific family. This is a great index to"hidden genealogies," things on one surname buried in a genealogy of adifferent family. - Or you can search by subject. Play with it. Thecatalog is also on the FamilySearch computer, but it works a littledifferently. You cannot search by author or title, but you can enter afilm number and identify it. 3. Databases on the FamilySearch computer and also on microfiche The databases on the computer are the IGI, Ancestral File, the Social Security death index and Korean and Vietnam War deaths,as well as the catalog. Read the instruction manual and/or get copies ofinstructions to take home. - For a real dose, read my article in the NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society NEXUS of December 1993. - Thedatabases on fiche are census indexes 1790-1850, Scottish Old - Parochial Records and some others. Explore. - See if the FHC has a copy of a hugebook called THE LIBRARY. Provided by Helen S. Ullmann (ForIndepth instructions and tips on using FHC - review GenealogyLesson 7)LDS Link Page Listof FHCs (Family History Centers by state) San Diego FHCs PAF 1890 CensusLook up Reference _________________________ A Few International Sites FEEFHS - Federation of East European Family HistorySocieties 160 organizations representing 14 countries - Resource center Surnames,maps, newsletter, (annual membership is $20/year) FEEFHS Map Room RussianArchives Ukrainian Research Institute - Harvard USGenWeb International Sites United Kingdom UKgenealogy sites= UKGenealogy UK Research Site German/Polish/Irish/Prussianlinks from Virtual University UK Master Sitefor Genealogy The UK GovernmentPublic Record Office The Society of Genealogists:- Tracing Your Family Tree, Jeanne Bunting, Society of Genealogists The BritishLibrary LostVillage of Tottington in Norfolk England Scotland Internet Service Scottish Birth/Marriage/Death Records 1853-97 Irish - UK Listserv group GENUKI-L. Gatewayed with thesoc.genealogy.uk+ireland newsgroup for the discussion of genealogy and family history among people researching ancestors, family members, or others who have a genealogical connectionto any people in any part of the British Isles (England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the Channel Isles, and the Isle of Man). Mailing address for postings isgenuki-l@mail.eworld.com. Tosubscribe, send the following to listserv@mail.eworld.com: subscribe genuki-l firstnamelastname BritishLibrary's image of the Magna Carta FranceGenealogy in France FrenchGenealogy & HistoryCanada CanadianGenealogy Reference Sources Ontario GenealogySociety International Internet Genealogical Society _______________________ Printers - Publishers - Books - Periodicals Friesen Printers of Altona, Manitoba. Heritage Quest Press-Orting, WA; Oregon Bookbinding Co.-Silverton, Anundsen Publishing Co.-Decorah, IA Desktop Publishing & Printing-Renton, WA. 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EASTMAN ONLINEGENEALOGY NEWSLETTER, Richard Eastman, author of "Your Roots" publishes a a great weekly newsletter online (free) that's helpful and worthwhile. subscribe@rootscomputing.com put SUBSCRIBE in message title. or also through Ancestry, Inc GENEALOGICAL COMPUTING, Ancestry Pub., Box 476, Salt LakeCity, UT 84110, est.$25/4. Articles on using your computer to advantage. Aregular feature is a listing of genealogy SIGs, and user groups. PersonalAncestral File) PAF available from the Family History Library; 50 East North Temple; Salt Lake City, UT 84150. est. Price $35. The Genealogical Helper has added a regular section on computers. apital Personal Ancestral File User's Group, P.O. Box 177 Bowie, MD20715, $15/quarterly. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY REGISTER, NEXUS 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116,est.$50. Oldest genealogical periodical (1847). For Serious genealogists. Includes subscriptions to the "Register," quarterly since 1847, and "Nexus," a newsmagazine. NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 122 East 58thStreet, New York, NY 10022,est.$25/quarterly. In its 119th volume, this is adistinguished journal. THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST (TAG), 128 Massasoit Drive, Warwick, RI 02888 est.$15/4. Founded in 1922, TAG a key genealogical journal. Thegeographic focus is usually New England or the East with short articles aboutfamilies families all over the world. NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, &Newsletter /Bi-monthly, 4527 Seventeenth Street North, Arlington, VA 2207-2363,est.$40/yr. Eachissue of the NGS Quarterly has a well written how to do it article,always itemsof interest. NGS has a Computer Interest Group and its own BBS as well. MAYFLOWER QUARTERLY, Miss Mildred Ramos, SecretaryGeneral, 3800, Montrose Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222,est.$10. For researchers withMayflower roots, the Mayflower Society is a must. You can have your genealogy researched by this extended family association by joining. * * * The above are some keygenealogical eriodicals available to researchers. There are a host of locally oriented periodicals, (Connecticut Ancestry etc.); family association journals (Kemp FamilyRoots, etc.); and historical society journals. There are also historical periodicals issued by churches (Adventist Heritage etc.) or specialty groups (Southern Cemetery orAmerican Cemetery). Many archives issue newsletters or journals. The National Archivesissues Prologue $12/Qrtrly). __________________________ How to approach this task? (1) Check with your local library. Review the titles listed above andsee if they meet your needs. (2) Write to the State Library of the state that you're interested indoing genealogical research. Ask for a list of local interestgenealogical, historical and archival titles they publish. Write forsample issues of those or interest. To keep up with local sources read alocal journal. The same is true for specialty journals. If yourgenealogical research is mostly Jewish, Adventist, Episcopal, or Quakerthen read their historical journals. (3) Lessons onGenealogy Research - A Series by Don B. Dale __________________________ If you enjoy reading, then write tothe following publishers and get on their mailing lists: Everton Publishers; P.O. Box 368; Logan, UT 84321. They issue the Genealogical Helper. