Genealogy
American College of Heraldry - A nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of heraldry in the United States.
Beginner's Guide to Family Research - This resource will take a beginner through the basics of genealogy research.
Cyndi's List - A large categorized directory of sites useful for genealogical research, with hundreds of thousands of links.
Ellis Island Online - Searchable database and copies of passenger manifests of ships arriving at Ellis Island from 1892 - 1924.
Family Search - Search for family ancestors. Billions of free family tree, family history, ancestry, genealogy and census records.
Genealogy Buff - Free genealogy website designed especially for novice researchers of genealogical information.
Genealogy Homepage - An annotated listing of scores of Internet resources for genealogical information.
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - A listing of genealogy-related Internet resources, organized by subject/location.
Genealogy Today - Genealogy Today monitors a variety of sources and search engines for new genealogy information.
Heritage Quest Online - Digital images of U.S. federal census records with full-text genealogy and local history collections.
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History Box - This web site focuses on the history of New York City. Designed for genealogists.
Massachusetts Archives - The Massachusetts Archives holds the official records created by Massachusetts state government.
Mayflower History - The complete Internet site for Mayflower history and genealogy.
Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records - This website gathers links to online death indexes by state and county.
Rhode Island US Gen Web - A focus upon the genealogy and history of the people and places of the state of Rhode Island.
RootsWeb - The Internet's oldest and largest FREE genealogical community.
Tiverton Genealogy Guide - Local genealogy resource handout.
Treasure Maps - Tutorials on deciphering old handwriting, the U.S. Census, and how to use the LDS research outlines.
United States Vital Records Information - Birth Record, Certificate, Death Records, Marriage License, Divorce Decree.
 
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