Beginner's Guide to Family
History Research

An online, concise, textbook of information for beginning genealogical research with chapter one entitled "Is Family History for You?"

Genealogy Dictionary

Explanation and definitions of often-used terms in genealogical research.

US GenWeb Project

This is the home page for The USGenWeb Project, "a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States."

FamilyToolbox.net

A comprehensive index of genealogically related sites on the Internet that includes access to specialized record sets like the "War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants," "Record Cards of Letter Carriers of the Postal Service," "Chemawa Indian School Registers," and "Naturalization Indexes of the District of Columbia."

American Family Immigration History Center - Ellis Island

"More than 22 million passengers and members of ships' crews entered the United States through Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924. Information about each person was written down in ships' passenger lists, known as "manifests." The AFIHC online allows visitors to explore the Ellis Island Archival collection.

Afrigeneas-African American & African Ancestored Genealogy

"An African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats."