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Ancestry/Genealogy

kdmorris

(5,649 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2011, 07:50 AM Dec 2011

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Free sites:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (Rootsweb World Connect Site)

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (Rootsweb Home Page)

https://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

http://www.censusdiggins.com/freebies.html (a set of links that are purported to be free)

http://freebmd.org.uk/ (UK sources)

Others:
http://www.archives.gov/ (To order records from NARA)

http://www.sampubco.com/ (ordered a will from them that broke down a wall. Very limited, but still useful)

http://www.ancestry.com/ (free for basic stuff. I have a subscription, so let me know if you need a lookup)

Old Ancestry/Genealogy Group at DU2: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=331

Free PDF versions of Family History books: http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC (thanks Rosie!)

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Some links to get you started [View all] kdmorris Dec 2011 OP

Don't forget this one shraby Dec 2011 #1

That's a good one. n/t kdmorris Dec 2011 #2

Here's another free site shraby Dec 2011 #7

I think it's the brackets... URL correction Montauk6 Mar 2021 #16

URL Correction Montauk6 Mar 2021 #15

K&R - great resource -thanks. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #3

Thank you JackCo Dec 2011 #4

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers CBHagman Dec 2011 #5

WOW! Thank you kdmorris Dec 2011 #6

Tools to help in finding records dragonlady Dec 2011 #8

Thanks, Dragonlady... kdmorris Dec 2011 #9

Another free site that has been around forever Digit Dec 2011 #10

Some from my Bookmarks List Rosie1223 Dec 2011 #11

another one for old newspapers CountAllVotes Jan 2012 #12

For European (and some American) HeiressofBickworth May 2014 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #14