This came on my Missouri mailing list and I thought it was great! What a list and how kind of the person to share this with everyone. Nanci ---------- > From: Lois L Coffelt <llc@exit33.com> > To: Missouri-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Missouri-L] FAVORITE URL's > Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 9:59 PM > > This list of URL's was put on another list today and thought it might be > of help to folks especialy our new folks and beginners in genealogy. > Hope it is of help to some of you. It was taken from the GEN-NEWBIE > Archives. > > > Favorite search engines: > http://www.altavista.digital.com/ (Alta Vista) > http://www.aol.com/netfind/ (AOL searcher) > http://www.excite.com/ (Excite) > http://galaxy.tradewave.com/galaxy.html (Galaxy) > http://www.hotbot.com/ (Hot Bot) > http://www.infoseek.com/ (InfoSeek) > http://lycospro.lycos.com/ (Lycos) > > People searchers: > http://www.anywho.com/resq.html > http://www.555-1212.com/whte_us.htm > http://www.four11.com/ > http://in-114.infospace.com/_1_196816106__yp.ch/reverse.htm (reverse > finder) > http://www.switchboard.com/ > http://www.whowhere.com/ > > Geographic information: > http://www.mit.edu/geo/ (finds county for known place and state) > http://www.ahip.getty.edu/tgn_browser/ (geographic thesaurus) > http://www1.proximus.com/lycos/ (Lycos road map) > http://www.mapquest.com/ (Mapquest) > http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html (geographic name locater) > http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp (Microsoft worldwide info) > http://members.aol.com/oldmapsne/ (Historical Ink; old maps, NY&NE) > http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html (township & range > system) > http://www.multimap.com/ (United Kingdom) > http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm (US atlas, 1895) > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/gnis/ (Yale geographic name locater) > > Vital record sources: > http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm (center for health > stats) > http://www.medaccess.com/address/vital_toc.htm (where to write) > http://www.inlink.com/~nomi/vitalrec/ (Naomi's list) > http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html#top (online census > materials) > http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/census.html (alternate, census online) > http://members.tripod.com/~rosters/ (searchable South) > > Giant genealogy sites: > http://www.genweb.net/ DO NOT USE! He surfs the web and steals materials > from > websites public and private and has set up surname and locality > "discussion > lists" that undercut the work of rootsweb. > http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html (barrel of links) > http://www.CyndisList.com (Cyndi's list) > http://www.wwnet.com/~krugman1/fgc/ (Ford genealogy club) > http://www.genforum.com/ (genealogy discussions) > http://www.polaris.net/~legend/genalogy.htm (genealogy gateway) > http://posom.com/hl/ (genealogy helplist) > http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/ (genealogy's most wanted) > http://emcee.com/ (genealogy online) > http://genealogy.tbox.com/ (genealogy toolbox) > http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/ (genealogy search engine) > http://www.genhomepage.com/societies.html (genealogical societies) > http://www.lds.org/Family_History/How_Do_I_Begin.html (Mormon FHCs) > http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ (National Genealogical Society) > http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society) > http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/ (Rand genealogy club) > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/ (Roots Web Searches) > http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/html/usa.htm (searchable genealogy links) > http://genealogy.traveller.com/genealogy/ (Traveller southern families) > http://www.ukans.edu/heritage/research/dbd.html (UofKS sourcelist) > http://www.usgenweb.com/ (US Genealogy web) > http://www.usigs.org/index.htm (US Internet Genealogical Society) > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.vital-mo > (genealogical > and historical societies of Missouri; to change states, delete "mo" and > substitute the postal abbreviation of the state of your choice) > > Church history: > http://www.ncccusa.org/ (National Council of Churches) > http://www.ats.edu/members/denom.htm (theological seminaries) > http://www.rrlc.org/guide/arc02.shtml (American Baptist) > http://www.cob-net.org/ (Church of the Brethren) > http://www.catholic.net/ (Roman Catholic Church) > http://www.cin.org/ (Catholic information network) > http://www.catholic.org/colweb/direct.html (Catholic web directory) > http://www.disciples.org/historc.htm (Disciples of Christ) > http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/ (Episcopal Church, USA) > http://www.elca.org/ (Evangelical Lutheran) > http://www.fum.org/ (Friends United/Quaker) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm (Quaker genealogy) > http://www.mercer.edu/mainlib/SpColl.html (Georgia Baptist) > http://www.depauw.edu/lib/services/Desc/dept.htm#archives (Indiana UMC) > http://www.lcms.org/ (Lutheran, Missouri Synod) > http://www.jewell.edu/academia/currylibrary/partee/partee.html(MO Bapt) > http://cmc2.cmc.edu/arc.html (Missouri United Methodist) > http://cc.owu.edu/~librweb/spuma.htm (Ohio United Methodist) > http://www.libertynet.org/~pacscl/phs/index.html (Presbyterian) > http://www.rca.org/ (Reformed Church in America) > http://carolus.furman.edu/library/welcome/specpage.htm (SC Baptist) > http://www.ucc.org/ (United Church of Christ) > http://www.gcah.org/center.htm > (United Methodist archives) > http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm > (UMC state archives) > > Ethnics > http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/searchable.html (searchable > Canada) > http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/emigr.html (emigration from > Germany) > http://genealogy.org/~palam/#iareg (Palatines to America) > http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~tbrass/AMST/Amst.html (Dutch in New > Amsterdam) > http://www.familyworkings.com/genealogy1.htm (German genealogy) > http://www.kst.dit.ie/nat-arch/index.html (Ireland's national archives) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/index.html (Irish Genealogical Society) > http://gentreegenealogy.com (Irish genealogy) > http://www.anywhere.co.uk/news.html (Scots birth, death, marriage > indices) > http://www.scotclans.com/ (Scots clans) > http://www.tartans.com/genalogy.htm (Scots genealogy) > http://www.origins.net/GRO/ (Scotland General Register Office) > http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/story/story.htm (tartans & > clans) > http://www.tartans.com/ (tartans) > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ (UK genealogy) > > Wars > http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/ (Canada war timeline) > http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/unit1.html (Civil War fighting > units) > http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm (CW Dakota State) > http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ (Civil War, UofKY) > http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm (Civil War, LSU) > http://www.usgenweb.com/military/index.htm (military history for > genealogy) > http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ (Military History Institute) > http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/millib/index.html (military libraries) > http://www.toast.net/~beau/gs1812.htm (Society of the War of 1812) > > Book sources > http://www.clark.net/pub/rmharris/netdlrs.html (antiquarian books) > http://www.appletons.com/homepage.html (Appleton's) > http://www.glbco.com/ (Blair's) > http://www.esva.net/ghotes/biblio/bkdealer.htm#dealer (dealers & > publishers) > http://www.hearthstonebooks.com/ (Hearthstone) > http://www.higginsonbooks.com/genbooks.htm (Higginson genealogy) > http://www.hopefarm.com/genealog.htm (Hope Farm, NY books) > http://www.midcoast.com/~picton/ (Picton Press) > http://server.mediasoft.net/Scott/C/ (Willow Bend) > http://www.yogs.com/ (Ye Olde Gen Shop, Indianapolis) > > Lookups > http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/#States (books we own) > http://www.mindspring.com/~wcrews/BooksPlus.html (mostly Southern books) > http://www.longstreet.net/census.html (census lookups) > http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/dar.html (DAR patriot index) > http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml (genealogy > helplist) > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2154/springin.htm (surname > springboard) > > Mailing lists > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > http://members.aol.com/gresinet/gen_mail.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > http://php.indiana.edu/~stephenl/ownlists.htm > http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html > > States > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/index.html (midwest gen > society) > http://www.asc.edu/archives/genealog.html (Alabama genealogy) > http://www.cogensoc.org/cgs/cgs-home.htm (Colorado genealogical society) > http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/ (Connecticut library) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ (Florida genealogical society) > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9829/Ga.html (Georgia > helplist) > http://www.sos.state.il.us/ (Illinois Secretary of State) > http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/ (Indiana library) > http://www.uiowa.edu/~shsi/index.htm (Iowa historical society) > http://home.att.net/~ladylake10/ipl/ipl_main.htm (Iowa pioneers) > http://www.kumc.edu/kansas/KSL/Ref/ksl_ref.html (Kansas library) > http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/kdlaindx/kdlaindx.htm (Kentucky library & > archives) > http://mlin.lib.ma.us/ (Massachusetts Library and Information Network) > http://www.mnhs.org/ (Minnesota historical society) > http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/arch.html (Missouri archives) > http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/ (Missouri historical society) > http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society, > Boston) > http://www.state.nj.us/statelibrary/libgene.htm (New Jersey library) > http://www.sara.nysed.gov/ (New York archives) > http://unix2.nysed.gov/ (New York library) > http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm (New York vital > records) > http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/ (North Carolina archives) > http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NCSLHOME.HTM#information (NC > library) > http://www.ohiohistory.org/ (Ohio historical society) > http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/ (Oklahoma museum of history) > http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ (Oregon archives) > http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/overview.htm(Penn > archive) > http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/pde/LIBSTATE.HTML (Penn. commonwealth > Library) > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/respol.htm (South Carolina archives) > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/escn_database_reports/ (old SC > papers) > http://www.historic.com/schs/ (South Carolina historical society) > http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/index.html (USC's South > Carolinia > lib) > http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm (Tennessee library & > archives) > http://www.vsla.edu/index.html (Virginia library) > http://www.westvirginia.org/ (West Virginia online) > http://www.wisc.edu/shs-archives/ (Wisconsin historical society) > http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/www/wis_lib.html (online Wisconsin libraries) > > Surnames > http://www.one-name.org/top.htm (Guild of One-Name Studies) > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html (surname helper) > http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html (surname mailing lists) > http://www.gendex.com:8080/display?page=surnames& (surname search > engine) > http://surnameweb.org/registry/ (surname web's registry) > > Lands > http://www.avana.net/~lhaasdav/Patentlocations.html (all states) > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ (BLM eastern states land records) > http://www.innernet.net/hively/newpage29.htm (PA lands, with links) > http://image.vtls.com/collections/LO.html (Virginia land office records) > > Newspapers > http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/medie-link/uspapers.shtml (Kidon US dailies) > http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/media-link/usweek.shtml (Kidon US weeklies) > http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/media-link/capapers.shtml (Kidon Canada) > http://caroline.eastlib.ufl.edu/flnews/projects.html (state newspaper > projects) > http://www.lib.virginia.edu/cataloging/vnp/contacts.html (state projects > list) > http://www.naa.org/hotlinks/index.asp (state associations, dailies by > state) > > When they're gone > http://users.deltanet.com/~steven/cemetery.html (cemetery listings) > http://www.funeral.com/cemeterystates/ (cemetery listings) > http://www.funeralnet.com/cgi-local/notfound.pl?/ (funeral home > listings) > http://www.dreamscape.com/goldlinks/cemetery.htm > http://www.Islandnet.com/ocfa/ (Ontario cemetery listings) > http://we.got.net/docent/cem/uscem.htm (US cemeteries) > http://www.inwd.com/death/usa.htm (US cemeteries) > > Other related sites > http://www.firstct.com/fv/stone.html (breaking down the wall) > http://www.ala.org/alonline/ (American Library Association) > http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/ (Board for Certification of Genealogists) > http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html (deciphering old handwriting) > http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html (fed personnel records center) > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3207/ (Low Country Huguenots) > http://OfficialCitySites.com (index of local government sites) > http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/moa_search.html (UMich literature search) > http://www.vanished.com/pages/database.html (misc. online databases) > http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us (Mid-Continent Public Library) > http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm (libraries everywhere) > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8088/philly.html > (Philadelphia) > http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/ (Zip Codes) > > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 16:02:34 -0800 > From: Rachel Spence <alsknmom@ptialaska.net> > To: GEN-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com > Message-Id: <4.0.1.19980625160139.00f70cf0@mail.ptialaska.net> > Subject: Fwd: URL'S (for family tree research > > WOW! WHAT A LIST!! Had to share.... ;) > > Reply-To: "Morrow" > To: <alsknmom@ptialaska.net> > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 19:38:33 -0400 > > > == > The millennium 2000 Bug :) > http://www.syix.com/mil_bug.gif > > -- > > Lois Feldman Coffelt - Englewood, FL > C.A.T.T.E.L.L, C.O.F.F.E.L.T, C.O.R.D.E.S, F.E.L.D.T.M.A.N.N, > F.E.L.D.M.A.N.N, F.E.L.D.M.A.N, G.R.E.E.N, G.R.E.E.N.E, G.E.R.K.E.N, > H.O.L.T.Z.E.N, M.I.L.L.E.R, T.I.M.B.C.K.E.N, T.I.M.C.K.E.N > T.I.M.K.E.N, & W.A.R.N.K.E > > ______________________________