DearMYRTLE's DAILY GENEALOGY COLUMN Best of the Internet for Genealogists - 7 Nov 1999 -- StateGenSites -- Researching Russian Roots -- German Research by Lisa Petersen -- Archives in Germany by Andreas Hanacek -- New Jersey - My Family Your Family -- Ancestors from Norway -- STAMMBAUM - Journal of German-Jewish Genealogical Research -- Betty Crocker's Home Page - --------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEGENSITES Bravo to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] for the debut of this new site: State Gen Sites http://www.stategensites.com/ For a specific state site just locate it on the and click. It doesn't get any easier than that. See also two genealogy columns: -- Adventures in Genealogy -- Starting From Scratch And a wonderful new queries board. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- RESEARCHING RUSSIAN ROOTS http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/ Thanks to the efforts of Mikhail Kroutikhin<[email protected]> who writes: "For a pessimist, all surprises are pleasant. It was a very pleasant surprise for me when searching in Russian archives produced a plethora of priceless information on my family history. Starting from scratch in 1997, I have been able to trace the origins of my family back to 1560 along several lines of direct ancestors. Even the absence of titled nobility and famous historic personages among our relatives was not an obstacle. The archives, in most cases, possess all it takes to build a decent family tree of peasants, merchants, priests or soldiers." -- Before you begin -- How to begin -- Useful links -- Billboards -- Archives in Russia -- Archives in Ukraine & Belarus -- Individual family trees - --------------------------------------------------------------------- GERMAN RESEARCH by Lisa Petersen -- German Research at Libraries and Archives in Baden-Wuerttemberg http://www.kinquest.com/genealogy/resources/badwue.html -- Genealogy Research in Stuttgart Libraries and Archiveshttp://www.kinquest.com/genealogy/resources/stuttgart.html - --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIVES IN GERMANY by Andreas Hanacek <[email protected]> http://www.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/earchive.htm Here you will find: I) Notes II) Common German Terms A) State and Private Archives B) Church Archives C) Archives of Concerns D) Military Archives E) Special Archives Appendix A: Further Listings of Archives Appendix B: Archives in other states - --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWJERSEY - My Family Your Family http://members.xoom.com/njgenea/ <[email protected]> describes his site as a "one stop source for New Jersey genealogy links." You can tell he has worked to share his experience with others with New Jersey ancestry. Isn't it wonderful how folks share?!?! - --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GENEALOGY PAGEShttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~geneal/geneal.html#top Once I got past the heavy music, I found I especially liked the scanned documents and photographs spanning all families within these files. These are arranged alphabetically by last name. I believe this is an example of how we can archive our family histories on the net. In writing back and forth and reviewing the site, webmaster [email protected] says that "I will be scanning photographs from the W. T. Hearne book. Those will be linked here when the project is underway. A separate page will come up from this link, where the images will be linked by page number in the book to coincide with Brian Cragun's online book project." - --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACQUET ANCESTORS PAGE http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pond/7087/family Congrats to webmaster Jim Jacquet, <[email protected]> on this family site! He writes: "This site was created for the purpose of disseminating JACQUET family history that was gathered by my late mother, Dorothea Lohner Jacquet, in 1967. I have also added additional notes and findings from my research, and from the generous help of several cousins, possible cousins, and fellow amateur genealogists found on the internet." - --------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY IN LONDON http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~longen/ This site includes links to: Bell's Weekly Messenger, London Views, Sydney Gazette, London Maps. See also the London Ancestor -- "A Journal of source data for Genealogy and Local History in Greater London, containing extracts and transcripts from manuscripts, directories, ephemera and other difficult to find and out-of-print material, mostly pre 1880 and whenever possible pre 1837. Concentrating primarily on the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillington, Hounslow, Islington, Kingston upon Thames, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Richmond upon Thames, Redbridge, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster." - --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANCESTORS FROM NORWAY http://members.xoom.com/follesdal/ "This website was created in 1996 to provide a road map to various Internet resources on Norwegian - American genealogy. Since then, Ancestors from Norway has grown to over fifty separate web pages, and now contains several original articles on how to trace your Norwegian ancestors, as well as numerous links to genealogy-related web sites in Norway and the U.S. The articles you will find on this web site provide detailed information on how to use various Norwegian genealogy sources such as census records, church records, and "bygdebøker". In addition, there are several articles that provide background information on such topics as the Norwegian patronymic naming system. The Internet offers a tremendous opportunity for Americans who are seeking their ancestors and relatives in Norway, and for Norwegians who are trying to locate the descendants of Norwegian immigrants in the US. Newsgroups, mailing lists, and e-mail provide excellent means of increasing contact between Norwegians and friends of Norway around the world. While the Sloopers, who left Stavanger in 1825 bound for the New World, took more than ninety days to reach New York, the Internet now connects people across the Atlantic in a matter of seconds. It has never been easier to acquire the knowledge that the Norwegian - American novelist Ole Edvart Rølvaag (1876-1931) spoke of so eloquently many, many years ago: It is vital in all cultural life to maintain a link between the present and the past. If there is anything that history makes clear it is this, that when a people become interested in its past life, seeks to acquire knowledge in order better to understand itself, it always experiences an awakening of new life. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- STAMMBAUM - Journal of German-Jewish Genealogical Research http://www.jewishgen.org/stammbaum/index.html It is most fortunate when print media magazines post a web site, with sample articles from their journals. Listing of article titles lets the potential subscriber become familiar with the scope of topics discussed in the magazine! This site explains "While Stammbaum focuses on Germany, the scope includes Austria, Switzerland, Alsace, Bohemia, and other areas with linguistic and historic relevance." - --------------------------------------------------------------------- BETTY CROCKER's HOME PAGE http://www.bettycrocker.com/ Planning those family get-togethers is easier with advice on recipes from Betty Crocker! I just love this web site. Some of my favorites include: -- Cranberry Barbecued Ribs -- Crown Roast of Pork with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing -- Salsa Chutney Chicken (Can be used with turkey, too!) She also has a special section for chocolate lovers! - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Each of the award winner this week may display the award logo and a link to the announcement page located at: http://www.dearmyrtle.com/99/991107.htm Myrt :) DearMYRTLE, Daily Genealogy Columnist America Online Keyword: roots or myrtle www.DearMYRTLE.com -------------------------- copyright 1999 - [email protected] The web page version of this column is located at: http://www.dearmyrtle.com/99/991107.htm Can't click on the links above? Copy and paste them into your browser window.