Disclaimer - This list is heavily biased toward the sites that the
presenter has used in his own research. There are also a few included
for class presentation purposes. There should be no doubt that
these are but a tiny fraction of the sites which individual researchers
might find useful. The student probably has many other favorites which
will serve just as well.
A large exclamation point ! marks particularly useful, interesting or well organized sites.
The Most Often Used Search Engine
Educational/Motivational Sites
Genealogical Sites With Searchable Databases
These Have a Range of Forms Pages Typical of What Researchers Will Encounter
Books, Libraries, Archives
DNA
Immigration
General United States
Location Specific
Published Family Trees
Query Boards, Mailing Lists and Social Sites
- Ancestry - Message Boards Cataloged Queries, Organized by Surname, County, Topic, Etc.
- GenForum Forums/Boards Organized by Surname, County, Topic, Etc.
- My Family Fee required of owner, access by invitation. Private sharing
of family history and genealogical data.
- Radaris A People Locator - Guesses Relationships based on Social Networking Site Postings
- Rootsweb - Mailing List Archival Search Record of all Mailing List communication
- Rootsweb - Mailing Lists at RootsWeb Find a Mailing List, for specific Surname, Country, Topic, Etc.
- USIdentity A site for tracking down people.
Vital Records
Sites to Help Find Other Sites
Link Consolidators
Search Engines
Sites with Useful Tools for Aiding Genealogical Research
These Usually Contain Little or No Genealogical Data
Some Other Aspects or Points of View of Internet Genealogy