-----Original Message----- From: linda Hodge <lhodge1@nycap.rr.com> To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 4:32 AM Subject: [HODGES-L] Fw: Research & Reference Sites >Lots of search sites listed. It's a keeper. >-----Original Message----- >From: Linda <lsellers@flash.net> >To: CIVIL-WAR@rootsweb.com <CIVIL-WAR@rootsweb.com> >Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 7:29 PM >Subject: Research & Reference Sites > > >>Good Evening All, >>This was sent to me from one of the TX.-L lists and it was forwarded from >>someone in CA. >>Looks like a list worth keeping,just passing along some info. Hope this >>finds fellow rooters >>doing well. >>Best Regards, >>Linda Sellers >>Alvarado,Texas >> >> >> >>This is an email you'll definitely want to make a copy of for your >>genealogy >>research. In case you lose it simply put five stars in as your >>search word >> ***** ) and look in the archives for the year 1999. This message >>will then >>appear. Simply remember this is a five star ***** message! >> >>ROOTSWEB SEARCH ENGINE - ANY SURNAME OR LISTING >>http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/findlist.pl Trying to find a >>Rootsweb >>surname list? Don't know which of 8,000 possible variant spellings >>it might >>be listed under? This tool finds sound-alike matches for a given >>surname >>from among RootsWeb's thousands of surname lists. Give it a try! >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ (Find any Rootsweb genealogy >>mailing >>list) >> >> >>FAVORITE SEARCH ENGINES: >>http://www.aj.com/ (Ask Jeeves) >>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/ (Info Seek) >>http://lycospro.lycos.com/ (Lycos) >> >>SEARCH FOR PEOPLE - SEARCH ENGINES: >>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/ >>http://www.icq.com/emaildir.html (Search the ICQ email directory - >>Millions >>of users) >> >>REAL-TIME COMPUTER TRANSLATIONS >> (All European languages) >>http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate >> >>GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: >>http://www.calle.com/world/index.html (Global Gazatteer - Foreign) >>http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html >>(United State Geological Service - finds exact location of place >>names, cemeteries, churches, streams, etc. Excellent !!) >>http://www.indo.com/distance/ (Distance between two locations. >>Enter geographic coordinates or placenames) >>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 >>locator) >>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 >>and >>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 >>locator) >>http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot_coordinate.htm >> >>(One meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA >>and >>select foreign locations. Enter geographic coordinates only) >>http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot.htm >>(One meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA >>and >>select foreign locations. Select location from a map or enter a >>place >>name) >>-------------------- >> >>GENERAL REFERENCE SITE - ALL IN ONE >>http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html >> · Atlas & Maps >> · Beginner's Guides >> · Bios & Who's Who >> · Databases >> · Dictionaries >> · Electronic Texts >> · Encyclopedias >> · Genealogy >> · Government >> · Grammar & Style >> · History >> · Internet Resources >> · Law >> · Libraries >> · Miscellaneous >> · Phone Book >> · Population >> · Postal >> · Science >> · Thesaurus >> · Time & Date >> · Weights & Measures >> · World Religions >> · WWW Virtual Library >> -------------------- >>VITAL RECORDS: >>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) >> >>CHECK AND CLEAN VIRUSES FROM YOU COMPUTER - free ! >>http://housecall.antivirus.com/explorer.html (Trend Microsystems) >>Excellent - highly recommended on-line service - no charge) >> >>GIANT GENEALOGY SITES: >>http://www.hamrick.com/names/ U.S. Surname Distribution from >>the U.S. census during various period in history >>http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html (barrell 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 tool box) >>http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/ (genealogy search engine) >>http://www.genhomepage.com/societies.html (genealogical societies) >>http://www.lds.org/Family_Hostory/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.travellor.com/genealogy/ (Travellor 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 >>our 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 (Catholis 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 >>Baptist) >>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) >> >>ETHNIC RESEARCH: >>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 (Irelands 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/ (Scot 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) >>------------------- >> >>ARCHIVES FOR MILITARY HISTORY & 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, U of KY) >>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) >> >>SOURCES FOR BOOKS: >>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 and >>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) >> >>LOOKUP SERVICES: >>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) >> >>GENEALOGY MAILING LISTS - "HOW TO GUIDES": >>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/~stephen/ownlists.htm >>http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html >>----------------- >> >>STATE & REGIONAL GENEALOGY SOCIETIES: >>http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/index.html (midwest >>gen >>society) >>http://www.asc.edu/archives/genealog.html (Alabama genealogy) >>http://wwwcogensoc.org/cgs/cgs-home.htm (Colorado gen society) >>http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/ (Connecticut library) >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ (Florida gen 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 >>and archives) >>http://mlin.lib.ma.us/ (Massachusettes Library and Information >>Network) >>http://www.mnhs.org/ (Minnesota historical society) >>http://mosl.sos.state.mo (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/NCSLHOMEHTM#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 >>(Pennsylvania archives) >>http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/pde/LIDSTATE.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 >>Carolina library) >>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 (suname 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) >> >>SEARCH FOR LAND TITLES AND LAND PATENTS: >>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)(I haven't tried this, but if it doesn't work, note that >>the next >>two >>say Media-link and try that) >>http://www.dds.nl/~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) >> >>CEMETERY RECORDS: >>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 GENEALOGY 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/regionals/stlouis.html (fed personnel records) >>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/8080/philly.html >>(Philadelphia) >>http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/ (Zip Codes) >> >> >> >> > > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Have you forgotten how to unsub? >Send a message to HODGES-L-request@rootsweb.com >Put one word in the body of the message: >Unsubscribe > > > >