In a message dated 98-09-23 17:55:35 EDT, you wrote: > I'm interested in what the internet has to offer [re: genealogy] If you are new to the quest of genealogy on the internet, prepare to become overwhelmed by the vastness of what is available. Here are the "best sites" that I recommend to the "Genealogy on the Internet" seminars that I teach for my FHC and local Genealogy Societies. Most of them have links to other related sites: INTERNET AND WORLD WIDE WEB GENEALOGY SITES (9/98) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- CYNDI'S LIST OF GENEALOGY SITES ON INTERNET -- http://www.cyndislist.com Currently over 30,500 genealogy related links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 90 categories. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENEALOGY SITE FINDER -- http://www.familytreemaker.com/links/index.html Drectory of genealogy sites on the Internet, featuring over 45,000 categorized and cross-indexed links with full descriptions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- US GENWEB PROJECT -- http://www.usgenweb.com/ INDICES -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ & http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html Entry point for US state & county websites. Information varies by locality. Can include historical info on county, details on courthouses, libraries and societies, surname lists, queries, "look-ups" in publications and/or searchable databases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENEALOGY HOME PAGE http://www.genhomepage.com/ Guide to Web Sites for Help, Guides, Libraries, Software, Maps and Geography. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENEALOGY HELPLIST -- http://posom.com/hl/ Site consists of locations and E-Mail addresses of volunteers who are willing to help others at little or no cost with specific items at locations near them, or help with other information easily accessible to them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- FAMILY TREEMAKER'S INTERNET FAMILY FINDER -- http://www.familytreemaker.com/iffintro.html Fairly new and growing, it is designed to be a comprehensive search tool for locating names in genealogy data on the World Wide Web, including Family Tree Maker's Home Pages and Query Pages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY -- http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Charts, forms, aids, special reference materials. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPS -- http://www.nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/ Search database for place name (including towns, rivers, lakes, hills). Matches will be displayed with location information. Clicking on a Name will cause more detailed info (if any) such as Elevation, Population, and Description to be displayed. Another Click will result in generation of zoomable maps of the place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- SEARCHABLE DATABASES -- http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/ Provides links to original genealogical data on the internet that can be accessed without correspondence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ROOTS SURNAME LIST -- http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/rslsearch.html Searchable index of 480,000+ surnames -- find other researchers and/or register your own surnames. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENEALOGY INDEX TO WWW -- http://members.aol.com/Genwebindx/index.htm Searchable index to surnames on WWW. Also feature "Puzzle Pieces" surname folders on more than 2,000 different Surnames. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENDEX, WWW GENEALOGICAL INDEX -- http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ This server indexes hundreds of databases containing genealogical data for over 6.8 million individuals, and gives you the ability to locate and view data of interest, without having to hunt up each of the databases separately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ANCESTRY HOME TOWN -- http://www.ancestry.com/ Some of the best research tools on internet, from databases to expert advice, and free EMail newsletter. One new database added each workday -- most free to all for first 10 days. Others available to subscribers only ($7 mo/$50 yr). Currently over 660 searchable databases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- PARSONS TECHNOLOGY'S GENEALOGY REGISTRY -- http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/ An index and link to surnames in the Genealogy HomePages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ANCESTRAL FINDINGS -- http://web.mountain.net/~wfmoney/cd/ Search of CD-ROM indexes to Census, Marriage, Land records (limited to two names per day) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENEALOGYLIBRARY.COM -- http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/ Currently contains over 775 searchable books and databases, and is growing by 3 new books daily. Available only by subscription at $6 per month or $50 per year. Indexed in Family Tree Maker's Internet Family Finder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- GENEALOGY MAILING LISTS -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ Mailing lists are remarkably simple: you send an E-mail to the list's address, and the list retransmits that message to everyone who is subscribed. Use this site to subscribe to mailing lists relating to your surnames, geographical locations, ethnic or religious groups, genealogy programs, etc. and watch your mail box fill up.