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert Street; Baltimore, MD 21202. The major genealogicalpublisher in the country. GPC. Ancestry, Pub., P.O. Box 476; Salt Lake City, UT 84110. Fairly new Have an excellent line of books andissue Genealogical Computing and Ancestry Newsletter. GoodSources American Genealogical Lending Library., P.O. Box 244, Bountiful, UT 84010. When you want to readcensus, military, naturalization etc. (microfilm) you can borrow from thisgroup. Fast and reliable. Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is available from LDS Church Salt Lake Distribution Center, 1999 West 1700 South,Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4233.est.$35 plus $2 service charge1-800-537-5950, "SIGNAL" is a bi-monthly publication of USIGS of United States Internet Genealogical Society -dedicated to free access to genealogy data, membership is free __________________________ To read faded ink - use a "black light" ___________________________ Education - Genealogy Board Certification for GenealogistsVarious Certifications Offered Certified American Indian Lineage Specialist Certified American Lineage Specialist Certified Genealogical Instructor Certified Genealogical Lecturer Certified Genealogical Record Specialist Certified Genealogist NGS- Education NGS STANDARDS for RESEARCH 1) Standards for Sound Genealogical Research 2) Standards for Using RecordsRepositories and Libraries ___________________ CarlSandburg College - Intermediate Genealogy http://csc.techcenter.org/~mneill/onlinetheory2.html UK/Scotland Genealogist Record Agents http://pcm.pcmedia.com.au/tags/docs/atoz1.html Genealogy/Soc. Studies for k-12 Teachers http://execpc.com/~dboals/geneo.html _______________________ American Church Archives LocatingChurch Records Family Tree Maker's siteMethodist Archives and HistoryCenter of the United Methodist Church Archives, P.O. Box 127 Madison, New Jersey 07940 (Drew University campus) 201-408-3189FAX: 201-408-3909 UMC Archives & Research Center United Methodist Web UnitedMethodist History- Lots of UMC links MethodistArchives and History Center at Drew Univ Researching Your Methodist Ancestors UMC Archives inMissouri BridwellLibrary - SMU -Dallas Directory of Archives for the United Methodist Church in the U.S.available for $5 (including postage) from Fern Christensen,Chairman, 1017 Oma St., Natchitoches, LA71457 Baptist Baptist Colleges,Universities, Archives AmericanBaptist - Samuel Colgate Historical Library Southern BaptistHistorical Library Archives of the EpiscopalChurch- USACatholic Notre DameArchives American Catholic Historical Association Catholic University of America Washington, DC 20017 USCatholic Historical Society The Diocese of San Diego Diocesan Archives 3888 Paducah Drive,San Diego, CA 92117 P. O. Box 85728, San Diego, CA 92186 (619) 574-6309 Archives of the Greek Orthodox Arch-Diocese of North America 10 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021 Archives of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, MA 02110 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Genealogical Association Suite 1006, 54 East, South Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 National Huguenot Society Congregational Christian Historical Society 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 Lutheran Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania Historical Society,LutheranTheological Seminary 7333 Germantown Avenue,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19119 Concordia HistoryInstitute - World's largest collection of Lutheran data/ MissouriSynod Lutheran Archives Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran RootsGenealogy ExchangeMennoniteMennonite Historical Collections, Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH 45817 Center For Mennonite Brethren Studies Mennonite Heritage Center Menno Simons HistoricalLibrary - Eastern Mennonite Uni.Moravian MoravianEmpire/Heritage Center Moravian Archives North Main at ElizabethBethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 MoravianChurch (Unity of Bretheran)Presbyterian Presbyterian & Reformed Church Historical Foundation, AssemblyDrive, Montreat, NC 28757 PresbyterianPCA Historical Center Genealogical Inquiries - Write To: Dept. of History & RecordManagement Services, Presbyterian Church, 425 Lombard Street,Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516. The Protestant Episcopal Church Church Historical Society 606Rathervue Place, Austin, TX 78700 Seventh-DayAdventist Church Archives Quaker QuakerInformation - Or write to the Library Friends HistoricalLibrary Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081 The QuakerCorner Links to various Quaker sources Valuable Reference Book is the "Hinshaw's Encyclopia ofAmerican Quaker Genealogy" If you don't find what you're looking for here, it may be in one ofthe Kansas Heritage Group sites at www.kansasheritage.org. Also see Web Site Tools for non-profits.Return to the Top. This page on genealogy research was made available through thecourtesy of Don B. Dale. It should not be quoted or retransmitted withouta full citation to the author, and should not be put into print -- inwhole or part -- without the author's express permission. © Don B.Dale, 1997-2007.345,968 visitors to this page between 1997 and 15 August 2005.Return to the Kansas History Web Sites directory or Kansas Community Networksor to the Kansas HeritageServer. Updated -- limited: 09 October 2007. |
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