Other Genealogical Sources

Listed below are links to genealogical resources on other webpages grouped by research category or topic. Click on the link to jump to that section.

African-American Research

African-American genealogical research presents unique challenges to the researcher. A number of resources are currently available and with growing interest in the subject, new resources are being developed. (My thanks to Bobbe Duvall who located some of the links listed below.)

• Afrigeneas. Web Site and Mailing List focused on African Ancestry.
• Selected Messages from Afrigeneas
• Third Person, First Person: Slave Voices - Duke University Special Collections
• African-American History. A Guide to Selected Reference Sources (LSU Libraries).
• African American Lifelines - Cliff Murray
• A Griot is an African Historian
• Christine's Genealogy Page - Christine Charity
• African-American Resources - Genealogy Resources on the Internet (Christine Gaunt and John Fuller)
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - African-American. A comprehensive listing of other internet sites relating to African-American genealogy and history.

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Beginners Resources

Genealogy as a hobby ranks second only to stamp-collecting in popularity and more and more individuals are beginning to trace their family history every day. The links below provide tips and guidance on how to get started with genealogical research and basic research techniques. Although these are listed as "Beginners" resources, they may also prove helpful to those wishing to "brush up" on their research skills. (My thanks to Bobbe Duvall for her collaboration in developing this section.)

• Treasure Maps. The How-To Genealogy WWW Site. Among the helpful articles at this site: Getting Started, "Stone Wall" Syndrome, Deciphering Old Handwriting, U.S. Federal Census
• Writing Better and More Productive Queries - Bill Mills. (A helpful and humorous article!)
• The Basics - U.S. Census Records - Lineages, Inc.
• Using the Census Soundex - Infobases, Inc.
• Suggestions for Beginners - National Genealogical Society
• Searching Your Family Tree - Richard A. Pence (Everton's Genealogical Helper)
• Backwards Footprints - Lila Kobs Hubbard (Everton's Genealogical Helper)
• Geneaology How-To Guide - Family Tree Maker.
• Beginner's Corner - Genealogy Resources on the Internet (Christine Gaunt and John Fuller)
• Ancestors - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints & PBS.

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Civil War Research

• Civil War Battle Site Summaries by State
• Louisiana State University's Civil War Center
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
• Civil War Women - Duke University Special Collections. Scanned images and text of writings of women during the Civil War.
• The War of the Rebellion - Cornell University. Scanned images of the 60 volumes of this reference.
• Civil War Section - Barrel of Genealogy Links
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Civil War. A comprehensive listing of other internet sites relating to the Civil War .
• Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
• Sons of Confederate Veterans - National Page
• United Daughters of the Confederacy

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Maps

• HPI County Info System - Maps of counties, boroughs and parishes in the United States with Court House addresses, population figures, cities and towns, etc.

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Migration Routes

• Southern Trails Resource Page - Information on migration routes and links to sites on Southern research.

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Native-American Research

• Cherokee By Blood - Jerry Wright Jordan. (Queries with research suggestions, articles on Beginning Your Cherokee Research, Cherokee Census Rolls, etc.)
• Viki's Little Corner of the Web - A Resource for Chickasaw Native American History and Genealogy. (Genealogy, history and learning links.)
• The Choctaw Nation - Karen Price-Pfister and Melodie Sanders. (Links and list of published sources.)
• Choctaw of Oklahoma - Anthony Reeves' Unofficial Choctaw Homepage.
• Native-American Homepage. A listing of links to other sites, grouped by categories such as Geneaolgy, Books, and History.
• Lisa Mitten's Homepage. Links to homepages of many different tribes and other Native-American sites.
• Native American Resources. Text of treaties, tribe homepages, links to other sites.
• American Indian Resources - Genealogy Resources on the Internet (Christine Gaunt and John Fuller)
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Native-American. A comprehensive listing of other internet sites relating to Native-American genealogy and history.

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Skill-Building

• Sharpen Your Research Skills. A list of sites located by Carmen Finley.
• Internet Genealogy - What's Good! What's Not! . . . And What Are We Going To Do About It?! by Bettie Cummings Cook, CG
• Land Records - History and How to Use Them - Linda Haas Davenport.
• Military Records and How to Use Them - Linda Haas Davenport.
• National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Table of contents and brief abstracts of articles published in past issues.
• National Genealogical Society CIG Newsletter. Full text reprints of recent articles on computer-related topics.
• Citing Electronic Sources. Links for guides for citing a variety of electronic sources.

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Searchable Databases

• GENDEX-WWW Genealogical Index - Gene Stark
• The Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative - Brian Leverich

Other Helpful Sites

• Barrel of Genealogy Links
• Brian's Genealogy Index - Brian Mavrogeorge
• Cemetery Junction
• Cemetery Records Online
• Census Look-ups Page
• Census Online Links
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Locate a Family History Center near you.
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Cyndi Howells
• Genealogists Helplist - Mike Rice. (Research volunteers)
• Genealogy Gateway - Elton and Bonnie Lacey
• GenForum - Surname Message Boards
• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Christine Gaunt and John Fuller
• Helm's Genealogy Tool Box - Matt Helm
• Internet Address Finder
• List of States with Where to Write for Land/Patent Info - Linda Haas Davenport.
• List of NARS Microfilm for War Records & Pension & Warrant Files - Linda Haas Davenport.
• The Political Graveyard - "Where All the Dead Politicians Are Buried"
• Switchboard - On-line telephone directory.
• RAND Genealogy Club
• USGenWeb Information for Researchers

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Pike County MSGenWeb Page This page was last updated 5/25/2004