These are the links to US National and Historical information links as the Table of Contents will explain. World links and genealogy software are in the General Links section. Some links will be duplicated in several sections.

For information on preserving family records for the next generation to enjoy, see Retouch. Additional information and links in Library.


Caution: Most of these sites don't lend themselves to neat classifications so some ambiguity in classification will be apparent. Please notify me if you run across broken links or other site that should be added.

 
For links to reference books and book sources
see the Plum Card Catalog in the Library


Table of Contents for this page.
US National and
US Presidents
US Historic Sites and
Famous Americans
Names & Heraldry links in General Links
For US State Links African & Native American links and lists Mexico is in the Spanish section under Gaelic & British

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See Family Research Links for links by surname and our Family History.
[ Yahoo! ] options
Ever wish you knew what was on those foreign language sites?
Alta Vista has an electronic translator, babelfish translateit. Type or paste in words or strings of text and convert them to or from English to Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French. 
Ancestry Hometown - Ancestry World Tree Search    
 For Name search, Social Security Death records search, numerous databases, and  maps.

Link tip: If you get a "file not found error" it may only mean that the page name has been changed. Try this trick; go to the URL address in your browser window and delete the characters after the last forward slash ( / ). Hit Enter and see if that will take you to the home page or menu for that site.

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United States National

National Archives and Records Administration
Federal Population Censuses: 1790-1890
allcensus index  Actual copies of the pages of the US census records from 1790 through 1920 are now available on CD-ROM.
Population and Demography Information
The New York Public Library Home Page
Manuscripts and Archives Division
U.S. Surname Distribution
The USGenWeb Project
USGenWeb Archives: United States Genealogy census marriage wills
The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
RootsWeb Lists -- Interactive Search
Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States Home
  

US Presidents

Ahnentafels of U.S. Presidents index RootsWeb.com genealogy
Master Index to presidents Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname
(This is part of a research project at the University of Hull, UK. A gedcom file is available of all US presidents to date. Some versions of Navigator have difficulty accessing the download page. If you experience this problem and the page comes up as code, simply add ".gz" to the end of the location address so it ends as follows: presidents.ged.gz)
Six Historic Americans: Intro  "Were the American people asked to name the five great historic figures of the first century of our national existence -- the illustrious men who contributed most to build and glorify the United States of America -- the answer would be, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Ulysses S. Grant."
Information on Lincoln, Abraham

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 US Historic Sites:
U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy
Savage's New England Settlers
The Political Graveyard a great site that lists both the dead and the living in world politics past and present. Can be referenced by place or by name.
American Plantations and Colonies - Ship Index
American Revolution links
Loyalist Institute Home Page
The American Local History Network - Index
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF THE WAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
ROOTS-L Resources: The American Civil War
National Museum of American History: Home
U.S. Army Military History Institute
PASSENGER LISTS ON THE INTERNET
Passenger Lists for Emigrants to the USA
American Plantations and Colonies - Ship Index 
FEDERAL PENSION LISTS
History of New York Canals
Lineages, Inc.: Pension List, 1820
Cyndi's List - U.S. - History
Search Archiving Early America
The Dutch Uncle Discussion List Home Page Early Dutch marriages are not all you will find on this fine site... It also details the early existence of the family from New Amsterdam in 1647 through the early 1800s and research notes from Bill DeCoursey.
The Town Crier site for history related chats.
Salem Witch Trials Chronology 1692
PA 1776, Mainpage, PA GENEALOGY--everything imaginable
Pirates at the City Art Centre 'BlackSam' Bellamy, Friend of the Pirate Blackbeard. The Pirate Ship 'The Whydah' and how it sank with all its Booty, in a storm off Cape Cod, New England, in 1717. How one man in the late 20th century decided to search out the truth behind the legends. How the wreck of 'The Whydah' was discovered, what was found, and how the story still goes on.

From the Edinburgh Council, UK

The Oregon Trail Home page
Old Fort Niagara
The American Immigrant Wall of Honor
Ellis Island includes an immigrant name list
Portsmouth Compact
History of New York Canals
The Erie Canal
Ogram's 17th Century New England Links: Index
9th New York Cavalry Co. F Home Page

Historical Figures
Notable Women Ancestors

Notable Women Ancestors - Anne Hutchinson

Notable Women Ancestors - Sancha De Ayala

The Political Graveyard a great site that lists both the dead and the living in world politics past and present. Can be referenced by place or by name.
WDC GenWeb - John Hart II ancestor list
John HART: site for information on the Rep. from New Jersey who gave up everything to support the founding of the American Republic. Additional information on my Family Tree Cards contents page.
HISTboone.html site for information on Daniel Boone. Includes several pictures and the sordid history of the fight over the final resting place for his remains.
Boone Ancestors and Descendants
The Lives of Famous Early Americans on Ben Franklin, George Washington, & Daniel Boone.
John Steinbeck Biography 
John Steinbeck Resource Page
John Steinbeck's Monterey Bay Area homes
Nancy Morgan Hart 
The Mayflower Web Pages
PBS Online - Lewis and Clark (a direct proven link to this Clark is not yet established)

 

  African & Native American Resources

Native American Genealogy
Indian Captives-Surnames
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - African-American
Everton's online edition: List of African-American Genealogical Societies
African Burial Ground Archeological Project
1860 Noxubee County, Mississippi Mortality Schedule
Christine's Genealogy Website slow to load but worth waiting for.
Welcome to EverythingBlack.com!
Slave Entries in Wills from Christine's Web
Title Page, Afro-American Sources in Virginia
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