> > > Here is a listing of helpful web sites I post from time to time for all our "newbies" on the pa-census-lookup list.... > > > > > > www.ancestry.com - while a good portion of this site is pay only, there > > is > > > still a good bit of free data there > > > http://www.key-net.net/users/oron/palinksfr.htm - Brenda's Guide to PA > > > Genealogy Links - focuses mostly on Berks County > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup/ A census lookup site - has many > > > volunteers > > > http://www.techcrafters.net/Gen/Chester/ - Chester Co., PA genealogy > site > > > www.cyndislist.com - Cyndi's List - tons of information > > > www.delcohistory.org - Delaware Co., PA information, including The > History > > > of Delaware County, online and searchable! > > > www.ellisislandrecords.org - Immigration records from Ellis Island > > > www.familyhistory.com - sponsored by Ancestry - message boards and world > > > tree search engine > > > www.familysearch.org - the web site of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) - > > > searchable > > > www.familytreemaker.com - site sponsored by FamilyTreeMaker software - > > some > > > information but much of it is only indices of information you can get by > > > buying a CD > > > http://expage.com/page/genealogylookup genealogy lookup forum > > > http://www.genealogysearchengines.com/ A genealogy search engine > > > www.geneanet.org home of Geneanet > > > www.genforum.com home of GenForum - lots of message boards or surname > > > forums - good Chat feature > > > www.gengateway.com home of GenGateway > > > www.genswap.com site for swapping genealogy information > > > www.kindredkonnections.com home of Kindred Konnections - although it is > a > > > pay site, you can "earn" research time by transcribing a scanned > document > > > (earns you 1 hr of searching) > > > www.genuki.org.uk - home of Genuki - genealogy information from the UK > > > (England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland) > > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree genealogy - > lots > > > of ship lists > > > www.usgenweb.org US GenWeb site, has sites for individual states as > well > > > as some specific projects - terrific! > > > > > > D.A.R. records online: > > > http://www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html > > > On the main page there is a menu on the right, look for Patriotic > > > lookup or use this URL > > > http://www.dar.org/cgi-bin/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm > > > > > > Know the town but not the county? go to this site: > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > > > > > > where to write for all vital records... > > > http://www.vitalrec.com/ > > > > > > Pennsylvania Obituary Links http://obit.obitlinkspage.com/pa.htm > > > Pennsylvania Obituary Search Engines > > > http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/p-t.htm > > > Pennsylvania CemSEARCH http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/pa-cem.htm > > > Pennsylvania Historical & Genealogical Societies > > > http://hs.obitlinkspage.com/pa.htm > > > > > > PHMC ANNOUNCES HISTORICAL RECORDS NOW AVAILABLE ON PA POWERPORT > > > > > > Pennsylvanians now - for the first time -- can access historical > > > records through the PA PowerPort. > > > The Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS) will enable > > > Pennsylvanians and researchers from around the world to utilize the > > > tremendous resources of the Pennsylvania State Archives right from their > > > homes or local libraries. The records can be accessed through the PA > > > PowerPort at www.state.pa.us or > > > directly at the Commission's site at www.phmc.state.pa.us. > > > > > > ALSO - don't forget - you can use a regular search engine (like > > Google.com) > > > to search for "tidbits" - for this search engine, if you want to search > > for > > > more than one word at a time, put the words in quotes > > > (" "). For example, the person looking for info on Allegheny County, > PA > > > could go to such a search engine, type in "Allegheny County, > PA"+genealogy > > > (the +genealogy further defines the search) and a long list will come up > > of > > > sites that contain the words "allegheny county, pa" and the word > > genealogy. > > > > > > Gail Steckel > > > [email protected] > > > check out www.globalshopsonline.com for unique gift ideas > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > > > #9) Don't forget your manners! We're all here to help one another. > > "Please" and "Thank You" make all the difference in the world! > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > #9) Don't forget your manners! We're all here to help one another. "Please" and "Thank You" make all the difference in the world! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >