Genealogy Resources

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Bartholomew County Cemeteries Map	Free Genealogy on the Internet Classes

General Genealogy Topics	Adoption	Beginners
Cemeteries	Census Records	Charts and Forms
Civil War Between the States	Ethnic Groups	Events
Family History	Family History Centers	Famous Families and Names
Historical and Immigration	Immigrants to the United States	Libraries and Archives
Magazines and Newspapers	Marriages	Military
Names (first names)	Oral History	Records
Regional	Religion and Religious Groups	Searching on the Internet
Societies and Organizations	Surnames	Tools and Resources
United States Resources	Vital Records	World (not United States)

General Genealogical Web Site Watchdog - misleading or inaccurate genealogical web sites
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites Genealogical Research in Indiana Indiana Genealogy Links on Yahoo! Indiana GenWeb Links	Indiana GenWeb Project Indiana Migrations Project Indiana Resources by County Indiana Resources on the Internet RootsWeb - Indiana	Some Indiana Hoosier Hunting Common Genealogical Myths Myths, Hoaxes & Scams Quality Research Methods

  

Adoption
Adoption Links from Cyndi's List Adoption Resources	Adoption Search - Birth Parent Search BirthQuest - Parents and Siblings	Orphan Trains Reunion Registry

Beginners
Beginner Links from Genealogy SiteFinder Beginners - Links and Tips from Cyndi's List Beginner's Corner Citing Sources Properly Genealogical Terms and Definitions Genealogy Instruction Beginners, Teenagers, Kids Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History Handy Online Starting Points	Helpful Hints for Successful Searching How to...Links from Cyndi's List Info and Tips for Beginning Genealogy Kids and Teens Links to Genealogy RootsWeb - Tracing Family Trees Surnames.com - Legacy and Lineage Tips for Tracing Your Genealogy 26 Tips for Getting Started with Genealogy

Cemeteries
Indiana only Bartholomew County Cemeteries Map Cemeteries and Funeral Homes Indiana Politicians' Burial Places Indiana Cemeteries Indiana Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry	Cemeteries and Funeral Homes Links from Cyndi's List Cemetery Data Cemetery Records on the Internet Gravestone Rubbing / Transcription Tombstone Rubbings Tombstone Transcription Project of GenWeb

Census
Indiana only Census Online Links Census Records and Vital Records	Census Related Sites Worldwide Commonwealth War Graves Comm 1880 Federal Census Samples	U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau Genealogy Page U.S. Census Links from Cyndi's List

Charts and Forms
Charts, Forms and Logs Relationship Chart	Soundex Indexing and Codes Supplies, Charts, Forms, Etc. Links from Cyndi's List

 

Civil War Between the States
American Civil War Black Family - Post Civil War	Civil War Resources - United States Confederate Pension Records Finding a Civil War Ancestor	Order Records Union Civil War Veterans U.S. Civil War Prisons & Prisoners

 

Ethnic Groups Links for religious groups and ancestry in "Religious Groups" section Nationality Links in "World (non United States)" section
Acadian, Cajun & Creole African-American Genealogy/History African-American from Cyndi's List African-American FamilyTreeMaker African-American Resources AfriGeneas - African Ancestored	American Indian Resources Beginner Guides to Searching Canadian Genealogy Index Distant Cousin.com Hispanic, Americas, West Indies Hispanic Genealogy New Mexico	Hispanic Resources Native American Genealogy Native American from Cyndi's List Specialized Research Areas Native Americans Resources

Families and Family History
African American in Indiana Family History Centers	Family Pages Indiana Biographies	Indiana Biography - Lists of Links Ohio River Valley Families

Family History Centers
Family Search.org	LDS & Family History Centers Links from Cyndi's List Planning a Trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

 

Famous and Historical Families and Names
European Nobility Find a Grave - Famous People Historical Groups	Historical Names and Families Lewis and Clark Expedition Roster Medieval and Royal Our Foremothers	Political Graveyard - Politicians Burial Royal and Noble Genealogical Data White House Connections

Historical and Immigration
Kentuckiana Genealogy Local History Indiana	Maps, Gazetteers and Atlases	Native American WPA Life Histories from Indiana

Immigration to the United States
American Immigrant Wall of Honor American Immigration Ellis Island On-Line Immigration, Ships and Passenger Lists Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Immigration & Naturalization Links from Cyndi's List Index of Online Passengers Lists Mayflower Descendants Mayflower Passenger List	Passenger Lists (The Olive Tree) Passenger Lists on the Internet Passenger Lists; Ships; Ship Museums PRINCE of WALES Immigration list 1813 Ship Passenger Lists Ships & Passenger Lists from Cyndi's List Ships' Passenger Lists - On the Trail of Our Ancestors Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation U.S. Surname Distribution maps

Libraries and Archives
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Department Indiana State Archives Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Libraries and Archives Allen County Public Library Ellis Island On-Line	Genealogy Research and Resource Services Genealogy Libraries on the World Wide Web Libraries, Archives & Museums Index Cyndi's List National Archives and Records Administration

Magazines and Newspapers
Everton's Genealogical Helper Magazine Indiana and Ohio Newspaper Searches	Family Chronicle Magazines, Journals & Columns Links

Marriages
Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850

 

