free genealogy resources- this list was put together by nemo'smom, we hope this helps in your searches.
Thought I'd list some of the free resources for researching the unclaimed and this is as much to remind myself what is available:
And most of these I got from this website called 101 ways to research your family tree for free (I believe in giving credit where credit is due): http://genealogy.about.com/cs/free_g...free_sites.htm
These are some that I picked out. There are many others listed in the above article, check it out!
Huge resources:
http://www.cyndislist.com/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
https://familysearch.org/
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resources available thru local library databases:
http://genealogy.about.com/od/librar..._databases.htm
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land and property records available from the bureau of land management:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
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MISCELLANEOUS SITES
cemetery and burial records:
http://www.interment.net/
African-American genealogy resource: http://www.afrigeneas.com/library/
world wide genealogy: http://www.worldgenweb.org/
obituaries: http://www.obitcentral.com/
historical newspapers: http://theoldentimes.com/
census records from around the world: http://censuslinks.com/
World I and World II veterans for the British commonwealth:
http://www.cwgc.org/
canadian records: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/g...y/index-e.html
archives of norway (available in english): http://www.arkivverket.no/eng/Digitalarkivet
search the social security death index in one step (these records are scattered across many sites:
http://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html
lookups in genealogy books called books we own:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bwo/
national archives (some limited info available online)
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/genealogy/
you can request a volunteer to lookup one record a day:
http://www.ancestralfindings.com/
Illinois State Archives online
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/de...ives/home.html
Way back machine:
archive.org (not to be confused with archives.org)
births, marriages and death records for UK
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
French and worldwide genealogy
http://en.geneanet.org/
Kentucky vital records
http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/
Native American Genealogy resource:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/
Distant cousins
http://www.distantcousin.com/
Resource of resources
http://www.mycinnamontoast.com/
Thought I'd list some of the free resources for researching the unclaimed and this is as much to remind myself what is available:
And most of these I got from this website called 101 ways to research your family tree for free (I believe in giving credit where credit is due): http://genealogy.about.com/cs/free_g...free_sites.htm
These are some that I picked out. There are many others listed in the above article, check it out!
Huge resources:
http://www.cyndislist.com/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
https://familysearch.org/
__________________________________________________ _________________
resources available thru local library databases:
http://genealogy.about.com/od/librar..._databases.htm
__________________________________________________ _________________
land and property records available from the bureau of land management:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
__________________________________________________ _________________
MISCELLANEOUS SITES
cemetery and burial records:
http://www.interment.net/
African-American genealogy resource: http://www.afrigeneas.com/library/
world wide genealogy: http://www.worldgenweb.org/
obituaries: http://www.obitcentral.com/
historical newspapers: http://theoldentimes.com/
census records from around the world: http://censuslinks.com/
World I and World II veterans for the British commonwealth:
http://www.cwgc.org/
canadian records: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/g...y/index-e.html
archives of norway (available in english): http://www.arkivverket.no/eng/Digitalarkivet
search the social security death index in one step (these records are scattered across many sites:
http://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html
lookups in genealogy books called books we own:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bwo/
national archives (some limited info available online)
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/genealogy/
you can request a volunteer to lookup one record a day:
http://www.ancestralfindings.com/
Illinois State Archives online
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/de...ives/home.html
Way back machine:
archive.org (not to be confused with archives.org)
births, marriages and death records for UK
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
French and worldwide genealogy
http://en.geneanet.org/
Kentucky vital records
http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/
Native American Genealogy resource:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/
Distant cousins
http://www.distantcousin.com/
Resource of resources
http://www.mycinnamontoast.com/
