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See also: Allegany County Public Library Genealogy Resources

 

                    HeritageQuest Online

 

 

 

 

AdoptionRegistry.com

http://www.adoptionregistry.com

 

This site is a good place to start when looking for lost birth relatives.

 

 

Ancestry.com  

http://www.ancestry.com/main.htm

 

"The Most Popular Genealogy and Family History Site", Ancestry.com has the Social Security and Death Index, Vital Records, Census Records and more

 

 

 

Beginning Genealogical Research

http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/begin.html

 

 

This page from the National Archives and Records Administration provides plenty of resources and tips to get started in your research.

 

 

 

Best Links on the Web

http://www.msnbc.com/news/254376.asp

 

From an MSNBC news article on Finding Family Roots on the Web

 

 

 

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

www.cyndislist.com

 

Displayed in a very concise format, Cyndi's List provides links to many online genealogy resources

 

 

 

Ellis Island American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC)

http://ellisislandrecords.org

 

"Located in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and on the World Wide Web, the American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC) allows visitors to explore the extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records stored in the Ellis Island Archives"

 

 

 

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service

www.familysearch.org/

 

Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch has many searchable resources

 

 

 

Interment.net

http://www.interment.net/

 

Interment.net is a publisher of cemetery records and materials relating to cemeteries. Visitors use our resources to help them locate burials of their family and friends, trace their family history, and learn something about cemeteries in general.

 

 

Lineages.com

http://www.lineages.com/

 

Explore our website to learn about us, genealogy, our local and international services, and search some databases (we'll be adding new data throughout the year). You can also browse our store, post a query and ask questions.

 

 

National Archives Genealogical Research

www.nara.gov/genealogy/

 

If you are about to embark on your first family search, visit this site from the National Archives and Records Administration.  Here, you will find many tips for how to begin, and suggestions for requesting records from NARA

 

 

 

RootsWeb

www.rootsweb.com/

 

RootsWeb boasts that it is "the Internet's Oldest and Largest Genealogy Community"

 

 

 

US Census Bureau Genealogy FAQ

www.census.gov/ftp/pub/genealogy/www/faqgene.txt

 

FAQ is internet for Frequently Asked Questions.  The US Census Bureau has created this listing of basic questions for genealogists

 

 

US Gen Web 

http://www.usgenweb.org/

 

The US Gen Web is a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone

 

 

Vital Records Information

http://vitalrec.com/

 

This page contains information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records