Military
Indiana only Civil War Military Units 1861-1865 Indiana Civil War Medal of Honor Indiana Civil War Soldiers Indiana Division Sons of Confederate Indiana Mexican War Soldiers	American Civil War Civil War Ancestors Commonwealth War Graves Military, Pension, Burial Records Military Pension Files from the VA Military Records-Locate or Order	Military Resources National Personnel Records Center Revolutionary War Pension Files U.S. Military Links from Cyndi's List War of 1812 Records Women in the Military More Links in "Civil War" Section

Names (First Names)
First Name Basis Family Naming Traditions	Our Ancestor's Nicknames	More Links in "Surnames" Section

Oral History
Interviewing Techniques	Oral History/Interviews Cyndi's List	Oral History Questions

Records
Alumni Organizations & Resources Diaries and Letters Links Ellis Island On-Line Family Bibles Links Marriages Links National Archives and Records Newspapers Links	Obituaries Links Obituary Resources Photographs and Memories Links Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws Railroad Records Recipes, Cookbooks, Traditions	School Links from Cyndi's List Social Security Number Application Social Security Death Index Social Security Links Vital Records - by state Wills and Probate Links
Land and Deeds
Land Record Reference Land Records, Deeds, Homesteads	Retracing Trails Using Deed Records U.S. Land and Property Research	More Links in "Immigration to the United States"

Regional
Information by Region	Locality Databases and Searching	U.S. Surname Distribution maps

Religion
Indiana only Jews in Early Indiana Religion/Churches Cyndi's List	Beginner Guides to Searching Distant Cousin.com Huguenot Links from Cyndi's List Jewish Links from Cyndi's List JewishGen: Jewish Genealogy Jewish Resources LDS & Family History Centers Links	Mennonite Links from Cyndi's List Quaker Links from Cyndi's List Religion and Churches Cyndi's List Religions Resources Roots - Jewish Genealogical Resources Specialized Research Areas

Searching on the Internet - Links and Genealogy Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on Internet (53,500+ Links)
Databases, Search Sites, Surnames Ellis Island On-Line Family Finder Search Family History.com Family Search.org FamilyTreeMaker.com GENDEX -- WWW Genealogical Index Genealogy Help and Guides Genealogy Online	Genealogy Portal Genealogy Resources on Internet Genealogy SiteFinder Genealogy links.net GeneaNet Genealogical Network GenGateway.com GenSearcher - All-in-One Search GenTree Helm's Genealogy Toolbox	I Found It - Genealogy Search Engine RAND Genealogy Club ROOTS-L Library RootsWeb Search Engines from Cyndi's List Search Hints for NARA Archival Searchable Genealogy Links Treasure Maps - How-to Genealogy WWW Sites

Societies and Organizations
Indiana only Indiana Genealogical Society Indiana Historical Society Society of Indiana Pioneers Southern Indiana Genealogical Soc Tri-State Genealogical Society	Associations and Societies Daughters of American Revolution Genealogy Societies Links Heraldry Society International Genealogical Society National Genealogical Society National Genealogical Research	Societies and Groups Cyndi's List Sons of American Revolution (SAR) Sons of Confederate Veterans Surnames, Family & Newsletters Index United Daughters of the Confederacy Yahoo! Genealogy Organizations Links

Surnames
Personal Home Pages Cyndi's List RootsWeb Surname List (RSL) Surname Resource Centers	Surnames.com Surnames, Family, Newsletters Index	Surnames on the Web Surname Springboard U.S. Surname Distribution maps

 

Tools
1895 U.S. Atlas Calendars and Dates Citing Sources Properly Correspondence: Letter Writing FamilyTreeMaker.com FBI Files Finding a Marriage Date Finding E-Mail Addresses/Web Sites Finding People - Phone, E-Mail, more	Finding Postal Addresses Finding Telephone Numbers Genealogy & Maps Genealogy Toolbox Handwriting & Script Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Maps from Genealogy SiteFinder Microfilm, Microform, and Microfiche Numbering Systems in Genealogy	Obituary Resources People Searching Social Security Death Index Social Security Links Software and Computers -Searching Telephone Directories More Links in "Records" Section

 

United States Resources
Ellis Island On-Line Family History Library Salt Lake City Female Ancestors Cyndi's Lists Loyalists Links from Cyndi's List	National Archives and Records National Genealogical Society Social Security Links United States Index Cyndi's List	U.S. RR Retirement After 1936 USGenWeb Archives USGenWeb Project Vital Records Information (by state)
More Links in "Immigration to the United States" Section

Individual States
Alabama Alaska  Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia	Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana  Maine Maryland	Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi  Missouri Montana Nebraska  Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey	New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina	South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

 

Vital Records
Indiana Only Birth Certificates Church Records Death Certificates Indiana Commission Public Records	Indiana Only Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Indiana State Department of Health Land Research Vital Records Information	Vital Records Information (by state)

World
Acadian, Cajun & Creole Acadian Genealogy Home page Asia and the Pacific Australia & New Zealand Austria Links Belgium Links Canada / Canadian Resources Canada Index Convicts to Australia Denmark Eastern Europe England Finland France	Genealogy Libraries German / Russian Germany Gypsy, Romani, Romany & Travelers Hispanic, Americas, West Indies Iceland International Genealogical Society Ireland and Northern Ireland Irish Genealogy on the Web Italian Genealogy Home page Italy Loyalists Medieval Middle East	Netherlands Norway Pirates, Privateers & Buccaneers Poland Royalty and Nobility Scandinavia & the Nordic Countries Scotland South Africa Spain, Portugal & the Basque Country Sweden Switzerland Africa United Kingdom and Ireland Wales Western Europe WorldGenWeb Project

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